A Cabinet of Byzantine Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from History's Most Orthodox Empire

by Anthony Kaldellis

Book Overview

Weird, decadent, degenerate, racially mixed, superstitious, theocratic, effeminate, and even hyper-literate, Byzantium has long been regarded by many as one big curiosity. According to Voltaire, it represented "a worthless collection of miracles, a disgrace for the human mind"; for Hegel, it was "a disgusting picture of imbecility."

A Cabinet of Byzantine Curiosities will churn up these old prejudices, while also stimulating a deeper interest...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190625945
• ISBN13: 9780190625948
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.3"