CONTENTS

A Crusade That Went Astray[13]
Byzantium, Crossroads of the World[22]
The Roman Empire and Constantinople[39]
The Holy Augustus[46]
A Roman Army on Horseback[58]
One Religion, One Church[68]
Golden Bezants[81]
The Byzantine Way of Life[93]
Last Days of the Empire[107]
CHRONOLOGICAL CHART OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE AND WORLD EVENTS[117]
BOOKS FOR FURTHER READING[123]
INDEX AND GLOSSARY[124]

Pronunciations for unfamiliar words
are given in the [Index]

THE BYZANTINES