For 1, years, Constantinople remained the capital of the Byzantine Empire - the longest-lived and most continuously inspired Christian empire in the world. In this, the third and final volume of Author: John Julius Norwich. John Julius Norwich's three- volume history of the Byzantine empire, which now culminates in Byzantium: Vie Decline and Fall, is a charming and entertaining piece of traditional histo- ry telling. Norwich does not claim that his work represents a scholarly investigation of the Eastern bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 10 mins. The final book in the Byzantium trilogy explores the long decline and destruction of the Byzantine Empire. Norwich beautifully takes the reader through the religious controversies, constant war, and political infighting that culminated in the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople/5.
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Byzantium: The Decline and Fall Volume 3 of Byzantium / John Julius Norwich Byzantium, John Julius Norwich Penguin Books: History Penguin books: Author: John Julius Norwich: Edition: 3. John Julius Norwich's three- volume history of the Byzantine empire, which now culminates in Byzantium: Vie Decline and Fall, is a charming and entertaining piece of traditional histo- ry telling. Norwich does not claim that his work represents a scholarly investigation of the Eastern Empire. From the founding of Constantinople (capital of Byzantium) by the first Christian Roman emperor and Byzantium's first flowering, to its fatal weakening after the treacherous attack on Constantinople by Western knights in the Fourth Crusade in and the valiant death of the last Byzantine emperor in at the hands of the conquering Turks, Norwich has told Byzantium's story in elegant and moving prose.
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