Byzantine Sardinia: a history

"This volume explores the little-known history of a great island at the heart of the Mediterranean: Byzantine Sardinia. The term refers here to a long phase in the island's past, when Sardinia was first, in every respect, a province of the Empire, and later-between the ninth and tenth centuries-a regional society still deeply shaped by Eastern Roman models. These influences left a lasting mark not only on political structures, but also on settlement patterns, social practices, and religious culture. Bringing history and archaeology into dialogue, the author weaves a fragmented and uneven body of evidence into a clear and compelling narrative. The book examines political developments, social and economic dynamics, as well as levels of literacy and the production of written culture, all within the wider framework of Mediterranean history. The result is a fresh, original, and up-to-date synthesis, of interest to specialists and general readers alike"-- Provided by publisher.