THE
History of the Byzantine Empire, from 765 to 1057
by
George Finlay
CHAPTER I.
THE ISAURIAN DYNASTY. AD 717-797
Section I
CHARACTERISTICS OF BYZANTINE HISTORY
Section II
REIGN OF LEO III THE ISAURIAN. AD 717-741
Section III
CONSTANTINE V COPRONYMUS. AD 741-775
Section IV
REIGNS OF LEO IV THE KHAZAR, CONSTANTINE VI AND IRENE. AD 775-802
CHAPTER II
THE REIGNS OF NICEPHORUS I, MICHAEL I, AND LEO V THE ARMENIAN
THE REIGN OF NICEPHORUS I
MICHAEL I RHANGABE. AD 812-813
LEO V THE ARMENIAN. AD 813-820
CHAPTER III
THE AMORIAN DYNASTY, A.D. 820-867
MICHAEL II THE STAMMERER. AD 820-829
THEOPHILUS. AD 829-842
Section III.-A
THE REGENCY OF THEODORA
Section III.-B
MICHAEL III THE DRUNKARD. AD 842-867
CHAPTER IV STATE OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE DURING THE ICONOCLAST PERIOD
SECTION I
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DIPLOMATIC AND COMMERCIAL RELATIONS
SECTION II
STATE OF SOCIETY AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE EIGHTH AND NINTH CENTURIES
BOOK TWO
BASILIAN DYNASTY
PERIOD OF THE POWER AND GLORY OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
A.D. 867-1057
CHAPTER I
CONSOLIDATION OF BYZANTINE LEGISLATION AND DESPOTISM.
A.D. 867-963
REIGN OF BASIL I THE MACEDONIAN. AD 867-886
LEO VI THE PHILOSOPHER. AD 886-912
SECTION III
ALEXANDER (912-913).MINORITY OF CONSTANTINE VII PORPHYROGENITUS (913-920). ROMANUS I LECAPENUS, (912-944)
SECTION IV
CONSTANTINE VII PORPHYROGENITUS—ROMANUS II
AD 945-963.
PERIOD OF CONQUEST AND MILITARY GLORY
A.D. 963- 1025
A
REIGN OF NICEPHORUS II PHOKAS
B
REIGN OF JOHN I ZIMISKES
REIGN OF BASIL II BULGAROKTONOS. AD 976-1025
PERIOD OF CONSERVATISM ON THE EVE OF DECLINE
AD 1025-1057
CONSTANTINE VIII. AD 1025-1028
SECTION II.
THE REIGNS OF THE HUSBANDS OF ZOE
Romanus III. AD 1028-1034
Michael IV the Paphlagonian. AD 1034-1041
C
Reign of Michael V Kalaphates, or the Caulker, AD 1042
D
Constantine IX Monomachus. AD 1042-1054
REIGNS OF THEODORA AND MICHAEL VI STRATIOTIKOS, OR THE WARLIKE. AD 1054-1057
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