Concise History of Byzantium

Between AD 285, when Byzantium first separated from the Western Roman Empire, and 1461, when the last Byzantine splinter state disappeared, the Byzantine state and society underwent many crises, triumphs, declines and recoveries.

Intre 285 d.Hr., cand Bizantul s-a separat pentru prima oara de Imperiul Roman de Vest si 1461, cand a disparut ultimul stat bizantin, statul si societatea bizantina au suferit multe crize, triumfuri, declinuri si recuperari.