A short history of Byzantium / John Julius Norwich.
A short history of Byzantium / John Julius Norwich.
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New York : Knopf, 1997.
Date
1997.
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N949.502/6
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English
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xl, 430 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
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Publisher
New York : Knopf, 1997.
Edition
1st American ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1997.
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It was a history marked by tremendous change and drama: the adoption of Christianity by the Greco-Roman world; the fall of Rome and its empire; the defeat by the Seljuk Turks at Manzikert in 1071; the reigns of Constantine, Theodosius the Great, Justinian and Basil II. There were centuries of bloodshed in which the empire struggled for its life; ce...
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A short history of Byzantium / John Julius Norwich.
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Abridgment of the author's three-vol. work Byzantium.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 392-[404]) and index.
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N949.502/6
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74VvDXv7xWVO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvDXv7xWVO
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0679450882 (hardcover)
9780679450887 (hardcover)
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949.502
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991004958539702626
