Posted by Powee Celdran “In this sense, Byzantine culture embodies the French historian Fernand Braudel’s notion of the longue durée, the long term: that which survives the vicissitudes of changing governments, newfangled fashions or technological improvements, an ongoing inheritance that can both imprison and inspire.” -Judith Herrin, on Byzantium Hello everyone and welcome back to myContinue reading “Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire (A review on Judith Herrin’s “Byzantium”)”