Dimitri Obolensky, "The Byzantine Commonwealth: Eastern Europe, 500-1453"
Publisher: Praeger | 1971 | ISBN: 1111099014 | English | PDF | 524 pages | 111.86 Mb
| “ | Throughout much of the Middle Ages, Eastern Europe-the Balkans, Russia, Rumania and the land on either side of the Danube--was affected by Byzantine political and cultural influence. From the barbarian invasions to the Middle Ages, this is an illuminating read that demystifies the Balkans. | ” |
Table of contentsFrontmatter
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 The Geographical Setting
2 Barbarians in the Balkans
3 The Balkans in the Ninth Century: the Byzantine Recovery
4 The Balkans in the Tenth Century: the Crisis of Imperialism
5 Byzantium and East‐Central Europe
6 The Black Sea Coast, the Eurasian Steppe and Russia
7 The Bonds of the Commonwealth
8 Byzantium and Eastern Europe in the Late Middle Ages
9 Factors in Cultural Diffusion
10 Religion and Law
11 Literature and Art
EPILOGUE
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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