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History of the Byzantine Empire: Vol. 2, 324-1453
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 909
EAN: 9780299809263
Edition: 2
ISBN: 0299809269
Label: University of Wisconsin Press
Manufacturer: University of Wisconsin Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 478
Publication Date: April 15, 1958
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Studio: University of Wisconsin Press
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Editorial Review:
“This is the revised English translation from the original work in Russian of the history of the Great Byzantine Empire. It is the most complete and thorough work on this subject. From it we get a wonderful panorama of the events and developments of the struggles of early Christianity, both western and eastern, with all of its remains of the wonderful productions of art, architecture, and learning.”—Southwestern Journal of Theology
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Rating:  - Fascinating; Great; Terribly Important!
This is the first volume of Vasiliev's monumental work on the history of the Byzantine, or later Roman, Empire. And it is one of the most fascinating and enjoyable histories we have ever read. It is also a scholarly and well written text. More significantly, the work is terribly important, as it sheds light on an empire whose role in world history is too little understood.
Vasiliev inveighs mightily against the absurdity of Gibbon, who averred that the Christian Roman Empire came ... Read More
Rating: - Classic reference on Byzantine history
This two volume set is a well-written, succinct, scholarly, and engaging history of the Byzantine Empire from the time of Constantine right up through the final conquest of Constantinople in AD 1453. I was assigned both volumes as a text in a Byzantine History class in college and I must give Vasiliev at least partial credit for awakening in me an intense interest in all things Byzantine. As one of the top Byzantine scholars of the 20th century, Vasiliev wrote with a command of the facts and theories ... Read More
Rating: - Is it 2-volume?
In Russian language this book is in FIVE volumes and about 2000 pages long.
Rating:  - Good reference
This two volume book is so detailed that you'd certainly want to keep it as a reference in your library if you are interested in the history of the Near and Middle East.
Vasiliev writes in an academic style, produces the same sections for each one the epochs that he covered, but does not miss any detail.
His book reflects great academic skills in the methodology of writing history.
The book might not be as entertaining, but it is certainly worth a read.
Rating: - "Born to the Purple..."
This 2 volume -History of the Byzantine Empire- is
the best detailed, readable, and multi-faceted
presentation that one is likely to find. The
periods in each chapter are well-focused, annotated
with scholarly notes, and divided into segments
with very helpful subtitles. The first volume of
the set (ISBN: 0299809250), after Chap. 1 which
is titled "The Study of Byzantine History," proceeds
with Chap. 2, "The Empire from the Time of Constantine
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