The Byzantine Empire


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(4.5 stars; 11 reviews)

A concise and comprehensive guide to the Byzantine empire from Constantine to its dissolution. Foord explores in an accessible manner why it was important to history, the significance of noteworthy events, and how it eventually fell. While sometimes describing the experience of the everyday people, he mainly focuses on the wars and policies of Byzantine emperors. (Summary by Elsie Selwyn) (14 hr 32 min)

Chapitres

Preface 3:19 Lu par Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
Byzantium and Constantinople the Peerless Capital 22:14 Lu par esharp
Constantine to Arcadius - Barbarian Influence 31:35 Lu par KevinS
Theodosius II to Justinian I - Reorganization 46:57 Lu par Ariphron
Justinian I 46:31 Lu par Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
Justinian's Successors - Weakness and Decay 27:29 Lu par MajorHistory
The Onset and Repulse of Iran - the coming of Islam 1:05:05 Lu par MajorHistory
The Warrior Heracliads 57:00 Lu par MajorHistory
Destruction of the Work of the Heracliads 36:33 Lu par MajorHistory
The Repulse of Islam 48:34 Lu par MajorHistory
The Iconoclasts 53:11 Lu par MajorHistory
The Naval and Military Systems 24:16 Lu par MajorHistory
Irene's Successors to Michael III 59:15 Lu par MajorHistory
The Early Macedonians - Part 1 30:45 Lu par MajorHistory
The Early Macedonians - Part 2 31:03 Lu par MajorHistory
The Great Conquerors - Part 1 35:01 Lu par MajorHistory
The Great Conquerors - Part 2 36:08 Lu par MajorHistory
The Age of Women 38:23 Lu par MajorHistory
The Coming of the Turks 23:37 Lu par Ryan Fahey
The Comnenoi - the Last Great Rally, Part 1 32:58 Lu par MajorHistory
The Comnenoi - the Last Great Rally, Part 2 37:53 Lu par MajorHistory
The Angeloi - the Traitor's Stroke 33:04 Lu par MajorHistory
Epilogue - The Death Agony 35:37 Lu par KevinS
Byzantine Society - the Empire's Place in History 15:52 Lu par Diana Majlinger

Critiques

wonderful detail and clear speech


(5 stars)

Edward Foord in 1911 published this enormously detailed unbiased description of the empire from beginning to its end in 1453. I was hooked throughout.

Great job


(5 stars)

Superbly read And very well written librevox needs a few dozen more well read histories Start

just not for me


(3 stars)

Landyn Morris

correction: that should have been the XI


(4.5 stars)

My error