Description
A gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today.
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmet II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium, illuminates the period in history that was a precursor to the current conflict between the West and the Middle East.
For a thousand years Constantinople was quite simply "the city": fabulously wealthy, imperial, intimidating―and Christian. Singlehandedly it blunted early Arab enthusiasm
Book Details
Format: |
Paperback |
Number of Pages: |
328 |
ISBN: |
9781401308506 |
Published: |
August 15, 2006 |
Weight: |
2.31 pounds |
Dimensions: |
5.25 x 1.15 x 8 inches |
Language: |
English |
