By Wayne G. Sayles, 208pp. pb, fully illustrated, charts, tables,
maps, 1998, Cliio's Cabinet. New, signed by the author. The
Romaioi, Greek citizens of the Roman East, stood squarely in the
path of Islamic expansion and helped save Europe from being overrun by
powerful tribes from the East. Their coinage reveals a society with
strong religious undercurrents and divergent philosophies, but plagued
by political and financial crises.