List of Illustrations List of Text Boxes List of Maps Acknowledgements 1. City of Wonders 2. Founding Fathers 3. The God-Guarded City 4. Palaces and Power 5. Churches and Monasteries 6. ‘Two Thirds of the Wealth of this World’ 7. Democracy 8. Outsiders 9. The Latin Interlude 10. Indian Summer 11. The Ruin of Byzantine Constantinople 12. Byzantine Constantinople today Timeline List of Emperors Further Reading Web links Bibliography Index
An updated and expanded edition of Jonathan Harris' critically-acclaimed introduction to Byzantine history through the lens of its capital, Constantinople.
Jonathan Harris is Professor of the History of Byzantium at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. He is the author of Byzantium and the Crusades (Bloomsbury Academic, 2nd Ed., 2014), Introduction to Byzantium, 602–1453 (2020) and The End of Byzantium (2010).
With this new edition, Harris has improved on his thoughtful and
engaging analysis of the powerful myth of Constantinople, and its
evolution over the centuries. The text has been expanded with new
sections on women, homosexuals, non-Christians, Latins, and a
fuller treatment of Latin rule and the return of Greek rule in the
last two and a half centuries. The addition of several primary text
boxes is a useful tool for students and general readers alike.
*Nancy Bisaha, Professor of History, Vassar College, USA*
A new edition of Jonathan Harris’s Constantinople: Capital of
Byzantium is most welcome. Always one of the most stimulating and
attractive introductions to Byzantine history, it has been updated
to take advantage of recent advances in scholarship and of exciting
new archaeological discoveries made over the past twenty years.
These are covered in an exhaustive list of websites, which is a
welcome addition to the bibliography. There are many more
illustrations now with illuminating commentary. These changes make
it even more accessible.
*Michael Angold, Professor Emeritus, University of Edinburgh, UK*
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