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I have edited my post upthread, but here is the link to the Fordham University site for Byzantine Studies:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/
Links on the site include a syllabus, but it is a bit out of date.
What is invaluable for anyone actually interested in academic research is his list of primary sources:
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/sbook1c.asp
Just click on the topic.
The person who runs this site is the author of 56 podcasts on the History of Byzantium.
This is his list and review of current books on the subject:
http://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/bibliography/
These look like good bets:
Hellenism in Byzantium by Anthony Kaldellis ***
A brilliant study of ancient sources and what they say about Roman and Greek identity. His quotations from ancient sources is very impressive.
Justinian’s Flea: Plague, Empire and the Birth of Europe by William Rosen *
The Byzantines by Averil Cameron **
A brief but readable survey of the life of the Empire.
Lost to the West by Lars Brownworth *
The Making of Orthodox Byzantium: 600-1025 by Mark Whittow **
If you don’t want to wade through every decade with Treadgold but want to cover all the important issues to do with Byzantium then this is the best book I’ve found. Whittow is easy to read and gets to the point quickly. He has an excellent eye for what survived from the ancient world and what were Byzantine innovations in every aspect of the life of the state.
The Inheritance of Rome: A History of Europe from 400 to 1000 by Chris Wickham **
An excellent modern book covering the developments across Europe from the fall of Rome to the end of the Millennium. It’s an analysis rather than a narrative history but as long as you know the basic outline of the story this will enlighten and entertain.
Or, you you can take the easier route and listen to his great podcasts:
http://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/2012/05/
I would add:
Jonathan Harris: “Constantinople – Capital of Byzantium”
Colin Wells: Sailing from Byzantium
I can personally recommend the Rosen and Cameron books, and Sailing From Byzantium.
Oh, this article is very interesting: What, if anything, is a Byzantine:
http://www.romanity.org/htm/fox.01.en.what_if_anything_is_a_byzantine.01.htm
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/
Links on the site include a syllabus, but it is a bit out of date.
What is invaluable for anyone actually interested in academic research is his list of primary sources:
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/sbook1c.asp
Just click on the topic.
The person who runs this site is the author of 56 podcasts on the History of Byzantium.
This is his list and review of current books on the subject:
http://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/bibliography/
These look like good bets:
Hellenism in Byzantium by Anthony Kaldellis ***
A brilliant study of ancient sources and what they say about Roman and Greek identity. His quotations from ancient sources is very impressive.
Justinian’s Flea: Plague, Empire and the Birth of Europe by William Rosen *
The Byzantines by Averil Cameron **
A brief but readable survey of the life of the Empire.
Lost to the West by Lars Brownworth *
The Making of Orthodox Byzantium: 600-1025 by Mark Whittow **
If you don’t want to wade through every decade with Treadgold but want to cover all the important issues to do with Byzantium then this is the best book I’ve found. Whittow is easy to read and gets to the point quickly. He has an excellent eye for what survived from the ancient world and what were Byzantine innovations in every aspect of the life of the state.
The Inheritance of Rome: A History of Europe from 400 to 1000 by Chris Wickham **
An excellent modern book covering the developments across Europe from the fall of Rome to the end of the Millennium. It’s an analysis rather than a narrative history but as long as you know the basic outline of the story this will enlighten and entertain.
Or, you you can take the easier route and listen to his great podcasts:
http://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/2012/05/
I would add:
Jonathan Harris: “Constantinople – Capital of Byzantium”
Colin Wells: Sailing from Byzantium
I can personally recommend the Rosen and Cameron books, and Sailing From Byzantium.
Oh, this article is very interesting: What, if anything, is a Byzantine:
http://www.romanity.org/htm/fox.01.en.what_if_anything_is_a_byzantine.01.htm