Byzantine Empire -- History -- 527-1081

Work cat.: Zakythēnos, D.A. To Vyzantion, 1972.
Britannica 14 (527 marks the beginning of the reign of Justinian I, the Great; 1081 is the date of the accession of Alexius I Comnenus, which put to an end the struggle between military and civil authorities, and restored imperial prestige for almost a century)