This revised and expanded edition of the widely-praised 
A History of Byzantium covers the time of Constantine the Great in AD 306 to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. 
 -  Expands treatment of the middle and later Byzantine periods, incorporating new archaeological evidence 
-  Includes additional maps and photographs, and a newly annotated, updated bibliography 
-  Incorporates a new section on web resources for Byzantium studies 
-  Demonstrates that Byzantium was important in its own right but also served as a bridge between East and West and ancient and modern society 
-  Situates Byzantium in its broader historical context with a new comparative timeline and textboxes