Lars Brownworth

Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization -- Lars Brownworth, Paperback

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Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy.

For more than a millennium, Byzantium reigned as the glittering seat of Christian civilization. When Europe fell into the Dark Ages, Byzantium held fast against Muslim expansion, keeping Christianity alive. Streams of wealth flowed into Constantinople, making possible unprecedented wonders of art and architecture. And the emperors who ruled Byzantium enacted a saga of political intrigue and conquest as astonishing as anything in recorded history.

Lost to the West is replete with stories of assassination, mass mutilation and execution, sexual scheming, ruthless grasping for power, and clashing armies that soaked battlefields with the blood of slain warriors numbering in the tens of thousands.

Author: Lars Brownworth
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 06/01/2010
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 7.96h x 6.66w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780307407962

About the Author
LARS BROWNWORTH, a former high-school history teacher, is the creator of the podcast phenomenon "12 Byzantine Rulers" that iTunes named as one of the "podcasts that define the genre." Brownworth and his podcast have been profiled in the New York Times, Wired, and USA Today, and were featured on NPR.

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Ancient, Civilization, Crown Publishing Group (NY), Europe, History, History - General History, Lars Brownworth, Medieval, Middle East, Paperback, Rome, Turkey & Ottoman Empire, Western - History

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