Filip Van Tricht, Ph.D. (2004) in History, University of Ghent, is Guest Professor of Medieval History at the University of Ghent. He has published several articles dealing with aspects of thirteenth century Byzantium.

• Preface ... ixMaps ... xiIntroduction ... 1Prologue ... 15Chapter One The Constitutional Treaties of 1204–1205: The Latin Restructuring of Byzantium ... 41Chapter Two The Imperial Ideology ... 61Chapter Three The Imperial Quarter ... 103Chapter Four Imperial Authority within the Empire in Its Entirety ... 157Chapter Five The Central Elite ... 251Chapter Six Religion, Church and Empire ... 307Chapter Seven The Byzantine Space ... 351Chapter Eight The Latin Orient ... 433Conclusion ... 473Bibliography ... 483Index ... 521

Filip Van Tricht, Ph.D. (2004) in History, University of Ghent, is Guest Professor of Medieval History at the University of Ghent. He has published several articles dealing with aspects of thirteenth century Byzantium.

• Preface ... ixMaps ... xiIntroduction ... 1Prologue ... 15Chapter One The Constitutional Treaties of 1204–1205: The Latin Restructuring of Byzantium ... 41Chapter Two The Imperial Ideology ... 61Chapter Three The Imperial Quarter ... 103Chapter Four Imperial Authority within the Empire in Its Entirety ... 157Chapter Five The Central Elite ... 251Chapter Six Religion, Church and Empire ... 307Chapter Seven The Byzantine Space ... 351Chapter Eight The Latin Orient ... 433Conclusion ... 473Bibliography ... 483Index ... 521

Filip Van Tricht, Ph.D. (2004) in History, University of Ghent, is Guest Professor of Medieval History at the University of Ghent. He has published several articles dealing with aspects of thirteenth century Byzantium.

• Preface ... ixMaps ... xiIntroduction ... 1Prologue ... 15Chapter One The Constitutional Treaties of 1204–1205: The Latin Restructuring of Byzantium ... 41Chapter Two The Imperial Ideology ... 61Chapter Three The Imperial Quarter ... 103Chapter Four Imperial Authority within the Empire in Its Entirety ... 157Chapter Five The Central Elite ... 251Chapter Six Religion, Church and Empire ... 307Chapter Seven The Byzantine Space ... 351Chapter Eight The Latin Orient ... 433Conclusion ... 473Bibliography ... 483Index ... 521