WHITTOW, MARK
The Making of Byzantium 600-1025
Berkeley CA, University of California Press. 1996, Reprint. (ISBN: 0520204972) Soft cover. Book, "An excellent assessment . of the Byzantine empire during a crucial phase in the history of the Near East. Well illustrated with original maps, it covers the last decade of the Roman Empire as a superpower of the ancient world, the crisis of the seventh century, and the means whereby its embattled Byzantine successor hung on to Constantinople ans Asia Minor until the Abbasid Caliphate's decline opened up new perspectives for Christian power in the Middle East. 477p. index Remainder mark, else as new, unread copy. Near Fine.

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