Using new methodological and theoretical approaches, A Companionto Byzantium presents an overview of the Byzantine world fromits inception in 330 A.D. to its fall to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
* Provides an accessible overview of eleven centuries ofByzantine society
* Introduces the most recent scholarship that is transforming thefield of Byzantine studies
* Emphasizes Byzantium's social and cultural history, as well asits material culture
* Explores traditional topics and themes through freshperspectives