1980, ISBN: 0684167689

[EAN: 9780684167688], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.0], [PU: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons], Jacket, XIII, 334 p.: Ill., Maps. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, lan… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780684167688], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.0], [PU: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons], Jacket, XIII, 334 p.: Ill., Maps. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, mir leichten Randläsuren, Schutzumschlag weist außerdem Knicke und minimale Verfärbungen auf, Kopf- und Vorderschnitt stockfleckig, Einband leicht klaffend, handschriftliche Anmerkungen auf Vorsatz, sonst guter Zustand / dust jacket rubbed, with light edgewear, dust jacket also has creases and minimal discoloration, head and fore-edge foxing, binding slightly gappy, handwritten annotations on endpapers, otherwise good condition. - In A.D. 324 the city of Constantinople was founded as the new Rome. In the powerful, vast, heterogeneous Byzantine world, it became the center of a rich and diverse culture, at one time extending from Gibraltar to the Euphrates. During its first three centuries, the Byzantine world integrated Christianity fully within the Greco-Roman tradition; and yet the Christian Empire contemplated by Constantine, Theodosius and Justinian remained an elusive ideal—to be striven for but never attained. Through eleven centuries this fabulous civilization underwent profound transformations; a catastrophic break in Byzantine history occurred, for example, in the seventh century when the Persian invasion and Arab expansion initiated a process of disintegration, leading ultimately to the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. In this authoritative survey, Professor Mango exposes the shortcomings of the surviving historical records of Byzantine civilization on which previous studies have too frequently depended. Adopting an original approach, he rectifies the bias of such accounts by concentrating especially on the point of view of the "average" Byzantine rather than the intellectual. He considers Byzantine life from a thematic perspective, covering such fundamental aspects as people and languages, society and economy, the disappearance and revival of cities, dissidents, monasticism, education, accepted ideas about good and evil, the physical universe, history and the ideal life and the Byzantine cultural legacy—literature, art, and architecture. The result is an absorbing study that reflects in its scope the wealth of its subject. It will appeal to both the specialist and the general reader. / CONTENTS PART ONE: Aspects of Byzantine Life Peoples and Languages Society and Economy The Disappearance and Revival of Cities Dissenters Monasticism Education PART TWO : The Conceptual World of Byzantium The Invisible World of Good and Evil The Physical Universe The Inhabitants of the Earth The Past of Mankind The Future of Mankind The Ideal Life PART THREE: The Legacy Literature Art and Architecture Appendix: Chronological List of Byzantine Emperors. ISBN 9780684167688 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 653, Books<

1980, ISBN: 0684167689

[EAN: 9780684167688], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons], Jacket, XIII, 334 p.: Ill., Maps. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem H… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780684167688], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons], Jacket, XIII, 334 p.: Ill., Maps. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, mir leichten Randläsuren, Schutzumschlag weist außerdem Knicke und minimale Verfärbungen auf, Kopf- und Vorderschnitt stockfleckig, Einband leicht klaffend, handschriftliche Anmerkungen auf Vorsatz, sonst guter Zustand / dust jacket rubbed, with light edgewear, dust jacket also has creases and minimal discoloration, head and fore-edge foxing, binding slightly gappy, handwritten annotations on endpapers, otherwise good condition. - In A.D. 324 the city of Constantinople was founded as the new Rome. In the powerful, vast, heterogeneous Byzantine world, it became the center of a rich and diverse culture, at one time extending from Gibraltar to the Euphrates. During its first three centuries, the Byzantine world integrated Christianity fully within the Greco-Roman tradition; and yet the Christian Empire contemplated by Constantine, Theodosius and Justinian remained an elusive ideal—to be striven for but never attained. Through eleven centuries this fabulous civilization underwent profound transformations; a catastrophic break in Byzantine history occurred, for example, in the seventh century when the Persian invasion and Arab expansion initiated a process of disintegration, leading ultimately to the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. In this authoritative survey, Professor Mango exposes the shortcomings of the surviving historical records of Byzantine civilization on which previous studies have too frequently depended. Adopting an original approach, he rectifies the bias of such accounts by concentrating especially on the point of view of the "average" Byzantine rather than the intellectual. He considers Byzantine life from a thematic perspective, covering such fundamental aspects as people and languages, society and economy, the disappearance and revival of cities, dissidents, monasticism, education, accepted ideas about good and evil, the physical universe, history and the ideal life and the Byzantine cultural legacy—literature, art, and architecture. The result is an absorbing study that reflects in its scope the wealth of its subject. It will appeal to both the specialist and the general reader. / CONTENTS PART ONE: Aspects of Byzantine Life Peoples and Languages Society and Economy The Disappearance and Revival of Cities Dissenters Monasticism Education PART TWO : The Conceptual World of Byzantium The Invisible World of Good and Evil The Physical Universe The Inhabitants of the Earth The Past of Mankind The Future of Mankind The Ideal Life PART THREE: The Legacy Literature Art and Architecture Appendix: Chronological List of Byzantine Emperors. ISBN 9780684167688 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 653, Books<

1980, ISBN: 0684167689

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[EAN: 9780684167688], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: NY. 1980. Charles Scribner's Sons], Jacket, black cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. couple of tiny edge tears & scratch on rear, not price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). xiii+334p. 41 glossy b&w photo illustrations. 3 b&w maps. chronology. notes. bibliography. index. world history. medieval history. byzantine empire. middle east history. history of christianity. ~In A.D. 324 the city of Constantinople was founded as the new Rome. In the powerful, vast, heterogeneous Byzantine world, it became the center of a rich and diverse culture, at one time extending from Gibraltar to the Euphrates. During its first three centuries, the Byzantine world integrated Christianity fully within the Greco~Roman tradition; and yet the Christian Empire contemplated by Constantine, Theodosius and Justinian remained an elusive ideal~to be striven for but never attained. Through eleven centuries this fabulous civilization underwent profound transformations; a catastrophic break in Byzantine history occurred, for example, in the seventh century when the Persian invasion and Arab expansion initiated a process of disintegration, leading ultimately to the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. In this authoritative survey, Professor Mango exposes the shortcomings of the surviving historical records of Byzantine civilization on which previous studies have too frequently depended. Adopting an original approach, he rectifies the bias of such accounts by concentrating especially on the point of view of the "average" Byzantine rather than the intellectual. He considers Byzantine life from a thematic perspective, covering such fundamental aspects as people and languages, society and economy, the disappearance and revival of cities, dissidents, monasticism, education, accepted ideas about good and evil, the physical universe, history and the ideal life and the Byzantine cultural legacy~literature, art, and architecture. The result is an absorbing study that reflects in its scope the wealth of its subject. It will appeal to both the specialist and the general reader., Books<

ISBN: 9780684167688

This book is in very good condition. There is very little wear on the front, back, edges, and spine of the cover boards. There is no bumping and very little fraying on the cover boards. T… Mehr…

This book is in very good condition. There is very little wear on the front, back, edges, and spine of the cover boards. There is no bumping and very little fraying on the cover boards. The pages are crisp, white, and clear of any markings. "All empires have ruled over a diversity of peoples and in this respect the Byzantine Empire was no exception. Had its constituent population been reasonably well fused, had it been united in accepting the Empire's dominant civilization, it would hardly have been necessary to devote a chapter to this topic. It so happens, however, that even before the beginning of the Byzantine period - indeed, when the grand edifice of Rome started to show its first cracks towards the end of the second century AD - the various nations under Roman sway tended to move apart and assert their individuality. The rise of the Christian religion, far from healing this rift by the introduction of a universal allegiance, only accentuated it. We must, therefore, begin with the question: Who were the 'Byzantines'? In an attempt to answer it we shall undertake a rapid tour of the Empire, noting as we proceed the populations of the various provinces and the languages spoken by them. The time I have chosen is about 560 AD, shortly after the recovery by the Emperor Justinian of large parts of Italy and North Africa and several decades before the major ethnographic changes that were to accompany the disintegration of the Early Byzantine State...." - Chapter One from Byzantium: The Empire of New Rome, Charles Scribners Sons, 3<