The Byzantine Empire (also known as Byzantium or the Eastern Roman Empire) was the eastern half of the Roman Empire that continued on after it collapsed. With its base at Constantinople (modern-day ...

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, the Byzantine Emperor who preferred books and who offered us a detailed account of Byzantine ...

xx, 1207 p. : 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (p. 936-1118) and index The earlier empire c. 500-c. 700 -- The middle empire c. 700-1204 -- The Byzantine lands in the later Middle Ages ...

Belisarius was the Byzantine military genius behind Justinian's conquests. His incredible victories were overshadowed by an ...