Byzantine Matters

A renowned historian addresses misconceptions about Byzantium, suggests why it is so important to integrate the civilization into wider histories, and lays out why Byzantium should be central to ongoing debates about the relationships between West and East, Christianity and Islam, Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, and the ancient and medieval periods.

Un istoric renumit abordeaza conceptiile gresite despre Bizant, sugereaza de ce este atat de important sa se integreze civilizatia in istorii mai largi si expune de ce Bizantul ar trebui sa fie esential in dezbaterile in curs despre relatiile dintre Occident si Est, crestinismul si islamul, catolicismul si ortodoxia orientala, si perioadele antice si medievale.