Название: Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire Автор: Judith Herrin Издательство: Penguin Books Год: 2009 Формат: pdf, epub Страниц: 574 Размер: 11.0 Мб Язык: английский
Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism-gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire's millennium-long history, she identifies the fundamental questions about Byzantium-what it was, and what special significance it holds for us today.