In AD 476 the Roman Empire fell–or rather, its western half did. Its eastern half, which would come to be known as the Byzantine Empire, would endure and often flourish for another eleven centuries. Though its capital would move to Constantinople, its citizens referred to themselves as Roman for the entire duration of the empire’s existence. Indeed, so did its neighbors, allies...(展开全部)

In AD 476 the Roman Empire fell–or rather, its western half did. Its eastern half, which would come to be known as the Byzantine Empire, would endure and often flourish for another eleven centuries. Though its capital would move to Constantinople, its citizens referred to themselves as Roman for the entire duration of the empire’s existence. Indeed, so did its neighbors, allies...(展开全部)

In AD 476 the Roman Empire fell–or rather, its western half did. Its eastern half, which would come to be known as the Byzantine Empire, would endure and often flourish for another eleven centuries. Though its capital would move to Constantinople, its citizens referred to themselves as Roman for the entire duration of the empire’s existence. Indeed, so did its neighbors, allies...(展开全部)

In AD 476 the Roman Empire fell–or rather, its western half did. Its eastern half, which would come to be known as the Byzantine Empire, would endure and often flourish for another eleven centuries. Though its capital would move to Constantinople, its citizens referred to themselves as Roman for the entire duration of the empire’s existence. Indeed, so did its neighbors, allies...(展开全部)

作者简介 查尔斯 ‧奥曼，英国著名军事史学家，皇家历史协会主席，牛津大学“奇切历”现代史教授，皇家考古研究所所长，皇家钱币学协会奖章得主。他的著作改变了人们对中世纪战争的理解，完善并改正了中世纪史料中碎片化的军事史及其种种谬误。一般认为，他通过中世纪残破的文献，重新构建起了中世纪战场的蓝图。其研究成果在欧洲军事史上有着重要的地位。 译者简介 齐建晓，副教授，河南师范大学外国语学院翻译硕士导师，研究方向为英汉翻译理论与实践、计算机辅助翻译。科研方面，出版专著、教材、译著共五部，在《西安外国学大学学报》《河南师范大学学报》《新闻与写作》等国内核心刊物上发表了十余篇翻译与外语教学方面的论文，主持和参与省部级以上科研项目八项。

葛瑞姆•汉卡克(Graham Hancock)：英国人，国际著名古文明研究专家、探险家、作家。生于苏格兰爱丁堡，童年时期生活在印度，1973年从英国杜伦大学毕业后，成为了一名优秀的记者。曾任经济学人杂志非洲特派员，后从事调查旅行与遗址探险，并在Discovery频道现身开讲“寻找失落文明”经典系列，揭开人类文明史上神秘的面纱。著有《上帝的指纹》、《失落的约柜》、《天之镜》、《创世纪的守护神》、《火星的秘密》等国际知名畅销书。

In this book, the distinguished writer Edward Luttwak presents the grand strategy of the eastern Roman empire we know as Byzantine, which lasted more than twice as long as the more familiar western Roman empire, eight hundred years by the shortest definition. This extraordinary endurance is all the more remarkable because the Byzantine empire was favored neither by geography no...(展开全部)

In this book, the distinguished writer Edward Luttwak presents the grand strategy of the eastern Roman empire we know as Byzantine, which lasted more than twice as long as the more familiar western Roman empire, eight hundred years by the shortest definition. This extraordinary endurance is all the more remarkable because the Byzantine empire was favored neither by geography no...(展开全部)

If in the year 1411 you had been able to circumnavigate the globe, you would have been most impressed by the dazzling civilizations of the Orient. The Forbidden City was under construction in Ming Beijing; in the Near East, the Ottomans were closing in on Constantinople. By contrast, England would have struck you as a miserable backwater ravaged by plague, bad sanitation and in...(展开全部)

If in the year 1411 you had been able to circumnavigate the globe, you would have been most impressed by the dazzling civilizations of the Orient. The Forbidden City was under construction in Ming Beijing; in the Near East, the Ottomans were closing in on Constantinople. By contrast, England would have struck you as a miserable backwater ravaged by plague, bad sanitation and in...(展开全部)