{"title":"Jonathan Harris","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our curated collection featuring the works of Jonathan Harris, a distinguished author renowned for his profound contributions to the field of history, with a particular focus on Byzantium. If you have a keen interest in exploring the intricate tales of ancient empires, their cultural richness, and historical significance, then you're in the right place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJonathan Harris' acclaimed book, \u003cem\u003eThe Lost World of Byzantium\u003c\/em\u003e, offers an engaging and insightful journey through the captivating history of the Byzantine Empire. His narrative brings to life the majestic past of this fascinating civilisation, blending scholarly depth with accessible storytelling. It's an essential read for anyone eager to understand the enduring legacy of Byzantium in shaping the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a history enthusiast or a student of military strategies, Harris’ works provide a captivating window into the political, cultural, and military intricacies that defined a significant era. Dive into this collection to enrich your understanding of a world that continues to inspire and intrigue historians and readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-lost-world-of-byzantium-by-jonathan-harris-9780300223538","title":"The Lost World of Byzantium","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lost World of Byzantium\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh, concise, and accessible history of one of the medieval world’s greatest empires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than a millennium, the Byzantine Empire presided over the juncture between East and West, as well as the transition from the classical to the modern world. Jonathan Harris, a leading scholar of Byzantium, eschews the usual run-through of emperors and battles and instead recounts the empire’s extraordinary history by focusing each chronological chapter on an archetypal figure, family, place, or event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHarris’s action-packed introduction presents a civilisation rich in contrasts, combining orthodox Christianity with paganism, and classical Greek learning with Roman power. Frequently assailed by numerous armies—including those of Islam—Byzantium nonetheless survived and even flourished by dint of its somewhat unorthodox foreign policy and its sumptuous art and architecture, which helped to embed a deep sense of Byzantine identity in its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEnormously engaging and utilising a wealth of sources to cover all major aspects of the empire’s social, political, military, religious, cultural, and artistic history, Harris’s study illuminates the very heart of Byzantine civilisation and explores its remarkable and lasting influence on its neighbours and on the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000792629484,"sku":"9780300223538","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24233123482294.jpg?v=1763305469"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/jonathan-harris.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}