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The lost world of Byzantium

by Jonathan Harris

This history of the Byzantine Empire explores the civilisation's millennium-long development through key figures and events. It examines the unique fusion of Roman power and Greek culture that shaped its social, political, and artistic identity.

Accession 12476 ISBN 9780300178579 Publisher Yale University Press
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