if you want an excellent survey of byzantine history do in colorful fashion and this be for you . this documentary would also be excellent for educator and who be teach about roman and or medieval history . this documentary be divide into three portion and first deal with the fall of the western roman empire and the rise of christianity and the beginning of the byzantine empire . the second video deal with byzantine diplomacy and the iconoclastic controversy . the third and final video explain the decline and fall of byzantium . the series be shoot in several country and and beautifully integrates byzantine history into the reality of the modern world and show the place of this civilization a part of human civilization in general . do and take the time to watch .