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Byzantium at War 600-1453 AD

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Essential Histories - Ancient Period - 1500 A.D.

Last Stocked on 10/11/2024

Product Info

Title
Byzantium at War 600-1453 AD
Publisher
Category
Publish Year
2002
Dimensions
9x11x.75"
NKG Part #
745787731
MFG. Part #
OSPESS033
Type
Softcover
Series
ESS33

Description

Byzantium survived for 800 years, yet its dominions and power fluctuated dramatically during that time. John Haldon tells the story from the days when the Empire was barely clinging on to survival, to the age when its fabulous wealth attracted Viking mercenaries and Asian nomad warriors to its armies, their very appearance on the field enough to bring enemies to terms. In 1453 the last emperor of Byzantium, Constantine XII, died fighting on the ramparts, bringing to a romantic end the glorious history of this legendary empire.