The epilogue closes with perceptive words that deserve to be quoted at length because they are timely for readers anywhere in Europe and the United States. They also speak to Byzantium's ability to remain relevant in contemporary debates, and challenge historians to insist on that relevance, as Harris does admirably in his closing words….

Jonathan Harris. The Lost World of Byzantium. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2015. 

From The Medieval Review (TMR). Review by Anthony Kaldellis, The Ohio State University