Atreides, who seems to think I know a lot about the Byzantine Empire asked me to post a list of sources on Byzantium. I sent him a shorter version of this. Most of these I have at least looked at. I'll link what I can through Amazon,com and give you a full title and ISBN number for the others. I have purchased some of these for the library I direct for use in AP World History classes and most of them should be on shelf at any university or larger public library and they may be on the shelf at a school library if your school has a big AP focus

This is not necessary an exhaustive list works by any stretch. Just ones I know about and have at time consulted. Others might want to add something to it. If so drop me a private message.

Reference works
Encyclopedia of the Byzantine Empire
Empires

At War: A Chronological Encyclopedia From Sumer To The Fall Of Byzantium
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Crusades
Ancient Europe, 8000 B.C. to A.D. 1000: An Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World


http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Roman-World-History/dp/0746061307/ref=sr_1_4/102-0700512-4318521?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185253656&sr=1-4"]Encyclopedia of the Roman Worldhttp://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-R...5253656&sr=1-4


DVD-Video
Byzantium : The Lost Empire

Biography
The Alexiad
This work is particularly good for M2TW because it chronicles the life and time Emperor Alexis I who is the emperor you start the game with. Anna Comeus is the Byzantine princes you have at the beginning of the game

Byzantine History
Any book by Warren Treadgold is a good place to start. He can be rather dry but his books are generally short and filled with facts. I particularly like Byzantium and its Army and A Concise Historyof Byzantium

http://www.amazon.com/Emperor-Justin...5253740&sr=1-5
Byzantine Philosophy and Its Ancient Sources

Related works
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Not a personal favorite of mine)
Turks:

[/B] History of the Turks[/B]
A Journey of a Thousand Years, 600-1600
Armies of the Ottoman Turks, 1300-1774

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The Decline of Eastern Christianity Under Islam : From Jihad to Dhimmitude : Seventh-Twentieth Century