John Haldon è uno storico di spicco la cui ricerca approfondisce l'intricato tessuto socio-economico, istituzionale, politico e culturale dell'Impero Bizantino antico e medio. Il suo lavoro spazia dal VII all'XI secolo, esplorando le dinamiche dei sistemi politici nei mondi europeo e islamico dall'antichità al primo periodo moderno. Il Professor Haldon esamina meticolosamente la produzione, la distribuzione e il consumo di risorse, con un'attenzione particolare al loro ruolo nella guerra durante queste epoche. Oltre ai suoi numerosi scritti, dirige significativi progetti archeologici e storici, impiegando tecnologie avanzate per approfondire la nostra comprensione delle società e delle economie del passato.
This work examines the nature of zantine warfare and its relationship with society at large. This is the first comprehensive study of warfare and the Byzantine world from the sixth to the twelfth century. The book examines Byzantine attitudes to warfare, the effects of war on society and culture, and the relations between the soldiers, their leaders and society.
This historical atlas explores the Byzantine Empire's political, social, and economic history from the late Roman period to the Middle Ages. It highlights the empire's resilience amid threats and its cultural strength, especially through Orthodox Christianity, featuring over 100 specially designed maps.
Described by History Today magazine as `compelling', The Byzantine Wars provides an invaluable survey of the wars between Byzantium and its numerous foes - the Goths, Arabs, Slavs, Crusaders and Ottoman Turks.
The remarkable 1,000-year history of one of the world's greatest and most misunderstood empires
This book presents the first analytical account in English of major developments within Byzantine culture, society and the state in the crucial formative period from c.610-717. The seventh century saw the final collapse of ancient urban civilization and municipal culture, the rise of Islam, the evolution of patterns of thought and social structure that made imperial iconoclasm possible, and the development of state apparatuses--military, civil and fiscal--typical of the middle Byzantine state. Also, during this period, orthodox Christianity finally became the unquestioned dominant culture and a religious framework of belief (to the exclusion of alternative systems, which were henceforth marginalized or proscribed).
Das Buch bietet einen neuen Blick auf das Byzantinische Reich, das über ein Jahrtausend bestand. John Haldon beschreibt die prägende Geschichte, die antike Kultur, das Kaisertum und die orthodoxe Kirche sowie die Begegnungen mit der westlichen Christenheit. Ein fesselndes Sachbuch von einem renommierten Byzanzforscher.