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A History of the Later Roman Empire

From Arcadius to Irene (395 A.D. to 800 A.D)

J B Bury author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:5th Mar '15

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This two-volume 1889 work examines Byzantine history from the division of the empire in 395 to 800.

This two-volume 1889 work examines Byzantine history from 395 to 800. The account begins in the year in which, on the death of Theodosius I, the empire was divided into eastern and western parts. Volume 2 covers the period from 565 to the death of Irene in 803.The classical historian J. B. Bury (1861–1927) was the author of a history of Greece which was a standard textbook for over a century. He also wrote on later periods, and, in this two-volume work of 1889, examines Byzantine history from 395 to 800. Arguing for the underlying continuity of the Roman empire from the time of Augustus until 1453, Bury nevertheless begins his account in the year in which, on the death of Theodosius I, the empire was divided into eastern and western parts, and Constantinople began to take on the metropolitan role formerly held by Rome. Volume 2, after reviewing Justinian's legacy, takes the history down from the accession of Justin II to the death of Irene in 803. Topics examined include civil strife, including the period of iconoclasm, and the increasing problems of maintaining the imperial borders against incursions from both east and west.

ISBN: 9781108083188

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 34mm

Weight: 760g

608 pages