Lost To The West by Lars Brownworth
The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
A vivid, accessible narrative history that follows the Byzantine Empire’s rise, resilience, and gradual decline, showing how its emperors, generals, clergy, and scholars preserved Roman law and Greek learning, defended Europe with savvy diplomacy and military innovation, and shaped medieval art and religion—culminating in the internecine strife and crusader interventions (especially the Fourth Crusade) that effectively severed Byzantium from the West and diminished its centuries-long role as a bulwark of civilized order.
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- Published
- 2009
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- American
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- Pages
- 336
- Original Language
- English
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