A Short History of the Byzantine Empire

by Dionysios Stathakopoulos

The Byzantine Empire was one of the most impressive imperial adventures in history. It ruled much of Europe and Asia Minor for a remarkable eleven hundred years. From Constantine's establishment of Byzantium (renamed Constantinople) as his capital in 324 CE, until the fall of the city to the Ottomans in the fifteenth century, the Byzantines became a powerhouse of literature, art, theology, medicine, law and learning. Dionysios Stathakopoulos here tells a compelling story of military conquest, alliance and reversal, including the terrifying secret weapon of 'Greek fire'. His new short history is above all a narrative of of powerful rulers like Justinian I, who recovered Italy from the Vandals and oversaw construction of Hagia Sofia (completed in 537); of his notorious queen Theodora, a courtesan who rose improbably to the highest office of imperial first lady; of the charismatic but cuckolded general Belisarius; and of the religious leaders Arius and Athanasius, whose conflicting ideas about Christ and doctrine shook the Empire to its core.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

238 pages, Paperback

First published December 24, 2013

Reviews

[Eressea · Rating 3 out of 5]

又消滅一本閱讀器藏書啦
接下來閱讀器裡最硬的書只剩絲路上的佛教與伊斯蘭教還在努力
16和17世紀英格蘭大眾信仰研究已經幾乎看完了

這本書挺簡略的
一千多年的歷史三百頁要講完也詳細不到那裡去
但還是可以幫助我回憶一下以前看過的相關書籍
接下來待看的相關書剩拜占庭帝國史
又是本厚到爆的書，恐怖呦~~~

以前都靠亂讀書不求甚解的方式
不知不覺建立起某領域的知識
現在有鑑於我的記憶力日趨金魚化
這種方式會越來越越無助於探索新知識吧
學生時代的超強記憶力一去不復返啊QQ

[Nazan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kitabı İngilizce'sinden okumuş olmayı tercih ederdim. Bizans tarihine toptan, genel bir bakış için iyi bir seçim, ancak çevirisi başarısız. Değerlendirmeyi (rating puanı) çeviriyi hariç tutarak yaptım.

[Dionisis Georgiou · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ιδανικό για όσους θέλουν να έχουν μια πολύ συνοπτική εικόνα της ιστορίας της αυτοκρατορίας. Δυστυχώς λόγου του μικρού μεγέθους του βιβλίου ο συγγραφέας αναγκαστικά αναφέρεται πολύ επιφανειακά σε κάποια σημεία, το οποίο βέβαια είναι κάτι απολύτως λογικό.
Μακάρι να μπορούσα να βάλω 4,5 αστέρια.

[Athina Ch · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good starting point to understand in depth what was the Eastern Roman Empire -the first European empire. A quite thorny and political issues for the Western world. A lot things are at stake in terms of identity and religion.
For the Greeks, it provides a valid view of their Greco-Roman heritage.

[Nicholas · Rating 3 out of 5]

For those of you merely looking for the uttermost synoptic insight into the vast and intricate realm of Byzantine history in book-form, this is all you should own.

[Ezgi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bizans İmparatorluğu’nun tarihsel olarak işgal ettiği yeri ve kültürel anlamını gayet iyi bir şekilde anlatan bir kitap. Bazı bölümlerde belli isimleri bilmesini istiyor okurdan ama göz ardı edilecek bir durum. İletişim Yayınları kaliteli baskılar yapıyor. Çeviri ve baskı çok iyiydi.

[James Woo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Thanassis Koukoutselos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really short and not getting into much detail. But you get the picture

[Harry Ramone · Rating 3 out of 5]

συνοπτικό, υπερβολικά συνοπτικό

[Kniroid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very digestible and easy to read !

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Πολύ καλό για εισαγωγή στη Βυζαντινή Ιστορία - γραμμένο απλά και εύληπτα, με πολύ καλή επιλογή εικόνων και χαρτών. Εν γένει· εύστοχα λακωνικό. Για περαιτέρω εμβάθυνση στη Βυζαντινή Ιστορία υπάρχουν προτεινόμενα συγγράματα στις τελευταίες σελίδες του βιβλίου.