Byzantium: v. 2: The Apogee

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In "Byzantium: The Early Centuries", John Julius Norwich told the epic tale of the Roman Empire's second capital up to Christmas Day AD 800 - when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as a rival emperor. This second volume of his magnificent history covers the following three centuries. In it he continues his compelling chronicle up to the coronation of the heroic Alexius Comnenus in 1081. The other two volumes in the trilogy, "Byzantium: The Early Centuries" and "Byzantium: The Decline and Fall", are also published in Penguin.

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Published
30/09/1993

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd

ISBN
9780140114485

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This is the second of John Julius Norwich's superb trilogy on the history of the perennially fascinating city, Byzantium. The first volume, Byzantium: The Early Centuries, began with the founding of the city and ended with Pope Leo III laying the imperial crown on the head of Charlemagne in 800 AD thereby questioning the essential unity of Christendom for the first time. This volume covers the next three centuries: Byzantium fighting against the Bulgars to the north (and occasionally against the Russians), to the east and south against the massing forces of Islam and to the west against the Carolingians and their descendants and of course, Rome. Internal struggles livened up procedures too, with rich Anatolian military aristocracy pitted against sinister urban eunuchs. The chapter ends with the arrival of the Seljuk Turks and the beginning of Ottoman rule. A fascinating, rich city embroiled in medieval intrigue. (Kirkus UK)