Byzantium by John Julius Norwich
The Early Centuries
A sweeping narrative of the Eastern Roman Empire from the founding of the new imperial capital to its fall in 1453, charting a millennium of emperors, court intrigue, theological conflicts, and wars against Persians, Arabs, Crusaders, and Ottomans. It illuminates the empire’s sophisticated administration, unrivaled diplomacy, and dazzling cultural achievements in art, architecture, and theology, while showing how it preserved classical learning and shaped medieval Europe and the Orthodox world. Vivid portraits and brisk storytelling bring to life saints, schemers, generals, and monarchs in a richly textured chronicle of survival and transformation.
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- 1988
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- British
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- English
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