Read my previous articles for more about Byzantium: Now here are the 10 surprising facts about Byzantium.

As a blogger, it is my part to give life to the history of Byzantium which has been forgotten over time by many including those I know who have little to no idea about its name and existence. These lesser known facts may have influenced history in many ways, but some of them may be very trivial as well these include the Byzantine imperial court, the economy, the inventions they’ve made, and even facts about their history including their role in the 1 st and 4 th crusades and their role as a cosmopolitan melting pot between east and west.

As my previous Byzantine article featured the more commonly known facts of the empire not so commonly known, this time I will focus more on the lesser known facts of the empire which is already less known today. As I have mentioned 2 articles ago, the Byzantine Empire lasted from 330-1453 and was one of the most advanced societies of the Middle Ages compared to the kingdoms of Western Europe as they had a strong legal and educational system, innovated inventions and philosophies, sophisticated architecture, and advanced siege weapons including Greek Fire, but the only problem is that they are not as well remembered today. Judith Herrin’s “Byzantium” explains in detail all the intriguing facts of the Byzantine Empire making it one of history’s most colorful empires. And as I have mentioned, last February I published an article on “7 Reasons to be Interested in Byzantium”, which was more on general knowledge of the empire’s history and their greatest contributions to history, this time, this article will be more on smaller details about the Byzantine Empire. The title of this new article is exactly the tile of an interesting book I have finished in which I have learned so much about the 1,100-year life of the Byzantine Empire this book is entitled “ Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire” by Judith Herrin, published in 2007. Hello everyone and welcome back to my articles! This one will once again be about Byzantium, but unlike my last article, this will be more on insider facts on the history of the Byzantine Empire. “ 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 “Byzantium” by Judith Herrin (Penguin Classics)

Byzantium by Judith Herrin