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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Very good condition. Binding is tight. Text is clean. See pics for details.”
- ISBN
- 9780521894098
- Subject Area
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Publication Name
- Immortal Emperor : the Life and Legend of Constantine Palaiologos, Last Emperor of the Romans
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- General, Historical, Byzantine Empire
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Item Weight
- 9.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 176 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521894093
ISBN-13
9780521894098
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2289450
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Publication Name
Immortal Emperor : the Life and Legend of Constantine Palaiologos, Last Emperor of the Romans
Language
English
Subject
General, Historical, Byzantine Empire
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
'Professor Nicol is also able to indulge his 'own enthusiasm for the lunatic fringe of Byzantine genealogy' … The last chapters provide a highly entertaining addition to the theme Byzance aprs Byzance. It is good to know that until quite recently there was still a Byzantine court and government in the Isle of Wight.' Times Literary Supplement, 'The value of this work lies in its masterly synthesis of previous scholarship to produce a coherent and very readable account of the life of Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor ... a lucid and interesting account of an intriguing subject.' History, '... a sympathetic portrait of a ruler who stood out nobly, albeit vainly, against the flow of events'. The Spectator, 'The value of this work lies in its masterly synthesis of previous scholarship to produce a coherent and very readable account of the life of Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor … a lucid and interesting account of an intriguing subject.' History, ‘Professor Nicol is also able to indulge his ‘own enthusiasm for the lunatic fringe of Byzantine genealogy’ … The last chapters provide a highly entertaining addition to the theme Byzance après Byzance. It is good to know that until quite recently there was still a Byzantine court and government in the Isle of Wight.’Times Literary Supplement, '… a sympathetic portrait of a ruler who stood out nobly, albeit vainly, against the flow of events'. The Spectator, 'Professor Nicol is also able to indulge his 'own enthusiasm for the lunatic fringe of Byzantine genealogy' ... The last chapters provide a highly entertaining addition to the theme Byzance apr+s Byzance. It is good to know that until quite recently there was still a Byzantine court and government in the Isle of Wight.' Times Literary Supplement, ‘This account of the life of Constantine XI Palaiologos, last Byzantine emperor, is the entertaining and well written product of deep research into the diverse sources which cover the last years of the Byzantine Empire … The main text has the thrust of an epic work of fiction, but the powerful narrative is never allowed to eclipse the constant tight referencing, which gives the book its authority.’The Times Higher Education Supplement, 'This account of the life of Constantine XI Palaiologos, last Byzantine emperor, is the entertaining and well written product of deep research into the diverse sources which cover the last years of the Byzantine Empire ... The main text has the thrust of an epic work of fiction, but the powerful narrative is never allowed to eclipse the constant tight referencing, which gives the book its authority.' The Times Higher Education Supplement, ‘… a sympathetic portrait of a ruler who stood out nobly, albeit vainly, against the flow of events’.The Spectator, 'Professor Nicol is also able to indulge his 'own enthusiasm for the lunatic fringe of Byzantine genealogy' ... The last chapters provide a highly entertaining addition to the theme Byzance apr s Byzance. It is good to know that until quite recently there was still a Byzantine court and government in the Isle of Wight.' Times Literary Supplement, 'Professor Nicol is also able to indulge his 'own enthusiasm for the lunatic fringe of Byzantine genealogy' ... The last chapters provide a highly entertaining addition to the theme Byzance après Byzance. It is good to know that until quite recently there was still a Byzantine court and government in the Isle of Wight.' Times Literary Supplement, ‘The value of this work lies in its masterly synthesis of previous scholarship to produce a coherent and very readable account of the life of Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor … a lucid and interesting account of an intriguing subject.’History, 'This account of the life of Constantine XI Palaiologos, last Byzantine emperor, is the entertaining and well written product of deep research into the diverse sources which cover the last years of the Byzantine Empire … The main text has the thrust of an epic work of fiction, but the powerful narrative is never allowed to eclipse the constant tight referencing, which gives the book its authority.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
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Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
949.5/04/092 B
Table Of Content
List of illustrations; Preface; List of abbreviations; Genealogical table; 1. The dwindling empire; 2. Constantine: despot at Mistra; 3. Constantine: emperor at Constantinople; 4. The fall of Constantinople; 5. The death of Constantine; 6. The immortal emperor; 7. The dying embers; Bibliography; Index.
Synopsis
Donald Nicol tells the gripping story of the life and death of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Christian Emperor of Constantinople and Byzantium. The book ends with an intriguing account of claims by reputed descendants of his family - some remarkably recent - to be heirs to the Byzantine throne., Constantine XI Palaiologos was the last Christian Emperor of Constantinople and Byzantium. In 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks, he was last seen fighting at the city walls, but the actual circumstances of his death have remained surrounded in myth. In the years that followed it was said that he was not dead but sleeping - the 'immortal emperor' turned to marble, who would one day be awakened by an angel and drive the Turks out of his city and empire. Donald Nicol's book tells the gripping story of Constantine's life and death, and ends with an intriguing account of claims by reputed descendants of his family - some remarkably recent - to be heirs to the Byzantine throne.
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