Byzantium (Vol. 3): The Decline and Fall
John Julius Norwich
488 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0140114491
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Language: English
Publish: 820483200000
Ancient HistoryClassicsEuropean HistoryGreeceHistoryMedievalMedieval HistoryMilitary HistoryNonfictionReligion
A narrative story of Byzantium. From the accession of Alexius in 1081, through the Fourth Crusade – when an army destined for the Holy Land was diverted to Constantinople by the blind, octogenarian but crafty Doge of Venice – to the protracted struggle against the Ottomans. This book forms the climax to the story of Byzantium.