“In this sense, Byzantine culture embodies the French historian Fernand Braudel's notion of the longue durée, the long term: that which survives the vicissitudes of changing governments, newfangled fashions or technological improvements, an ongoing inheritance that can both imprison and inspire.” HistoryByzantine EmpireFernand BraudelLongue Duree Book:Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire Source: Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire