A Short History of Byzantium Summary of Key Points
A Short History of Byzantium’ is a concise narrative of Byzantine civilization from its beginnings in 330 A.D. to its eventual fall in 1453.
A Short History of Byzantium’ is a concise narrative of Byzantine civilization from its beginnings in 330 A.D. to its eventual fall in 1453.
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Narrative of Byzantine civilization’s grandeur and decline over a millennium.
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