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The History of the Byzantine Empire

By: Charles Oman
Narrated by: Duke Holm
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Discover The Greatest Empire The World Has Ever Seen!

Welcome to the Byzantine Empire! For centuries, the history of the Byzantine Empire was a mystery for most western historians and history enthusiasts. The fall of the Empire to the hands of the Ottomans acted as a thick, heavy curtain that prevented us from exploring the military, political, financial, and social history of one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen.

Not anymore.

The History Of The Byzantine Empire - by Sir Charles Oman

In 1892, Sir Charles Oman, a pioneer in military history lifted the curtain and offered the world a rare insight into the Byzantine world. His ground-breaking book on Byzantine history helped bring the attention of historians back to an era that shaped medieval empires, cultures and European history in general.

From the foundation of Constantinople to the fall of an empire: embark on a unique adventure!

By the end of this eye-opening Byzantine history book, you will be able to fully understand the immense significance of the Byzantine Empire and its cultural legacy. Sir Charles Oman has created an easy-to-follow chronological guide to the Byzantine Empire that will allow you to:

  • Follow the Byzantine history from the foundation of Constantinople to its last days
  • Learn about iconic Byzantine Emperors like Justinian
  • Discover little-known details about Byzantine military glory and Byzantine society
  • Explore breath-taking military adventures learn about Byzantine battle strategies
  • Gain an in-depth understanding of one of the most important eras in western history.

Pioneering: Sir Charles Oman’s The History Of The Byzantine Empire is one of the first books to fully comprehend and recreate the Byzantine Empire in all its former glory.

Comprehensive: this book covers everything from the coming of the Slavs to the Iconoclasts and from the Crusades to the Ottoman invasion.

Eye-opening: shatter common misconceptions about the Byzantine society through understanding.

Public Domain (P)2019 Blue Spirit Media
Civilization Military Byzantine Empire Imperialism
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Good historical overview badly delivered

Good overview. Not many good stories though. Narrator mechanistic and sometimes mispronounced and emphasised wrongly.

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