Books

Title: Constantinople, City of the World’s Desire 1453-1924 Author: Philip Mansel Vendors: Amazon Published: 1996 At once scholarly and entertaining, Constantinople depicts the Ottoman capital as a place of shifting boundaries and categories. It was the capital…

Title: Byzantium, The Empire of New Rome Author: Cyril Mango Vendors: Amazon Published: 1994 Examining Byzantine life from the point of view of the average citizen, a noted historian deals with language, social and economic conditions, the disappearance and…

Title: Οδοιπορικό στην Πόλη του 1860 Author: Κιομουρτζιάν Ιερεμίας-Τσελεμπί Vendors: Πολιτεία Published: 1992 “Η πανέμορφη της υφηλίου λεγόταν Νέα Ρώμη. Δεν είχε ταίρι σε ομορφιά και λαμπρότητα. Βάγιες, κόρες, κυράδες, ακόμα και βασιλόπουλα ζήλευαν το γόητρό της. Αλίμονο όμως,…

Title: The Fall of Constantinople 1453 Author: Steven Runciman Vendors: Amazon Published: 1990 (First publication: 1966) This classic account shows how the fall of Constantinople in May 1453, after a siege of several weeks, came as a bitter shock…

Title: Byzantium – 3 Volumes Author: John Julius Norwich Vendors: Amazon Published: 1989 Lord John Julius Norwich wrote a trilogy on the history of Byzantium: Volume 1: Byzantium – The Early Centuries, Volume 2: Byzantium – The Apogee & Volume…