The New Roman Empire is the first full, single-author history of Byzantium (the eastern Roman empire) to appear in a generation. It begins with the foundation of Constantinople in 324 AD and ends with the fall of the empire to the Ottoman Turks in the fifteenth century, presenting those twelve centuries in an accessible narrative of events, free of jargon. The book focuses on political and military history as well as all the major changes in religion, society, administration, demography, and economy.
The New Roman Empire is the first full, single-author history of Byzantium (the eastern Roman empire) to appear in a generation. It begins with the foundation of Constantinople in 324 AD and ends with the fall of the empire to the Ottoman Turks in the fifteenth century, presenting those twelve centuries in an accessible narrative of events, free of jargon. The book focuses on political and military history as well as all the major changes in religion, society, administration, demography, and economy.
Anthony Kaldellis is Professor of Classics at the University of Chicago. His previous books include A Cabinet of Byzantine Curiosities; Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood; Romanland, and, as translator and editor, Prokopios' The Secret History. In 2019, he began hosting the podcast "Byzantium & Friends."
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Preface Abbreviations List of Maps List of Images Part One: A New Empire New Rome and the New Romans The scaffold of society and personality of government From Christian nation to Roman religion Part Two: Dynastic Insecurities and Religious Passions The first Christian emperors of the east (324-361) Competing religions of empire (337-364) Toward an independent east (364-395) The city and the desert: Cultures old and new Part Three: The Return of Civilian Government The ascendancy of the political class (395-441) Barbarian terrors and military mobilization (441-491) Political consolidation and religious polarization (491-518) Part Four: The Strain of Grand Ambitions Chalcedonian repression and the eastern axis (518-531) The Sleepless Emperor (527-540) War everywhere and plague (540-565) The price of overextension (565-602) Part Five: To the Brink of Despair The great war with Persia (602-630) Commanders of the Faithful (632-644) A contest of wills (641-685) Part Six: Resilience and Recovery Life and taxes among the ruins An empire of outposts (685-717) The lion and the dragon (717-775) Reform and consolidation (775-815) A new confidence (815-867) Part Seven: The Path towards Empire A new David and Solomon (867-912) A game of crowns (912-950) The apogee of Roman arms (950-1025) A brief hegemony (1025-1048) Part Eight: A New Paradigm The walls close in: Losing Italy and the east (1048-1081) Crisis management, the Komnenian way (1081-1118) Good John and the Sun King: A second apogee (1118-1180) Disintegration and betrayal (1180-1204) Part Nine: Exile and Return "A new France": Colonial occupation Romans west and Romans east (1204-1261) Union with Rome and Roman Disunity (1261-1282) Territorial retrenchment and cultural innovation (1282-1328) Part Ten: The Struggle for Dignity at The End Military failure and mystical solace (1328-1354) The walls close in (1354-1402) The cusp of a new world (1402-1461) Glossary State Revenues and Payments to Foreign Groups, Fifth-Seventh Centuries Bibliography
Preface Abbreviations List of Maps List of Images Part One: A New Empire New Rome and the New Romans The scaffold of society and personality of government From Christian nation to Roman religion Part Two: Dynastic Insecurities and Religious Passions The first Christian emperors of the east (324-361) Competing religions of empire (337-364) Toward an independent east (364-395) The city and the desert: Cultures old and new Part Three: The Return of Civilian Government The ascendancy of the political class (395-441) Barbarian terrors and military mobilization (441-491) Political consolidation and religious polarization (491-518) Part Four: The Strain of Grand Ambitions Chalcedonian repression and the eastern axis (518-531) The Sleepless Emperor (527-540) War everywhere and plague (540-565) The price of overextension (565-602) Part Five: To the Brink of Despair The great war with Persia (602-630) Commanders of the Faithful (632-644) A contest of wills (641-685) Part Six: Resilience and Recovery Life and taxes among the ruins An empire of outposts (685-717) The lion and the dragon (717-775) Reform and consolidation (775-815) A new confidence (815-867) Part Seven: The Path towards Empire A new David and Solomon (867-912) A game of crowns (912-950) The apogee of Roman arms (950-1025) A brief hegemony (1025-1048) Part Eight: A New Paradigm The walls close in: Losing Italy and the east (1048-1081) Crisis management, the Komnenian way (1081-1118) Good John and the Sun King: A second apogee (1118-1180) Disintegration and betrayal (1180-1204) Part Nine: Exile and Return "A new France": Colonial occupation Romans west and Romans east (1204-1261) Union with Rome and Roman Disunity (1261-1282) Territorial retrenchment and cultural innovation (1282-1328) Part Ten: The Struggle for Dignity at The End Military failure and mystical solace (1328-1354) The walls close in (1354-1402) The cusp of a new world (1402-1461) Glossary State Revenues and Payments to Foreign Groups, Fifth-Seventh Centuries Bibliography
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