recreation, 32, 105
Richard the Lion-Hearted, 14
Roman Empire, 39-42, 81. _See also_ Byzantine Empire and Western
Roman Empire.
Romulus Augustulus, 44
Sacred Palace. _See_ Bukoleon, Palace of.
_saigon_ (sī’gƏn), 51
Saint Mamas quarter, 24
Saladin, 14
Santa Sophia, 17, 31-32, 34
_scaramangion_ (ska-rƏ-man’ji-Ən), 50
Scutari, 25
silk, 86-88
Simeon Stylites, Saint, 72
slaves, 103
statues. _See_ monuments.
_stemmata_ (stem’Ə-tƏ), 51
_strategoi_ (strƏ-tē’goi), 47
_strategos_ (strƏ-tē’gos), 95
superstitions, 71-72
Sycae. _See_ Galata.
_themes_ (thē’mƏs), 95
Theodora, 49-50
Theodora, Saint, 49, 53-54, 75-76
Theophilus, 99
Theotokos (thē-ot’ō-kos), 72
Trajan, 40-41
_trapezidae_ (trƏ-pē’zi-dē), 59
Tsargrad. _See_ Constantinople.
Turkish (Ottoman) Empire, 94-95, 112-113
Vandals, 44
Varangians, 23
Villehardouin, Geoffrey of, 14, 19, 20-21, 45, 107, 110
war, art of, 60-63
wealth, 82-83, 88, 91-92
Western Roman Empire, 41-42, 43-44, 46
Zoe, 49
Zoe Black Eyes, 65
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
THOMAS CALDECOT CHUBB, internationally known author, scholar, and
literary critic began his writing career while still a student at
Yale with the publication of two books, one of which won him the
Albert Stanborough Cook award for poetry, and a poem which won him
the John Masefield Award. Since that time he has published a number
of books which are outstanding for both scholarship and writing—among
these his well-known biography _Aretino: Scourge of Princes_. Mr.
Chubb’s interest in the Byzantines, awakened during his college days,
has continued throughout his life. _The Byzantines_, his first book
for young people, reflects his intimate knowledge of the subject.
World traveler, sportsman, and civic leader, Mr. Chubb lives in
Greenwich, Connecticut, with his wife and their three teen-age
children.