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Title: Byzantium: The Decline and Fall by John Julius Norwich ISBN: 0-679-41650-1 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: January, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The not-so-triumphant triumphant conclusion
Comment: The final volume of Norwich's Byzantine history is a literary trimph, despite the disintegrating nature of the civilization being written about. In this volume Norwich begins in the aftermath of the battle of Manzikert in 1071 and finishes with the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1453. Norwich uses his elegant prose style to present this tragic story in a highly moving way.
All three volumes read like a eulogy at the funeral of beloved relative. In this period of dehumanizing social sciences Norwich brings the people of the past alive, and treats them with respect and dignity even when their behavior does not necessarily inspire kind treatment. The role and majesty of Byzantium has been overlooked in the West for centuries; in doing his best to rectify that Norwich has created one of the masterpieces of historical writing.
Rating: 5
Summary: Addictive and fascinating
Comment: I found the book incredibly inspiring and fascinating. Viscount Norwich manages to describe the last years of a once glorious empire, now languishing as a puppet state, torn by civil conflict and strife. By the time one finishes the book - there is no doubt: with the fall of Constantinople in 1453 the world saw an end to the world's greatest and most influential civilisations: that of Rome and that of Byzantium. To anyone searching for the roots of Western Civilisation (Rome and Greece), this book is a "must-read".
Rating: 5
Summary: History made delicously fun.
Comment: This is how you write ancient history. Sure many historical details are not known, but many ancient historians wrote about the leaders, and Norwich uses this to his advantage. Byzantium comes alive as the Grecian version of the Roman Empire. All 3 volumes keep you glued to the pages. I almost felt guilty having so much fun reading history -- and that's from the perspective of an advid history enthusiast. Norwich makes you care about his characters, warts and all. And by the end, you find yourself rooting for the survival of Byzantium. Well done sir!
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Title: Byzantium: The Early Centuries by John Julius Norwich, Elizabeth Sifton ISBN: 0394537785 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: March, 1989 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich ISBN: 0679721975 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: June, 1989 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Fall of Constantinople 1453 by Steven Runciman ISBN: 0521398320 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: December, 1990 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Alexiad of Anna Comnena (The Penguin Classics) by Anna Comnena, E. R. Sewter, Anna Commena ISBN: 0140442154 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: December, 1979 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: A Short History of Byzantium by John Julius Norwich ISBN: 0679772693 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: December, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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