{"product_id":"the-palgrave-atlas-of-byzantine-history-9780230243644","title":"The Palgrave Atlas of Byzantine History","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): J. Haldon\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Atlases, Gazetteers \u0026amp; Maps (see also Travel - Maps \u0026amp; Road At\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dominant Mediterranean power in the fifth and sixth centuries, by the time of its demise at the hands of the Ottomans in 1453 the Byzantine empire was a shadow of its former self restricted essentially to the city of Constantinople, modern Istanbul. Surrounded by foes who posed a constant threat to its very existence, it survived because of its administration, army and the strength of its culture, of which Orthodox Christianity was a key element. This historical atlas charts key aspects of the political, social and economic history of a medieval empire which bridged the Christian and Islamic worlds from the late Roman period into the late Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45282354397335,"sku":"9780230243644","price":1689.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780230243644.webp?v=1769301905","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-palgrave-atlas-of-byzantine-history-9780230243644","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}