Ghost Empire
A Journey to the Legendary Constantinople
New York : Pegasus Books, 2017.
Format: Book
Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Description: xx, 492 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
"In a true voyage of discovery, Richard Fidler and his son, Joe, make a journey to Istanbul. Fired by Richard's passion for the rich history of the dazzling Byzantine Empire--centered around the legendary Constantinople--we are swept into some of the most extraordinary tales in history. The clash of civilizations, the fall of empires, the rise of Christianity, revenge lust, murder."--Jacket flap.
Contents:
Radiant city -- Rome to Byzantium -- The deep state -- Persian nightmares -- Children of Ishmael -- Uncreated light -- The starlit Golden Bough -- The fourth crusade -- End of days -- A thing not of this world -- The artifice of eternity.
Subjects:
Fidler, Richard.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- To 1453.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- Description and travel.
Fidler, Richard.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- History -- To 1453.
Istanbul (Turkey) -- Description and travel.
ISBN:
9781681775111
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Medieval Fid | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-470) and index.