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A History of Byzantium Series

This series delves into the rich and complex history of the Byzantine Empire, an entity that shaped the Western world for over a millennium. The narrative comes alive through engaging prose, uncovering the political intrigue, military struggles, and cultural evolution of this captivating civilization. It offers a sweeping perspective on an empire that spanned centuries, leaving an indelible mark on history whose legacy continues to resonate.

Byzantium : the early centuries
Byzantium

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    Byzantium : the early centuries

    • 416 pages
    • 15 hours of reading
    4.4(111)Add rating

    'He is brilliant ... He writes like the most cultivated modern diplomat attached by a freak of time to the Byzantine court, with intimate knowledge, tactful judgement and a consciousness of the surviving monuments' IndependentIn this exciting narrative history, John Julius Norwich, one of most accomplished popular historians, reveals the beginning of Byzantium. He tells of the five formative centuries of an empire that would enthral the western world for more than eleven hundred years.

    Byzantium : the early centuries
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