Damirchiev, E. I. Byzantium: historical and politically philosophical meaning of the Christian Empire

Abstract: Creation of the Christian Empire by Constantine the Great was a unique historical experiment and possibly the only example of a dying leviathan ‘healing’ itself, successfully overcoming the system problems and existing thousands of years after. History does not know the more effective political system than the one practiced in Byzantium. Byzantine civilization gave unique and important contribution to history and politics. However, it did have serious shortcomings which eventually led to the fall of the empire.

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