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CHAPTER ONE The Refoundation of the Empire, 284-337

  • Warren Treadgold
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A History of the Byzantine State and Society
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© 2022 Stanford University Press, Redwood City

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Tables and Maps xiii
  4. Preface xv
  5. Note on Transliteration xxi
  6. Introduction 1
  7. PART ONE The Enlarged State and the Burdened Society
  8. CHAPTER ONE The Refoundation of the Empire, 284-337 11
  9. CHAPTER TWO The State Under Strain, 337-395 52
  10. CHAPTER THREE The Danger of Barbarization, 395-457 78
  11. CHAPTER FOUR The Formation of Byzantine Society, 284-457 103
  12. PART TWO The Interrupted Advance
  13. CHAPTER FIVE The Eastern Recovery, 457-518 147
  14. CHAPTER SIX The Reconquests and the Plague, 518-565 174
  15. CHAPTER SEVEN The Danger of Overextension, 565-610 218
  16. CHAPTER EIGHT A Divided Society, 457-610 242
  17. PART THREE The Contained Catastrophe
  18. CHAPTER NINE Two Fights for Survival, 610-668 285
  19. CHAPTER TEN The War of Attrition, 668-717 323
  20. CHAPTER ELEVEN The Passing of the Crisis, 717-780 346
  21. CHAPTER TWELVE The Shrinking of Society, 610-780 371
  22. PART FOUR The Long Revival
  23. CHAPTER THIRTEEN Internal Reforms, 780-842 415
  24. CHAPTER FOURTEEN External Gains, 842-912 446
  25. CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Gains Secured, 912-963 471
  26. CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Great Conquests, 963-1025 498
  27. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The Expansion of Society, 780-1025 534
  28. PART FIVE The Weak State and the Wealthy Society
  29. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Erratic Government, I025-I08I 581
  30. CHAPTER NINETEEN Improvised Reconstruction, I08I-II43 612
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY Diminishing Security, I 143-1204 638
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE A Restless Society, 1025-1204 667
  33. PART SIX The Failed Restoration
  34. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO The Successor States, I204-I26I 707
  35. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE The Restored Empire, 1261-1328 735
  36. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR The Breakdown, 1328-1391 760
  37. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE The End of Byzantine Independence, 1391-1461 784
  38. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX The Separation of Society from State, 1204-1461 804
  39. Conclusion 847
  40. APPENDIX Lists of Rulers 857
  41. Abbreviations 873
  42. Bibliographical Survey 893
  43. Endnotes 921
  44. Index 971
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780804779371-005

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Tables and Maps xiii
  4. Preface xv
  5. Note on Transliteration xxi
  6. Introduction 1
  7. PART ONE The Enlarged State and the Burdened Society
  8. CHAPTER ONE The Refoundation of the Empire, 284-337 11
  9. CHAPTER TWO The State Under Strain, 337-395 52
  10. CHAPTER THREE The Danger of Barbarization, 395-457 78
  11. CHAPTER FOUR The Formation of Byzantine Society, 284-457 103
  12. PART TWO The Interrupted Advance
  13. CHAPTER FIVE The Eastern Recovery, 457-518 147
  14. CHAPTER SIX The Reconquests and the Plague, 518-565 174
  15. CHAPTER SEVEN The Danger of Overextension, 565-610 218
  16. CHAPTER EIGHT A Divided Society, 457-610 242
  17. PART THREE The Contained Catastrophe
  18. CHAPTER NINE Two Fights for Survival, 610-668 285
  19. CHAPTER TEN The War of Attrition, 668-717 323
  20. CHAPTER ELEVEN The Passing of the Crisis, 717-780 346
  21. CHAPTER TWELVE The Shrinking of Society, 610-780 371
  22. PART FOUR The Long Revival
  23. CHAPTER THIRTEEN Internal Reforms, 780-842 415
  24. CHAPTER FOURTEEN External Gains, 842-912 446
  25. CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Gains Secured, 912-963 471
  26. CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Great Conquests, 963-1025 498
  27. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The Expansion of Society, 780-1025 534
  28. PART FIVE The Weak State and the Wealthy Society
  29. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Erratic Government, I025-I08I 581
  30. CHAPTER NINETEEN Improvised Reconstruction, I08I-II43 612
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY Diminishing Security, I 143-1204 638
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE A Restless Society, 1025-1204 667
  33. PART SIX The Failed Restoration
  34. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO The Successor States, I204-I26I 707
  35. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE The Restored Empire, 1261-1328 735
  36. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR The Breakdown, 1328-1391 760
  37. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE The End of Byzantine Independence, 1391-1461 784
  38. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX The Separation of Society from State, 1204-1461 804
  39. Conclusion 847
  40. APPENDIX Lists of Rulers 857
  41. Abbreviations 873
  42. Bibliographical Survey 893
  43. Endnotes 921
  44. Index 971
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