Byzantium: The Empire of the New Rome

List of Illustrations ...... vii
List of Maps ...... xi
Preface ...... xiii
Introduction ...... 1
Part One: Aspects of Byzantine Life ...... 11
1. Peoples and Languages ...... 13
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List of Illustrations ...... vii
List of Maps ...... xi
Preface ...... xiii
Introduction ...... 1
Part One: Aspects of Byzantine Life ...... 11
1. Peoples and Languages ...... 13
2. Society and Economy ...... 32
3. The Disappearance and Revival of Cities ...... 60
4. Dissenters ...... 88
5. Monasticism ...... 105
6. Education ...... 125
Part Two: The Conceptual World of Byzantium ...... 149
7. The Invisible World of Good and Evil ...... 151
8. The Physical Universe ...... 166
9. The Inhabitants of the Earth ...... 177
10. The Past of Mankind ...... 189
11. The Future of Mankind ...... 201
12. The Ideal Life ...... 218
Part Three: The Legacy ...... 231
13. Literature ...... 233
14. Art and Architecture ...... 256
Appendix. Chronological List of Byzantine Emperors ...... 282
Abbreviations in the Notes ...... 284
Notes ...... 285
Bibliography ...... 303
Index ...... 325
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