Mark Whittow obituary

Mark Whittow’s book, The Making of Byzantium 600-1025, examined the early history of the Byzantine empire, up to the death of Basil II, seated right by the cross, in this depiction from the 10th century.The historian Mark Whittow, who has died aged 60 in a road accident, did much to encourage the teaching of his subject in universities from an increasingly global perspective.It demonstrated to both students and general readers that medieval history might extend not only beyond the Seine, R