Publisher's Note A portrait of the lesser-known Byzantine Empire reveals how it endured as Christianity's capital for a long period following the fall of the Roman Empire and shaped the Renaissance in the west, in an account that includes vivid coverage of the deliverance of numerous adversaries to Constantinople's throne.
Industry Reviews "In a narrative by turns spell-binding and prosaic, Brownsworth marches us through centuries of history...detailing a culture he describes as both familiar and exotic." (06/13/2009)