"History of the Byzantine Empire" A. A. Vasilyeva is one of the unique phenomena in the history of historical thought .. Common Byzantine stories written by one researcher are extremely few. "History of the Byzantine Empire" is an excellent example of the work of the general plan, where briefly, clearly, with a large number of references to the main sources and research is given a characteristic of all periods of the history of Byzantium. Foreign policy history is set out by A.. [ ) A. Totally . The problems of inner history are treated unevenly, although the main problems of inner life of each period are touched upon or mentioned. The first volume examines the history of the Byzantine Empire from the time of Constantine the Great to the beginning of the era of the Crusades.