Ebook {Epub PDF} Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire by Judith Herrin

 · Judith Herrin. 1, ratings reviews. Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism - gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire's millennium - long history, she identifies the fundamental /5(). Judith Herrin won the Heineken Prize for History (the 'Dutch Nobel Prize') in for her pioneering work on the early Medieval Mediterranean world, especially the role of Byzantium, the influence of Islam and the significance of women. She is the author of Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire, The Formation of Christendom, A Medieval Miscellany and Women in Purple/5().  · An acclaimed historian of medieval Europe, Judith Herrin is the author of The Formation of Christendom, devoted to the Mediterranean world from the mid-sixth to the mid-ninth century A.D.,A Medieval Miscellany and Women in www.doorway.ru worked in Birmingham, Paris, Munich, Istanbul and Princeton before taking up her current position as Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine Studies at 4/5(14).

As we move toward the Medieval era, the author, Judith Herrin, points out the key role of Byzantium in protecting Europe from Islam, by standing as a bastion between Islam and Europe. Also considered is the art and religious artifacts (such as icons) of the Empire. Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire. By Judith Herrin. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, xxiv + pp. $ cloth. - Volume 78 Issue 1. Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire Judith Herrin. Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism--gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Read More View Book Add to Cart.

Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism--gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire's millennium--long history, she identifies the fundamental questions about Byzantium--what it was, and what special significance it holds for us today. Herrin closes with a suggestion that is genuinely thought-provoking: One of the less noticed accomplishments of the Byzantine Empire was to hold off Islamic invaders from further East and South while the princelings and warlords of Western Europe slowly consolidated their various nation-states -- so, in a sense, Byzantium might deserve some credit for the rise of Europe after when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks. Judith Herrin. Princeton University Press, - History - pages. 14 Reviews. Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism--gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book.