Hellenism in Byzantium

Anthony Kaldellis is Professor of Greek and Latin at The Ohio State University. He has published many articles and monographs on late antiquity and Byzantium, and is currently completing a related book on the subject of the Christian Parthenon. His most recent titles are Mothers and Sons, Fathers and Daughters: The Byzantine Family of Michael Psellos (2006) and Procopius of Caesarea: Tyranny, History and Philosophy at the End of Antiquity (2004).

• Introduction; Part I. Greeks, Romans, and Christians in Late Antiquity: 1. 'We too are Greeks!': the legacies of Hellenism; 2. 'The world a city': Romans of the east; 3. 'Nibbling on Greek learning': the Christian predicament; Interlude. Hellenism in limbo: the middle years (400–1040); Part II. Hellenic Revivals in Byzantium: 4. Michael Psellos and the instauration of philosophy; 5. The third sophistic: the performance of Hellenism under the Komnenoi; 6. Imperial failure and the emergence of national Hellenism; General conclusions.

Review of the hardback: 'The study is based on a direct acquaintance with an impressive range of authors from two thousand years of Greek literature. … I do hope that this discussion will be held in future scholarly literature, and that this book will find many readers: it is directly relevant for any student interested in the lasting legacy of Greek Antiquity.' L'Antiquité Classique