Byzantine Civilisation

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Longmans, Green & Company, 1933 - 314 pages
Byzantine culture and civilization was, until the late nineteenth century, regarded prejudicially as inferior to the Greek tradition and that of the Christian West, between which it was historically poised. It has taken historians like Steven Runciman to assess the cultural achievements of Byzantium in its own terms -- to evoke its individuality and uniqueness. A major attempt of modern scholarship to define for the general reader the scope and richness of Byzantine art, society, religion, politics, customs and history.

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THE FOUNDATION OF CONSTANTINOPLE
11
HISTORICAL OUTLINE
30
THE IMPERIAL CONSTITUTION AND THE REIGN OF
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