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Later Roman Empire (My recent bookshelf additions)
Sailing from Byzantium: How a Lost Empire Shaped the WorldSailing from Byzantium: How a Lost Empire Shaped the World by Colin Wells
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Byzantium's cultural bequests to Western Europe, the Islamic world and the Slavic world
Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire and the Birth of EuropeJustinian's Flea: Plague, Empire and the Birth of Europe by William Rosen
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The times of Byzantium's most famous emperor - revolving around the effects of the plague which broke out in 541
Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924 by Philip Mansel
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After the fall of Constantinople - the story continues
Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval EmpireByzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire by Judith Herrin
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Broad popular survey of Byzantium, a bit flawed
Theodosius: The Empire at Bay (Roman Imperial Biographies)Theodosius: The Empire at Bay (Roman Imperial Biographies) by Gerard Friell
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Masterful analysis of the life and times of Theodosius I - the beginning of the end of the Western Empire
The Roman Empire Divided: The Post-Roman World, 400-700The Roman Empire Divided: The Post-Roman World, 400-700 by John Moorhead
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After the West fell
Diocletian and the Roman RecoveryDiocletian and the Roman Recovery by Stephen Williams
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Cabbages and kings - masterful analysis of the life and times of Diocletian
The Ruin of the Roman Empire: The Emperor Who Brought It Down, The Barbarians Who Could Have Saved ItThe Ruin of the Roman Empire: The Emperor Who Brought It Down, The Barbarians Who Could Have Saved It by James J O'donnell
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Revisionist analysis of Romans and Barbarians of the 6th century
Belisarius: The Last Roman GeneralBelisarius: The Last Roman General by Ian Hughes
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The campaigns of Belisarius re-analysed
Greek Roman Empire: Power and Belief Under Theodosius II (408-450) (Sather Classical Lectures)Greek Roman Empire: Power and Belief Under Theodosius II (408-450) (Sather Classical Lectures) by Fergus Millar
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Greek was effectively the official language of the Eastern Empire
The Last Pagan: Julian the Apostate and the Death of the Ancient WorldThe Last Pagan: Julian the Apostate and the Death of the Ancient World by Adrian Murdoch
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A balanced biography of a fascinating but flawed Emperor
428 AD: An Ordinary Year at the End of the Roman Empire428 AD: An Ordinary Year at the End of the Roman Empire by Giusto Traina
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A panorama of the Empire at a point in time
Barbarian Migrations and the Roman West, 376568 (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks)Barbarian Migrations and the Roman West, 376568 (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks) by Guy Halsall
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Collapse of central authority caused the barbarian migrations, not vice versa
Aurelian and the Third CenturyAurelian and the Third Century by Alaric Watson
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Appraisal of the Restitutor Orbis
Grand Strategy of the Byzantine EmpireGrand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire by Edward N. Luttwak
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Analysis of Byzantium's survival strategy
Heraclius, Emperor of ByzantiumHeraclius, Emperor of Byzantium by Walter Emil Kaegi
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Byzantium and the Early Islamic ConquestsByzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests by Walter E. Kaegi
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Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081 by Warren T. Treadgold
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The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Justinian (Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World)The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Justinian (Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World)
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The Age of Justinian: The Circumstances of Imperial Power (Roman Imperial Biographies)The Age of Justinian: The Circumstances of Imperial Power (Roman Imperial Biographies) by J. A. S. Evans
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The Inheritance of Rome: A History of Europe from 400 to 1000The Inheritance of Rome: A History of Europe from 400 to 1000 by Chris Wickham
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Empires and Barbarians: Migration, Development and the Birth of EuropeEmpires and Barbarians: Migration, Development and the Birth of Europe by Peter Heather
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The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine (Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World)The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine (Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World)
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Constantine and the Christian Empire (Roman Imperial Biographies)Constantine and the Christian Empire (Roman Imperial Biographies) by Charles M. Odahl
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The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New HistoryThe Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History by Peter Heather
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