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- The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c. 500–1492
- Frontispiece
- The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c. 500–1492
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Dedication
- Preface
- Preface to the Paperback Edition
- General Introduction
- Part I The Earlier Empire c. 500–c. 700
- Part II The Middle Empire c. 700–1204
- Part III The Byzantine Lands in the Later Middle Ages 1204–1492
- Chapter 20 a After The Fourth Crusade: The Greek Rump States and the Recovery of Byzantium
- Chapter 20b After the Fourth Crusade: The Latin Empire of Constantinople and the Frankish States
- Chapter 21 Balkan Powers: Albania, Serbia and Bulgaria (1200–1300)
- Chapter 22 The Palaiologoi and the World Around Them (1261–1400)
- Chapter 23 Latins in the Aegean and the Balkans (1300–1400)
- Chapter 24 The Roman Orthodox World (1393–1492)
- Glossary (Including Some Proper Names)
- Genealogical Tables and Lists of Rulers
- Alternative Place Names
- Bibliography
- Book part
- Picture Acknowledgements
- Index
Chapter 22 - The Palaiologoi and the World Around Them (1261–1400)
from Part III - The Byzantine Lands in the Later Middle Ages 1204–1492
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 November 2019
- The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c. 500–1492
- Frontispiece
- The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c. 500–1492
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Dedication
- Preface
- Preface to the Paperback Edition
- General Introduction
- Part I The Earlier Empire c. 500–c. 700
- Part II The Middle Empire c. 700–1204
- Part III The Byzantine Lands in the Later Middle Ages 1204–1492
- Chapter 20 a After The Fourth Crusade: The Greek Rump States and the Recovery of Byzantium
- Chapter 20b After the Fourth Crusade: The Latin Empire of Constantinople and the Frankish States
- Chapter 21 Balkan Powers: Albania, Serbia and Bulgaria (1200–1300)
- Chapter 22 The Palaiologoi and the World Around Them (1261–1400)
- Chapter 23 Latins in the Aegean and the Balkans (1300–1400)
- Chapter 24 The Roman Orthodox World (1393–1492)
- Glossary (Including Some Proper Names)
- Genealogical Tables and Lists of Rulers
- Alternative Place Names
- Bibliography
- Book part
- Picture Acknowledgements
- Index
Summary
In the course of the fourteenth century, Byzantine society underwent a series of major changes, in some ways similar to those in western Europe, in other ways quite different, and complicated by the presence of external threats that progressively led to the dissolution of the state and the conquest of its territory. While economic, social and cultural developments show considerable vitality, the weakness of the state, radically reducing its ability to provide order and security for its subjects, could not but influence the dynamic of other developments. Innovation, in practice more often than in theory, was not lacking; on the contrary, the responses to new conditions often present interesting if contradictory aspects.
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- The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c.500–1492 , pp. 803 - 833Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019