Herrin captivates us with her discussions of all facets of Byzantine culture and society. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire's millennium-long history, she identifies the fundamental questions about Byzantium-what it was, and what special significance it holds for us today.Bringing the latest scholarship to a general audience in accessible prose, Herrin focuses each short chapter around a representative theme, event, monument, or historical figure, and examines it within the full sweep of Byzantine history-from the foundation of Constantinople, the magnificent capital city built by Constantine the Great, to its capture by the Ottoman Turks.She argues that Byzantium's crucial role as the eastern defender of Christendom against Muslim expansion during the early Middle Ages made Europe-and the modern Western world-possible. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization.

The name evokes grandeur and exoticism-gold, cunning, and complexity. Their combined efforts restored the veneration of icons, saving Byzantium from a purely symbolic and decorative art and.A classic book now available on audioWith narration by Phyllida Nash, who gives a captivating account of the legendary empire that made the modern Western world possibleByzantium. In the eighth and ninth centuries, three Byzantine empresses-Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora-changed history. Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium Judith Herrin Imago Dei: The Byzantine Apologia for Icons Jaroslav PelikanĪ sweeping account of the controversies surrounding the worship of images in the early Byzantine church Read More View Book Add to Cartīyzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire Judith HerrinĪ captivating account of the legendary empire that made Western civilization possible Read More View Book Add to Cart Written by one of the world's foremost historians of the Byzantine millennium, this landmark book. Unrivalled Influence explores the exceptional roles that women played in the vibrant cultural and political life of medieval Byzantium. Unrivalled Influence: Women and Empire in Byzantium Judith Herrin Focusing on the provincial region of Hellas and Peloponnesos in central and southern. This volume explores the political, cultural, and ecclesiastical forces that linked the metropolis of Byzantium to the margins of its far-flung empire. Margins and Metropolis: Authority across the Byzantine Empire Judith Herrin

The Formation of Christendom Judith HerrinĪ groundbreaking history of how the Christian “West” emerged from the ancient Mediterranean world Read More View Book Add to Cart Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe Judith HerrinĪ riveting history of the city that led the West out of the ruins of the Roman Empire Read More View Book Add to Cart

Byzantium by Judith Herrin