“…In addition, peoples such as the Vandals, Sueves, Basques, Alans and Byzantines are included. The book contains author and subject indexes and is extensively cross-indexed for easy consultation. …”

“…It also gives a quite up-to-date, although very summary account of new evidence awaiting serious study; which, we may hope, will lead to further advances in our understanding of the late antique and early Byzantine periods…”

“…After the rift with the Byzantine Church in the middle of the sixth century, the Armenians elaborated their particular doctrinal positions. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Blockchain for Real World Applications -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Distributed Ledger Technology -- 2.1 Different Types of Distributed Ledger Technology -- 2.1.1 Blockchain -- 2.1.2 Directed Acyclic Graph -- 2.1.3 Hashgraph -- 2.1.4 Holochain -- 2.1.5 Tempo (Radix) -- 2.2 Chronological Evolution -- 2.2.1 Blockchain 1.0 -- 2.2.2 Blockchain 2.0 -- 2.2.3 Blockchain 3.0 -- 2.2.4 Blockchain 4.0 -- 2.3 Blockchain Architecture -- 2.3.1 Block -- 2.3.2 Hash Function -- 2.3.3 Encryption -- 2.3.3.1 Problems -- 2.3.4 Keys: Public and Private -- 2.3.5 Decentralized Identifier -- 3 Blockchain Ecosystem -- 3.1 Working of Blockchain -- 3.2 Key Characteristics -- 3.2.1 Decentralization -- 3.2.2 Persistence -- 3.2.3 Anonymity -- 3.2.4 Auditability -- 3.3 Unspent Transaction Output -- 3.4 Classification of Blockchain on Access Management -- 3.4.1 Public Blockchain -- 3.4.2 Private Blockchain -- 3.4.3 Consortium Blockchain -- 3.5 Consensus -- 3.5.1 Proof-of-Work -- 3.5.2 Proof-of-Stake -- 3.5.3 Peercoin -- 3.5.4 Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance -- 3.5.5 Delegated Proof-of-Stake -- 3.5.6 Ripple -- 3.5.7 Tendermint -- 3.5.8 Consensus Algorithms: A Comparison -- 3.5.8.1 Node Identity Management -- 3.5.8.2 Energy Saving -- 3.5.8.3 Tolerated Power of Adversary -- 3.5.9 Advances in Consensus Algorithms -- 3.6 Payment Verification in Blockchain -- 3.6.1 Simple Payment Verification -- 3.6.1.1 Key Features -- 3.6.2 Full Payment Verification -- 3.6.2.1 Key Features -- 3.7 Hashgraph -- 3.7.1 Elements of Hashgraph -- 3.7.2 Diagrammatic Representation -- 3.7.3 How Does Hashgraph Work? …”