Εγχειρίδιον Βυζαντινής Ιστορίας

A concise, student-oriented handbook that traces the political, institutional, and cultural development of the Eastern Roman state from Constantine's establishment of Constantinople through the empire's fall in 1453. It divides the long period into an early Roman/Greco-Roman phase and a later era of distinctively Greek character, explaining the internal influence of Hellenic language and culture and the external pressures that shaped imperial transformation. Chapters situate Byzantine events within broader medieval developments, including relations with Western Christendom and the Islamic East. The text combines chronological narrative with thematic summaries and practical apparatus designed to aid introductory and preparatory study.