This book introduces the reader to the complex history, ethnicity, and identity of the Byzantines.
This volume brings Byzantium – often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world – to the forefront of European history
Deconstructs stereotypes surrounding Byzantium
Beautifully illustrated with photographs and maps
About the Author
Averil Cameron is Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine History at Oxford and the Warden of Keble College, and was recently awarded a DBE. Her publications include Changing Cultures in Early Byzantium (1996) and Eusebius, Life of Constantine (ed. with Stuart G. Hall, 1999), and she is a co-editor of volumes XII, XIII and XIV of the Cambridge Ancient History.
Features
This volume brings Byzantium – often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world – to the forefront of European history
Focuses on the identity, ethnicity, and culture of the Byzantine people