Byzantine

Unlike Putin, the British have never really understood the central importance of Constantinople to European history

A new history of Byzantium reveals the inner workings of a late antique empire

Kevin Lygo’s ‘The Emperors of Byzantium’ revives the dynastic, top-down history deemed passé by academics

The celebrated Byzantinist Cyril Mango died earlier this month; his insight will be keenly missed by enthusiasts of Byzantine studies