Byzantium The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire |
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| Author:
| Herrin, Judith |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-14369-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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Identifies the fundamental questions about Byzantium - what it was, and what special significance it holds for us. This title reveals this great civilization's rise to military and cultural supremacy, its spectacular destruction by the Fourth Crusade, and its revival and final conquest in 1453.
Identifies the fundamental questions about Byzantium - what it was, and what special significance it holds for us. This title reveals this great civilization's rise to military and cultural supremacy, its spectacular destruction by the Fourth Crusade, and its revival and final conquest in 1453.