Considered the foremost authority on Byzantine history and culture in the mid-20th century, his History of the Byzantine Empire (vol. 1–2, 1928) remains one of a few comprehensive accounts of the entire Byzantine history, on par with those authored by Edward Gibbon and Fyodor Uspensky.
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History, Medieval Civilization, Middle Ages, Campaigns, Civilization, Economics, Goths, Income tax, Law reform, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Politics and government, Reorganization, VarangiansPlaces
Byzantine Empire, Islamic Empire, Islamic countries, Istanbul (Turkey), Krymsʹka oblastʹ, Krymsʹka oblastʹ (Ukraine), Maloi︠a︡roslavet︠s︡, Russia, Russia (Federation), UkraineTime
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- A. A. Vasilʹev
- Alexander Vasiliev
- Alexander Alexandrovich Vasiliev
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