Saturday, August 06, 2011

I have been working on putting my first survey of Byzantine history online. It is a slow process of stitching, editing, and arranging photographic material and text in what will hopefully be an appealing product. The work has already been done for my survey of middle and late Byzantine history, so with this one I would have some 1100 years of history online. Of course, it is not really a chronological narration of events that we are speaking of here. This is a thematic presentation that follows a rough chronology but otherwise explores central themes in Byzantine history.

Byzantinists will of course spot small factual mistakes and may find the lectures familiar. This is because like every other reader of history I am influenced by other people's ideas even as I develop mine. Do not be harsh on me then if one lecture reminds you of Peter Brown, while the other echoes Kaldellis' ideas. They are there because they are worth reproducing and sharing with people. Anyway, I hope you will enjoy the tour:

web.me.com/coripus/From_Constantine_to_the_End_of_the_Dark_Ages