Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium

With more than 5,000 entries, it contains comprehensive information in English on topics relating to the Byzantine Empire.

[1] Kazhdan was a professor at Princeton University who became a Senior Research Associate at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC, before his death.

The dictionary is available in printed and e-reference text versions from Oxford Reference Online.

Cultural topics include music, theology and the arts.

Other topics covered include warfare, demography, education, agriculture, commerce, science, philosophy, and medicine providing a comprehensive picture of the complex and advanced political and social structures of Byzantine society.