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Byzantium at War AD 600–1453: Essential Histories

By John Haldon

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing Ltd.
Year
2002
ISBN
9781472895059, 9781841763606
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7425833 bytes)
Series
Essential Histories
Pages
\86
Library
bloomsburycollections.com
Time added
2023-06-30 18:20:35

Description

Byzantium survived for 800 years, yet its dominions and power fluctuated dramatically during that time. John Haldon tells the story from the days when the Empire was barely clinging on to survival, to the age when its fabulous wealth attracted Viking mercenaries and Asian nomad warriors to its armies, their very appearance on the field enough to bring enemies to terms. In 1453 the last emperor of Byzantium, Constantine XII, died fighting on the ramparts, bringing to a romantic end the glorious history of this legendary empire.

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