George Ostrogorsky (1902–1976)

This was the classic text until Warren Treadgold's treatment in the 1990's.The translation was clear and informative, though no great treatment from the point of readability. Referred to quite often during my lifetime, it is the basis of many a specialist's education.

A hard book to give a rating. It is a scholarly work which begins each chapter with a section on sources and includes discussions of who thinks what and why with regard to many aspects of the history. The book was originally published in 1940, with the third edition revised in 1969. Extensive references are given, many of them esoteric sources (though increasingly accessible in English via the internet). All this makes for slow reading. This book is more for the would-be specialist than the show more general reader like me. show less

Et standartværk om Det byzantinske Riges (også kaldet Det østromerske Rige) historie fra det antikke romerriges undergang i slutningen af 400 tallet til Byzans blev erobret af osmannerne 20. maj 1453.

The definitive study of Byzantine politics.