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Byzantium: The Decline and Fall (edition 1995)

by John Julius Norwich (Author)

Series: Byzantium (3)

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For 1,123 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 John Julius Norwich's magnificent and moving history, he tells of the dire consequences of the defeat by the Seljuk Turks at the battle of Manzikert in 1071; of the Fourth Crusade, whose Crusaders - led by the octogenarian Doge of Venice - turned their attention away from the Holy Places to hurl themselves against Constantinople, sacking the city and setting up a succession of Frankish thugs on the imperial throne; and of the two-hundred-year struggle by the restored Empire against the inexorable advance of the Ottoman Turks.… (more)
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Norwich has a lively style, and his book covering this sad period moves along smartly. It's the end of a good series, and I'm glad that it was popular. ( )
  DinadansFriend | Aug 27, 2013 |
I'll treat the three volume as one, as the latter parts would make little or no sense without having read the earlier ones.



It's an epic tale of an empire lasting over 1100 years and has all the requirements of an epic. There are good kings and bad kings, benevolent kings and mad kings all mixed up together. There's sucess, reversal and ultimately failure and the loss of the inpregnigible city. To have withstood almost enemy for over a millennium is a pretty impressive defensive record. To say nothing of the artistic and cultural achievements. And all this through a time when the western world was retreating into the dark ages.



It's a subject I knew very little about and this series was highly informative, as well as being a fairly entertaining read. Obviously written by somone with a passion for their subject, and communicating this to the reader with lots of little details that bring it vividly to life. ( )
1 vote Helenliz | Mar 31, 2013 |
John Julius Norwich provides in his trilogy an excellent overview of Byzantine civilization. For the general reader looking to get the whole picture, or for the scholar probing into a new field, this book is an excellent introduction. For someone already well acquainted with the Byzantines, this is a narrative history, useful for quick consultation but not as deep in any particular subject as you would probably require. ( )
  flmcgough | Mar 8, 2012 |
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So wrote Edward Gibbon, describing the moment when he finally completed The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
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For 1,123 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 John Julius Norwich's magnificent and moving history, he tells of the dire consequences of the defeat by the Seljuk Turks at the battle of Manzikert in 1071; of the Fourth Crusade, whose Crusaders - led by the octogenarian Doge of Venice - turned their attention away from the Holy Places to hurl themselves against Constantinople, sacking the city and setting up a succession of Frankish thugs on the imperial throne; and of the two-hundred-year struggle by the restored Empire against the inexorable advance of the Ottoman Turks.

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