Lost to the West

拜占庭帝國：拯救西方文明的東羅馬千年史

基本信息

Author：Lars Brownworth

Format：Paperback | 329 pages

Dimensions：169 x 202 x 20mm | 263g

Publication date：01 Jun 2010

Publisher：Random House USA Inc

Language：English

Illustrations note：Maps

ISBN10：0307407969

ISBN13：9780307407962

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書籍簡介

隨着令人難忘的關於皇帝、將軍和宗教先祖的故事，以及對普通公民生活的精彩一瞥，《拜占庭帝國：拯救西方文明的東羅馬千年史》揭示了我們對拜占庭帝國的感激之情，它的成就、慾望和不朽的遺產都與之不相上下。

一千多年來，拜占庭一直是基督教文明的光輝之地。當歐洲陷入黑暗時代時，拜占庭堅決反對穆斯林的擴張，使基督教得以存活。財富源源不斷地流入君士坦丁堡，使史無前例的藝術和建築奇蹟成為可能。統治拜占庭的皇帝們上演了一場政治陰謀和征服的傳奇，其震撼程度史無前例。

《拜占庭帝國：拯救西方文明的東羅馬千年史》充滿了暗殺、大規模肢解和處決、性陰謀、殘忍地攫取權力的故事，以及用成千上萬陣亡戰士的鮮血浸染戰場的軍隊衝突。

Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy.

For more than a millennium, Byzantium reigned as the glittering seat of Christian civilization. When Europe fell into the Dark Ages, Byzantium held fast against Muslim expansion, keeping Christianity alive. Streams of wealth flowed into Constantinople, making possible unprecedented wonders of art and architecture. And the emperors who ruled Byzantium enacted a saga of political intrigue and conquest as astonishing as anything in recorded history. 

Lost to the West is replete with stories of assassination, mass mutilation and execution, sexual scheming, ruthless grasping for power, and clashing armies that soaked battlefields with the blood of slain warriors numbering in the tens of thousands.

作者簡介

Lars Brownworth，一名前高中歷史教師，他是播客現象“12拜占庭統治者”的創造者，iTunes稱其為“定義類型的播客”之一。《紐約時報》、《連線》和《今日美國》都對布朗沃思和他的播客進行了介紹，美國國家公共廣播電台也對他進行了專題報道。

LARS BROWNWORTH, a former high-school history teacher, is the creator of the podcast phenomenon “12 Byzantine Rulers” that iTunes named as one of the “podcasts that define the genre.” Brownworth and his podcast have been profiled in the New York Times, Wired, and USA Today, and were featured on NPR.