Byzantium

The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire

By: John Julius Norwich

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Paperback | 30 September 1993 | Edition Number 1

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432 Pages

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In Byzantium: The Early Centuries John Julius Norwich told the epic tale of the Roman Empire's second capital up to Christmas Day AD 800 - when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as a rival emperor. This second volume of his magnificent trilogy covers the following three centuries, up to the coronation of the heroic Alexius Comnenus in 1081. For sheer vividness and pace his account could hardly be bettered. 'He offers character sketches of the frequently appalling personages who infest his narrative, and does so with the self-confident assurance of a Macaulay or a Gibbon ... It is humane even when contemplating inhumanity; it is witty; and it tells a remarkable story with boundless and disarming zest' - Allan Massie in the Daily Telegraph'Eminently readable' - Frederic Raphael in the Spectator'Lord Norwich is always on the lookout for the small but revealing details ... He also pays attention to the significant anecdote and bizarre episode. All of this he r

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This is the second of John Julius Norwich's superb trilogy on the history of the perennially fascinating city, Byzantium. The first volume, Byzantium: The Early Centuries, began with the founding of the city and ended with Pope Leo III laying the imperial crown on the head of Charlemagne in 800 AD thereby questioning the essential unity of Christendom for the first time. This volume covers the next three centuries: Byzantium fighting against the Bulgars to the north (and occasionally against the Russians), to the east and south against the massing forces of Islam and to the west against the Carolingians and their descendants and of course, Rome. Internal struggles livened up procedures too, with rich Anatolian military aristocracy pitted against sinister urban eunuchs. The chapter ends with the arrival of the Seljuk Turks and the beginning of Ottoman rule. A fascinating, rich city embroiled in medieval intrigue. (Kirkus UK)

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