A Cabinet Of Byzantine Curiosities: Strange Tales And Surprising Facts From History'S Most Orthodox Empire

Byzantium has long been regarded by many as one big curiosity - decadent, degenerate, superstitious, theocratic, effeminate. With its tales and trivia - ranging across religion, bureaucracy, food, theatre, medicine, xenophobia, warfare - this book will confirm some of these prejudices, but also open eyes to the life of this extraordinarily interesting civilization.

• | Author: Anthony Kaldellis
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 02, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 249 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 0190625945
• | ISBN-13: 9780190625948