Medieval Gardens
The traditional date for the fall of Rome is 476, but it isn't very accurate to say that Rome fell, since the Eastern part of the Roman Empire survived until the 15th Century as Byzantium. The Western part of the Roman Empire did go through a ... [... more]
Suite101 |
Stephen R. Lawhead
Stephen R. Lawhead is an internationally acclaimed author of mythic history and imaginative fiction. His works include Byzantium and the series The Pendragon Cycle, The Celtic Crusades, and The Song of Albion. Lawhead makes his home in Austria ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
John Haldon
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 ... [... more]
Random House |
Byzantium
 Amazing: At nearly 900 pages this book is amazing in many ways. First, you read that much in such a short time, for once you have picked it up you will find yourself unable to put it down. This book is a fictional retelling of St. Aidan's life. St. Paul' [... more]
CDN$10.99
Amazon CA |
Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium
Heraclius - Hero of Byzantium: Heraclius saved the Byzantine Empire from sure destruction at the hands of the Persians, only to be confronted by the onslaught of Islam in the early seventh century. Piecing together Heraclius' life and remarkable [... more]
CDN$104.95
Amazon CA |
Constantinople 1453: The end of Byzantium
Great Overview: Constantinople 1453: The End of Byzantium is a well written, but concise, history of the fall of Constantinople. The book is written in the clasical Ospery tradition and as a result gives the reader all that is necessary to understand the [... more]
CDN$22.95
Amazon CA |
Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium
Heraclius - Hero of Byzantium: Heraclius saved the Byzantine Empire from sure destruction at the hands of the Persians, only to be confronted by the onslaught of Islam in the early seventh century. Piecing together Heraclius' life and remarkable [... more]
CDN$41.95
Amazon CA |
Sailing from Byzantium: How a Lost Empire Shaped the World
Informative: The entire theme of the book is how ancient Greek knowledge was transfered to the rest of the world.The Byzantium Empire had maintained the knowledge of the ancient Greek culture. There are three parts to the book. The transfer of knowledge [... more]
CDN$38.99
Amazon CA |
Sailing from Byzantium: How a Lost Empire Shaped the World
Informative: The entire theme of the book is how ancient Greek knowledge was transfered to the rest of the world.The Byzantium Empire had maintained the knowledge of the ancient Greek culture. There are three parts to the book. The transfer of knowledge [... more]
CDN$18.00
Amazon CA |
Anna of Byzantium
Great book that show's all aspects of being a princess: The main reasons why I liked this book was because it did not have the all to common happy ending and Anna was portrayed as middle ages princess, not a modern thinking girl. She had a bit of a [... more]
CDN$8.99
Amazon CA |
The Oxford History of Byzantium
an extremely disappointing work: While one certainly can't expect the history of Byzantium to be dealt with exhaustively in a 300+ page book, this book falls seriously short of Oxford University Press's typically high standard. 12 contributors' work make [... more]
CDN$48.00
Amazon CA |
2pc:Byzantium - the Lost Empir
Little known history - brilliantly done: Mr. Romer is a wonderful historical guide and if he had been my history teacher in school I would have learned so much more than I did. He brilliantly illuminates the Byzantine empire and makes it come alive on [... more]
CDN$29.99
Amazon CA |
