Orphanotrope, Grand, 102 Orthodox Christian, or Orthodox Eastern, Church, 17, 47, 48, 68-80, 101-103 patriarchs, 71 Pera quarter, 24, 25 Phocas, 51 politics, 32, 49 recreation, 32, 105 Richard the Lion-Hearted, 14 Roman Empire, 39-42, 81. _See also_ Byzantine Empire and Western Roman Empire. Romulus Augustulus, 44 Sacred Palace. _See_ Bukoleon, Palace of. _saigon_ (sī’gƏn), 51 Saint Mamas quarter, 24 Saladin, 14 Santa Sophia, 17, 31-32, 34 _scaramangion_ (ska-rƏ-man’ji-Ən), 50 Scutari, 25 silk, 86-88 Simeon Stylites, Saint, 72 slaves, 103 statues. _See_ monuments. _stemmata_ (stem’Ə-tƏ), 51 _strategoi_ (strƏ-tē’goi), 47 _strategos_ (strƏ-tē’gos), 95 superstitions, 71-72 Sycae. _See_ Galata. _themes_ (thē’mƏs), 95 Theodora, 49-50 Theodora, Saint, 49, 53-54, 75-76 Theophilus, 99 Theotokos (thē-ot’ō-kos), 72 Trajan, 40-41 _trapezidae_ (trƏ-pē’zi-dē), 59 Tsargrad. _See_ Constantinople. Turkish (Ottoman) Empire, 94-95, 112-113 Vandals, 44 Varangians, 23 Villehardouin, Geoffrey of, 14, 19, 20-21, 45, 107, 110 war, art of, 60-63 wealth, 82-83, 88, 91-92 Western Roman Empire, 41-42, 43-44, 46 Zoe, 49 Zoe Black Eyes, 65 ABOUT THE AUTHOR THOMAS CALDECOT CHUBB, internationally known author, scholar, and literary critic began his writing career while still a student at Yale with the publication of two books, one of which won him the Albert Stanborough Cook award for poetry, and a poem which won him the John Masefield Award. Since that time he has published a number of books which are outstanding for both scholarship and writing—among these his well-known biography _Aretino: Scourge of Princes_. Mr. Chubb’s interest in the Byzantines, awakened during his college days, has continued throughout his life. _The Byzantines_, his first book for young people, reflects his intimate knowledge of the subject. World traveler, sportsman, and civic leader, Mr. Chubb lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, with his wife and their three teen-age children.