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Ghost empire : a journey to the legendary Constantinople / Richard Fidler.

Van Pelt Library DR729 .F53 2017
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Fidler, Richard, 1964- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Fidler, Richard, 1964---Travel.
Fidler, Richard.
Fidler, Richard, 1964-.
Travel.
Istanbul (Turkey)--History--To 1453.
Istanbul (Turkey).
Istanbul (Turkey)--Description and travel.
HISTORY / Byzantine Empire.
HISTORY / Middle East / General.
Local Subjects:
HISTORY / Byzantine Empire.
HISTORY / Middle East / General.
Genre:
Travel writing.
Physical Description:
xx, 492 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Edition:
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Pegasus Books, 2017.
Summary:
"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.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-470) and index.
ISBN:
9781681775111
1681775115
OCLC:
975366212

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