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The Splendor of Byzantium

Paul FreedmanYale University

Professor

48:40·2012·undergraduate level

This lecture surveys Byzantine history from the sixth to eleventh centuries, delineating periods of Justinian expansion, subsequent crisis and contraction, military reorganization, and intense theological conflicts over Iconoclasm. It traces the Empire's fluctuating fortunes and internal struggles.

HistoryModern History & GeopoliticsAncient & Classical HistoryDistributed SystemsByzantine Empire

The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000 (HIST 210)

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Paul Freedman

Chester D. Tripp Professor of History

Paul Freedman is the Chester D. Tripp Professor of History at Yale University, specializing in medieval European history, particularly the social and economic aspects.

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