Byzantine Empire. Brief history

The book of a prominent British Byzantinist is devoted to the history of the state, which is known by different names - the Eastern Roman Empire, the Rome Empire, the Byzantine Empire or simply Byzantium - and existed from 395 to 1453 (with a break of 1204–1261, when this territory was under The control of the crusaders, until it was restored by Mikhail VIII Paleologist) In 395, the Roman Empire was divided into the western and eastern parts, and in 1453, Constantinople fell under the onslaught of the Turks, which laid the foundation for the existence of the Ottoman Empire.
Chronology of presentation in this clearly structured work is much wider than the chronology of the Byzantine Empire itself. Byzantium is placed in the global chronological and geographical context, and also gives the necessary historical excursion in the period preceding the rule of Constantine I. In each of the first eight chapters, both the events of political history (including issues of the church and dogma) and economic, social.