Although Constantinople fell to the Turks in 1453, bringing an end to the Eastern Roman Empire which had survived its predecessor in the West by nearly one thousand years, this important book argues that Byzantium did not die, but continued to influence European history all the way up to the beginning of the nineteenth century. This English translation of one of the classic works by the great Romanian historian Nicolae Iorga will be of interest to anyone interested in the impact of the fall of Byzantium on European civilization and the continuation of Byzantine institutions in Southeastern Europe. Originally published in French in 1935, this book greatly contributes to an understanding of the political, social, cultural, and intellectual background to the history of the tumultuous region of Southeastern Europe. The author's formula 'Byzantium after Byzantium' defines several centuries of world history.