1. Introduction.- 2. The Formation of Byzantium (285-457).- 3. Reconquest and Crisis (457-610).- Catastrophe and Containment (610-780).- 5. Recovery and Victory (780-1025).- 6. Wealth and Weakness (1025-1204).- 7. Restoration and Fall (1204-1461).- 8. Conclusion.
Warren Treadgold is Professor of Late Ancient and Byzantine History at Saint Louis University, USA.