Per with english. A. G. Pear. — SPb. Aletheia, 2000. — 968 s. "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 presented in full . [DT ) The problems of inner history are treated unevenly, although the main problems of inner life of each period are touched upon or mentioned. To reprint the cycle of general works A. A. Vasilyeva on the history of Byzantium A . G. Pear. Major milestones of life A. A. Vasilieva . List of works by A. A. Vasilieva . Foreword by . Essay on the development of the history of Byzantium . A brief sketch of the development of the history of Byzantium in the West . General popular reviews of the history of Byzantium. Essay on the development of the history of Byzantium in Russia . Periodicals, reference publications, papyrology . Empire from the time of Constantine to Justinian the Great. Constantine the Great and Christianity[edit] Arianism and the First Ecumenical Council . Foundation of Constantinople . Reforms of Diocletian and Constantine . Emperors and Society from Constantine the Great to the Beginning of the Sixth Century Constantius (33761), Julian the Apostate (36163), Church and State at the End of the Fourth Century. The Germanic (Gothic) Question in the 4th Century . National and Religious Interests of the Age . Arkady (39508), The solution of the Gothic question. Theodosius II Minor, or the Younger (408450), Theological Controversy and the Third Ecumenical Council . Walls of Constantinople . Marcian (45057) and Leo I (45774). Aspar. The Fourth Ecumenical Council . Zeno (47491), Odoacer and Theodoric of Ostgott. Act of Unity . Anastasius I (49118), General Conclusions. Literature, Education and Art . Justinian the Great and his immediate successors (51810), the reign of Justinian and Theodora. Wars with Vandals, Ostrogoths and Visigoths; their results. Persia. Slavs. The Importance of Justinian's Foreign Policy . Legislative Activities of Justinian . Tribonian. The Church Politics of Justinian . Closing of the Athens School . Church Problems and the Fifth Ecumenical Council . Domestic Politics of Justinian . "Nika" RebellionTaxation and Financial Problems. Trading in the reign of Justinian1. Cosma Indikoplov . Protection of Byzantine trade. The immediate successors of Justinian . War with the Persians . Slavs and Avars . Religious Affairs . Exarchate formation and coup 610 g. Question about Slavs in Greece . Literature, Education and Art . The Age of Heraclius (61017), Foreign Policy. Persian Wars and campaigns against the Avars and Slavs. The Importance of Persian Campaigns of Heraclius . Arabs. Muhammad and Islam . Causes of the Arab conquests of the 7th century. Conquests of the Arabs before the beginning of the 8th century. Constantine IV and the Siege of Constantinople by the Arabs . Slavic promotion in the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor. Foundation of the Bulgarian Kingdom . Plan for the transfer of the capital of the empire. Religious policy of the dynasty . Monothelitism and the Exposition of Faith (ephesis)The Model of Faith by Constant II . The Sixth Ecumenical Council and Ecclesiastical Peace . The Emergence and Development of the Fem System . The Troubles of 71117. Literature, Education and Art . The Age of Iconoclasm (717867), Isaurian, or Syrian, Dynasty (717802), Relations to Arabs, Bulgarians, and Slavs. Internal Activities of the Emperors of the Isaurian, or Syrian, Dynasty. Religious contradictions of the first period of iconoclasm . Coronation of Charlemagne and the significance of this event for the Byzantine Empire. Results of the Isaurian dynasty . Successors of the House of Isaurian and the Time of the Amorian, or Phrygian, Dynasty (82087), External Relations of the Byzantine Empire. The First Russian Attack on Constantinople . The fight against Western Arabs . Byzantium and the Bulgarians in the Amorian Dynasty . The Second Period of Iconoclasm and the Restoration of Orthodoxy . Separation of churches in the 9th century. Literature, Education and Art . The Age of Macedon (86781), Question of the Origin of the Macedon Dynasty. Foreign Activities of the Macedonian Dynasty . Relations of Byzantium to the Arabs and to Armenia. Relations of the Byzantine Empire with the Bulgarians and Magyars . The Byzantine Empire and Russia . Pechenegs' problem . Relations of Byzantium to Italy and Western Europe . Social and political development . Church Affairs . Legislative Activities of Macedonian Emperors. Social and economic relations in the empire. Prochiron and Epanagoga . Vassiliki and Tipukit . Eparch's book "The Lords" and "The Poor" Provincial Administration. Time of Troubles (105681), Seljuk Turks . Pechenegs . Normans . Education, science, literature and art