A History of the Eastern Roman Empire from the Fall of Irene to the Accession of Basil I

by John Bagnell Bury

A History of the Eastern Roman Empire from the Fall of Irene to the Accession of Basil I is an authoritative history of the Byzantine Empire from A.D. 802867.A table of contents is included.

Genres: History, Ancient History

457 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 1912

About the author

John Bagnell Bury (often published as J.B. Bury) was a classical scholar, historian, and philologist. He held the chair in Modern History at Trinity College, Dublin, for nine years, and also was appointed Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity, and Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University.

Reviews

[Joy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bury's in-depth exploration of a 65-year period in 9th century Byzantium was published in 1912. The author's analytical skills are impressive. His prose style comes from decades before historians accepted the value of popular history, so it is a dense read. The first third of the text covers the lives and interests of the many emperors who were enthroned during this short period; the last two-thirds cover the administrative trends of the period, with a final chapter about the artistic, literary and educational aspects of the culture. If you are willing to pick through the outdated phrasing, there is a lot of meat to be found.

I was tickled by one spelling that especially dates this book: "sovereign" is spelled throughout as "sovran".

I found no bibliography in the kindle version. I don't know how recently the inclusion of a bibliography became a convention, but presumably it was after 1912.