Byzantium (Great Ages of Man)

What was the Byzantine Empire? What was ita place in history, and what was it that made it a historical unit? It is with this empire, great both as a political organism and as a synthesizer and preserver of culture, that this book explores. Though the treatment of the subject by the author is somewhat general, the stimulating style in which he writes, combined with the fascinating illustrations should induce further study by the reader.