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The empire that would not die : the paradox of eastern Roman survival, 640-740
"In the middle of the sixth century the eastern Roman (Byzantine) empire was the largest state in western Eurasia. A century later it was a fraction of the size, its eastern provinces torn away by the early Islamic conquests in the middle of the seventh century. It had lost three-quarters of it...
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| Format : | Book |
| Language : | anglais |
| Title statement : | The empire that would not die : the paradox of eastern Roman survival, 640-740 / John Haldon |
| Published : |
Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press
, cop. 2016 |
| Physical Description : | 1 vol. (XII-418 p.) |
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The empire that would not die |
- Introduction: Goldilocks in Byzantium
- The challenge: a framework for collapse
- Beliefs, narratives, and the moral universe
- Identities, divisions, and solidarities
- Elites and identities
- Regional variation and resistance
- Some environmental factors
- Organisation, cohesion, and survival
- A conclusion