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Byzantium
By Giles Morgan
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So what's so significant about the Byzantine Empire? It is now recognised as having had a considerable influence on the Renaissance and a significant impact in the shaping modern Europe and modern historians are increasingly acknowledging the role the Byzantine Empire played in the development of both Islam and Christianity, and the relationship between the two. The term 'Byzantine' derives from the ancient Greek city of Byzantium founded in 667 BC by colonists from Megara. It was named in honour of their leader Byzas. It later became better known as Constantinople, that gateway between West and East and played a crucial role in the transmission of Christianity to the West. Constantine is now generally known as the first Christian Emperor, and in recent years interest in him has grown, with his role in the development of Christianity being questioned by Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, amongst others. A closer examination of this formative period in the history of the church reveals a struggle to gain a coherent and cohesive religious identity. Christianity would emerge as the major religion of the Byzantine Empire in a departure from the pagan worship of the Roman Empire. The Byzantine Empire was often at the centre of profound geopolitical, cultural and religious forces that threatened to pull it apart. When Byzantine forces suffered a terrible defeat at the hands of the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Manzikert for example, appeals to the West precipitated the First Crusade. In 1204 during the Fourth Crusade, Constantinople was conquered by the Crusader army. The dramatic siege and subsequent fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire is often seen as marking the end of the medieval period. The Byzantine Empire lasted for over a thousand years, created remarkable art and architecture and created a lasting cultural and religious legacy - even its decline and fall was to have ramifications that reached far beyond its borders. The fall of Constantinople which had been a key city on the ancient Silk Road, linking East and West led many to consider the prospect of opening up new lines of trade, sea exploration that would eventually lead to major new discoveries, new routes and new worlds...
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Giles Morgan
Giles Morgan is the author of Pocket Essentials on The Holy Grail, St George, Byzantium, Freemasonry, Saints and The Anglo-Saxons. He is also a fan of Weird Fiction, Science Fiction and Horror and is a regular reviewer of Crime Fiction titles for www.crimetime.co.uk.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Giles Morgan's Byzantium is a good primer for the often glossed over history of Byzantine Empire. This is a quick read, and at less than 150 pages, it is not much more than a speed read of over a 1,000 years of complex history. If you are looking for an in-depth study of the era or the empire, you will not find it here. That being said, this book is a great place to lay the foundation or brush up on, the history of the continuation of the Roman Empire. A good place to start, but if you are already familiar with the basics of Byzantium, you can skip this one.