Byzantium unbound
This book proposes a long view of Byzantium, one that begins in the early Roman empire and extends all the way to the modern period. It is a provocative thought-experiment which posits Byzantium as the most stable and enduring form of Greco-Roman society, forming a sturdy bridge between antiquity and the early modern period, as well as between East and West, and which sees the ancient Greek, Roman, and Christian traditions as flowing together. It offers a Byzantium unbound by other cultures and…
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- Full title :Byzantium unbound / Anthony Kaldellis.
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This book proposes a long view of Byzantium, one that begins in the early Roman empire and extends all the way to the modern period. It is a provocative thought-experiment which posits Byzantium as the most stable and enduring form of Greco-Roman society, forming a sturdy bridge between antiquity and the early modern period, as well as between East and West, and which sees the ancient Greek, Roman, and Christian traditions as flowing together. It offers a Byzantium unbound by other cultures and fields of study that would artificially cut it down to size.
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- Publication Date:2019
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Arc Humanities Press
- Place of Publication:York, United Kingdom
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2019
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The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (x, 103 pages) : PDF file(s).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781641892001, 1641892005, 9781641891998, 1641891998
- oclc:on1227305695
- Dewey Decimal:949.502
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