Charles Oman eBooks

The Dark Ages. E-book. Formato EPUB Charles Oman   -  Blackmore Dennett, 2018  - 

In 476 A.D. the Western Roman Empire fell.  Romans would never again rule vast swathes of the western Mediterranean, instead these lands would fall to Vandals, Visigoths, Franks and various other tribes that Romans had formerly called ‘barbarians’.  The Roman Empire as the ancient world had known it had gone, this was now the Dark Ages.  Yet Charles Oman shines light upon this frequently forgotten period and explores how even though Rome had fallen and many changes had occurred there were also great continuities.  Although Rome may have fallen the Eastern Empire, centered at Constantinople, continued to thrive, in many ways continuing what the Roman Empire had always done since the days of Augustus, but also developing new judicial systems to govern its vast lands as well as encouraging new forms of art and architecture.  Even in the power vacuum that was left after 476 A.D. Western Europe did not descend completely into darkness, instead in the wake of Rome’s collapse many new powerful empires emerged that looked to Rome for support, most notably the Frankish Empire under Charlemagne.  Oman through the course of this incredibly detailed work uncovers fascinatingly vibrant figures from Theodoric the Great, who dominated Italy in the early sixth century, to Charles Martel, who halted the Islamic advance at the battle of Tours, thus demonstrating through the conflict of this period the foundations of modern Europe were laid. 

The Byzantine Empire. E-book. Formato EPUB Charles Oman   -  Blackmore Dennett, 2019  - 

"The Byzantine Empire" covers the history of the Eastern Roman Empire from late antiquity until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD. The author gives the complete insight into the fascinating empire which was characterized by Roman state traditions, Greek culture and language; and Orthodox Christianity. Among the greatest accomplishments of the Empire, the author emphasizes its contribution to the formation of the medieval Europe, its major role in shaping Orthodoxy and transmission of classical knowledge.  Contents:  Byzantium  The Foundation of Constantinople  The Fight With the Goths  The Departure of the Germans  The Reorganization of the Eastern Empire  Justinian  Justinian's Foreign Conquests  The End of Justinian's Reign  The Coming of the Slavs  The Darkest Hour  Social and Religious Life  The Coming of the Saracens  The First Anarchy  The Saracens Turned Back  The Iconoclasts  The End of the Iconoclasts  The Literary Emperors and Their Time  Military Glory  The End of the Macedonian Dynasty  Manzikert  The Comneni and the Crusades  The Latin Conquest of Constantinople  The Latin Empire and the Empire of Nicaea  Decline and Decay  The Turks in Europe.  The End of a Long Tale  Table of Emperors