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The Byzantines

Averil Cameron author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:22nd Dec '06

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Winner of the 2006 John D. Criticos Prize

This book introduces the reader to the complex history, ethnicity, and identity of the Byzantines.

  • This volume brings Byzantium – often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world – to the forefront of European history
  • Deconstructs stereotypes surrounding Byzantium
  • Beautifully illustrated with photographs and maps
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"The B.yzantines is a welcome addition to the renewal of Byzantine Studies in contemporary academia." (Canadian Journal of History, winter 2009)

"Seeks consistently to place Byzantium in Context and to make the reader question fundamental preconceptions about the Byzantine empire." (Anglo-Hellenic Review)

  • Winner of John D. Criticos Prize 2006 (UK)

ISBN: 9780631202622

Dimensions: 236mm x 160mm x 23mm

Weight: 572g

296 pages