The Medieval World I: Kingdoms, Empires, and WarThomas F. Madden
Empire of Gold: A History of the Byzantine Empire
- Av
- Med
- Forlag
In Empire of Gold: A History of the Byzantine Empire, esteemed university professor Thomas F. Madden offers a fascinating series of lectures on the history of the remarkable culture and state that developed out of the ancient Roman Empire, particularly its eastern portion, throughout the Middle Ages. The story here therefore begins at an ending, that of the Roman Empire, in the third century AD, and continues over the next one thousand years. This new culture arising from the old will have a dramatic impact on western European culture and on the culture of the Islamic East, and most especially on the culture and modern history of Greeks, Greek Orthodox, and Russians, who were all very much affected by the Byzantine Empire. With incisive commentary, Professor Madden leads a discussion covering Justinian's reconquest of the West, the great city of Constantinople, and the aftermath and influence of this extraordinary empire.
© 2008 Recorded Books, Inc. (Lydbok): 9781436172769
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 12. september 2008
Empire of Gold: A History of the Byzantine Empire
- Av
- Med
- Forlag
In Empire of Gold: A History of the Byzantine Empire, esteemed university professor Thomas F. Madden offers a fascinating series of lectures on the history of the remarkable culture and state that developed out of the ancient Roman Empire, particularly its eastern portion, throughout the Middle Ages. The story here therefore begins at an ending, that of the Roman Empire, in the third century AD, and continues over the next one thousand years. This new culture arising from the old will have a dramatic impact on western European culture and on the culture of the Islamic East, and most especially on the culture and modern history of Greeks, Greek Orthodox, and Russians, who were all very much affected by the Byzantine Empire. With incisive commentary, Professor Madden leads a discussion covering Justinian's reconquest of the West, the great city of Constantinople, and the aftermath and influence of this extraordinary empire.
© 2008 Recorded Books, Inc. (Lydbok): 9781436172769
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 12. september 2008
Andre liker også ...
- Medieval EuropeChris Wickham
- Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThomas F. Madden
- The Medieval World II: Society, Economy, and CultureThomas F. Madden
- The Civilization of the Middle Ages: A Completely Revised and Expanded Edition of Medieval History, the Life and Death of a CivilizationNorman F. Cantor
- A History of Ancient RomeFrances Titchener
- Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An EmpireSimon Baker
- Ancient Rome: From Romulus to JustinianThomas R. Martin
- Crusaders: An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy LandsDan Jones
- CharlemagneJohannes Fried
Lytt og les ubegrenset
Kos deg med ubegrenset tilgang til mer enn 600 000 titler.
- Prøv gratis i 14 dager
- Lytt og les så mye du vil
- Utforsk et stort bibliotek med fortellinger
- Over 1500 serier på norsk
- Ingen bindingstid, avslutt når du vil
Vurderinger og anmeldelser
En samlet oversikt
4.3
Generell vurdering basert på 19 anmeldelser
Andre brukere beskriver denne boken som:
Innsiktsfull
Smart
Tankevekkende
Last ned appen for å skrive anmeldelser av bøker.
Mest populær
Viser 1 av 19
Jørn
13. mars 2024
TankevekkendeProfessor Maddens Byzantine History has 14 good lectures for modern history students.But he is sometimes much too superficial in the traditional main period: 500-1204 AD.For example: Madden just jumps from Heraclius 610-641 - to Leo III 717-741 ! Without even mentioning important emperors with long-ruling periods - like Constans II, Costantine IV, Justinian II, and Tiberius III !After the sack of Constantinopel in 1204, until its fall in 1453 AD - professor Madden is unforgiveably super-detailed. I think this period is a little boring and unintersting - and quite unimportant for modern students - as it has always been for most ancient-history-lovers.It is like writing the general story of the Western Roman Empire - and give most of the time, pages and energi - to the soldier-emperors - some few decades in the middle of the third century. That could be interesting in a more specialiced-book - not in the General History of an Empire!But Madden is very good in the periods he like!
Språk og region
Norsk
Norge
