Angeliki Laiou (1941-2008), one of the leading Byzantinists of her generation, broke new ground in the study of the social and economic history of the Byzantine

This is a concise survey of the economy of the Byzantine Empire from the fourth century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Organised chronologically, the

The studies in this volume reflect the author's interest in history as it was lived: not only the social and economic structures, but the men and women, collect

The longevity of the Byzantine state was due largely to the existence of variegated and articulated economic systems. This three-volume study examines the struc

Social and Economic Life in Byzantium is the third selection of papers by the late Nicolas Oikonomides to be published in the Variorum Collected Studies Series;