Author : Nicolae Iorga
Release : 2023-01-24
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 595/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Byzantium after Byzantium by : Nicolae Iorga
Download or read book Byzantium after Byzantium written by Nicolae Iorga. This book was released on 2023-01-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Constantinople fell to the Turks in 1453, bringing an end to the Eastern Roman Empire which had survived its predecessor in the West by nearly one thousand years, this important book argues that Byzantium did not die, but continued to influence European history all the way up to the beginning of the nineteenth century. The author' s formula “ Byzantium after Byzantium” defines several centuries of world history. Iorga points out the great contributions of Byzantine civilization to the Western world, especially during the Renaissance. He demonstrates that Byzantium survived through its people and local autonomies, as well as through its exiles. They continued the Byzantine ideas, aspirations, education, and way of life. All of this allows us to speak of a Byzantium after Byzantium.