Book description
'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' Independent
In this exciting narrative history, John Julius Norwich, one of most accomplished popular historians, reveals…
Why read it?
1 author picked Byzantium as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This account of history gives wings to the late Roman Empire and Byzantium.
Don’t expect: a dry list of dates and details of each event that happened in sequence. Do expect: to be unable to sleep as you read Norwich’s graphic descriptions of some of the most hair-raising twists of the Byzantine court.
I kept turning the pages all night, and during the day I couldn’t wait to get back to bed in the evening and delve back into that world. It’s enthralling and educational all at once!
From Gordon's list on the fall of the Roman Empire.
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