History of the Byzantine State

by George Ostrogorsky

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Succinctly traces the Byzantine Empire's thousand-year course with emphasis on political development and social, aesthetic, economic and ecclesiastical factors.

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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 general reader like me.
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.
HISTOIRE DE L ETAT BYZANTIN

"Structure romaine de l'Etat, culture grecque et foi chrétienne : telles sont les grandes sources d'où Byzance est sortie. Supprimez l'un de ces trois éléments, et le fait byzantin devient inconcevable. Seule la synthèse de la culture hellénistique et de la religion chrétienne avec la forme romaine de l'Etat a rendu possible la constitution de ce phénomène historique que nous appelons l'Empire byzantin. Byzance a sauvegardé l'héritage antique et elle a rempli ainsi une mission historique.
Elle a sauvé de la disparition le droit romain, la poésie, la philosophie et la science grecques, pour transmettre ensuite le grand héritage à l'Europe occidentale." Voici rééditée la monumentale synthèse show more de Georgije Ostrogorski (1902-1976), qui fut professeur à l'université de Belgrade. L'un des premiers byzantinistes à exploiter aussi bien des sources occidentales que slaves et grecques, il dégage de mille ans d'histoire un brillant exposé des institutions et de leurs rapports avec les événements, les structures sociales et l'évolution des idées. show less
Meget omfattende bog om det østromerske riges historie fra grundlæggelse til undergang 1453

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Charanis, Peter (Foreword)
Gouillard, Jean (Traduction)
Hussey, Joan M. (Translator)
Işıltan, Fikret (Translator)
Leone, Piero (Translator)

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Canonical title
History of the Byzantine State
Original title
Geschichte des Byzantinischen Staates
Original publication date
1940
Important places
Byzantine Empire; Constantinople
First words*
Diesem Werk liegt die neunte Auflage der "Geschichte des byzantinischen Staates" zugrunde, die einen Band des im Rahmen des "Handbuchs der Altertumswissenschaft" erscheinenden "Byzantinsichen Handbuchs" bildet.
Original language
German
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History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
DDC/MDS
949.5History & geographyHistory of EuropeGreece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Serbia, Romania, BulgariaGreece and the Byzantine Empire
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DF552.5 .O8153History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaGreeceHistory of GreeceMedieval Greece. Byzantine Empire, 323-1453HistoryGeneral
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