Beginning with Constantine the Great, who in a.d. About A Short History of Byzantium -The New York Times Book Review In this magisterial adaptation of his epic three-volume history of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich chronicles the world’s longest-lived Christian empire. , a serious threat to the political primacy. Picking up where Byzantium: The Early Centuries () left off-at Pope Leo III's crowning of Charlemagne as Emperor of Rome in A.D. Norwich combines wonderfully deadpan humor and a keen appreciation for the narrative potential of popular history in this delightful second installment in his projected three-volume study of the Byzantine Empire. If you want to send in feedback to the podcast. I’ve recorded a short explanation for the show but all the details can be found here. It will be a huge honour for me to meet and chat to the man who inspired ‘The History of Byzantium.’ And you can be there too.
1989 by Atlantic Monthly Press in New York.
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