Imagine being a Byzantine Emperor and all of a sudden, deciding to abandon everything and become a monk in a monastery.

In 944, Sayf al-Dawla established himself as the head of the independent Hamdanid Emirate of Aleppo. Sayf’s rule over his ...

For the Eastern Roman Empire -- known to us as "Byzantine" -- the Danube was a critical military and political frontier. In the disastrous seventh century this frontier was overwhelmed by invading ...

Through Greek and Arabic medical knowledge, the Byzantines were able to provide medical attention to soldiers and civilians alike. Over a long period of time, the Byzantine economy was one of the most ...

Dumbarton Oaks/Cambridge, Ma.: Harvard University Press, 2008 . Pp. xv, 381 . Illus., map, diagr., notes, biblio., index . $19.95 paper. ISBN:0884023397 Originally ...