The Oxford Guide to Byzantinistics, prepared by a galaxy of the best world-class specialists led by responsible editors E. Jeffries, J. Haldon and R. Cormack, is distinguished by a unique structure that allows the reader to acquaint the reader with all aspects of Roman civilization and the history of its study. Each of the chapters of the manual in an extremely brief form and at the same time deeply introduces the main problems of Byzantinism, reflecting its modern achievements. No. 1 includes the first two parts of the book. No. 2 includes the last two parts of the book