Byzantium - The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire

Byzantium created its own characteristics as an empire and state tradition and influenced other states around it. It has reinforced this influence by "exporting" its political as well as administrative and economic tools. The culture and social life created by this long-lived empire are equally interesting but have received less attention. For this reason, keeping the scope of a narrative about "what" Byzantium is as wide as possible gives the reader the opportunity to understand the historical richness of Byzantium with the same striking effect.

In her book Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire, Judith Herrin sheds light on the "Byzantine image" that is not very clear in the lands we live on. From the eyes of a historian but also from the language of a storyteller, not the history of victories and defeats, but the question "What is Byzantium?" It explains the answer to the question.

"It is up to us to see the intersection of the facts we read with the general life in these lands and to decide to continue our relationship with Byzantium after this book is finished. But with this book, Judith Herrin brings the 'not yet an expert' reader to the point that he can hope to reach with a book.

More precisely, there are things that many readers with different levels of knowledge about Byzantium, both those who know little and those who know more, will take away from this book."
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 496

Year of Printing: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Iletisim Publishing

Number of Pages: 496

First Print Year: 2010

Language Turkish