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| | 4. |  | Byzantium (Harper Fiction)
from Eos
Price: $7.99
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This book reminded me a lot of Noah Gordon's "The Physician" which uses a similar plot device, namely, the adventures of a European into the exotic East during the Dark Ages. Likewise, both novels deal with the protagonist's spiritual pilgrimage which unfolds together with the action sequences. To... more info
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| | 5. |  | A Short History of Byzantium
from Vintage
Price: $12.21
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There is no doubt that the author accomplishes what he sets out to do: provide a concise overview of the entire history of the Eastern Roman Empire, or "Byzantium." That conciseness, however, comes at a price. Little space is given to economics or to cultural life beyond certain incidental... more info
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| | 6. |  | Constantinople: Capital of Byzantium
from Hambledon & London
Price: $19.77
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Jonathan Harris provides a service to the general reader interested in the history, culture, and mystique of the Byzantine Empire and the Queen of Cities. His premise is that scholars often have difficulty in truly understanding Byzantium because its rulers and contemporary historians portrayed the... more info
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| | 7. |  | The Fall of Constantinople 1453 (Canto)
from Cambridge University Press
Price: $18.61
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Over five hundred years have passed since Constantinople became Istanbul. It is difficult to imagine the city was once a Christian metropolis known as the capitol of the Roman Empire in the East. Runciman tells the story of this city's last days before the Turkish conquest. The book does not aim to... more info
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| | 9. |  | Byzantium: The Early Centuries
from Knopf
Price: $32.97
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The book does an amazing job detailing military ventures in the Byzantine Empire and gives a clear picture of the Imperial Families. However, Norwich really fails to give a clear idea of anyone in the Empire or in Constantinople besides royalty and some military commanders. The culture of Byzantium... more info
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| | 10. |  | Byzantium (II): The Apogee (Byzantium)
from Knopf
Price: $32.97
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In _Byzantium: the Apogee_, Norwich continues his excellent history of the Eastern Roman empire, beginning with the regin of Empress Irene (775 - 810) and concluding with the defeat of the Byzantines at Manzikert in 1071. While a considerably shorter time span than the previous work (_Byzantium: the... more info
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