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In Byzantium: The Early Centuries John Julius Norwich told the epic tale of the Roman Empire's second capital up to Christmas Day AD 800 – when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as a rival emperor. This second volume of his magnificent history covers the following three centuries. In it he continues his compelling chronicle up to the coronation of the heroic Alexius Comnenus in 1081. The other two volumes in the trilogy, Byzantium: The Early Centuries and Byzantium: The Decline and Fall, are also published in Penguin.
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Born in 1929, John Julius Norwich served in the foreign office for twelve years before resigning in 1964 in order to write. His many publications include his two-book history published by Penguin in one volume entitled The Normans in Sicily; two travel books, Mount Athos (with Reresby Sitwell) and Sahara; The Architecture of Southern England; Glyndebourne; three anthologies of poetry and prose, Christmas Crackers, More Christmas Crackers and Still More Christmas Crackers; A History of Venice; and his three-volume history of the Byzantine empire of which this is the first, Byzantium: The Apogee is the second, and Byzantium: The Decline and Fall is the third. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the Royal Geographical Society and the Society of Antiquaries, a Companion of the Royal Victorian Order and a Commendatore of the Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found "Byzantium The Apogee" to be a wonderful book, breathing life into a fascinating yet neglected area of history. I thought that J J Norwich's witty and perceptive commentary lifted a veil on the passions, ambitions and the (sometimes bizzare) obsessions of the procession of emperors - along with their numerous consorts, mistresses, eunuchs, officials, generals, rivals and enemies. The result is an epic story - sometimes high drama, sometimes tragedy and at other times breathtaking farce.
Please take my advice and read the three separate volumes: although there is a single volume edition, it is abridged - you really don't want to miss anything from this fascinating saga.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
the apogee of the 1123 years of byzantium is masterly written by perhaps one of the best writers in this field, JJ Norwich. Like in all history books the important is to explain the political backround for each and every occasion. Norwich does this beatifully without the bordem of spoon feeding, and with fluidity that makes reading pleasent for the normal reader.
The only negative point one can highlight is that it explain very little on the behaviour and culture at the time. I rated the book 4 has it is a very good book for the amature historian but difficult to be used for advanced rescearch
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Whilst this book is not an academic text it is a blistering account of the middle years of the Eastern Roman Empire. I like the fact that Norwich does not examine everyday life in Byzantium - we have plenty of texts which do that. No, this book's sole purpose is to introuduce the reader to a remarkable forgotten empire. His narrative pace is wonderful and he nevers leaves you behind on his whirlwind tour of Byzantine history. A great history book - you'll not be dissapointed.
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Great book
If you read and enjoyed the first book in this trilogy (Byzantium - The Early Centuries) then you will most definitely enjoy this one too. Read more
Published 5 months ago by DavesTheName
Reviewing the trilogy: Part Two, in which Norwich revels in describing...
For a long time to come this trilogy of books will be the first and last word for the general reader looking to learn about this most vibrant, fascinating, ignored and downright... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Cardew Robinson
Brilliant
Just as good as Volume 1.
A fantastic book. JJ Norwich is a great writer. The endless parade of rulers and religious disputes in Byzantium's history can get a bit... Read more
A fantastic book. JJ Norwich is a great writer. The endless parade of rulers and religious disputes in Byzantium's history can get a bit... Read more
Published 18 months ago by The Emperor
Great!
Another win by John Julius Norwich. A must have along with the other books for anyone interested Constantinople and Byzantine history.
Published 23 months ago by amzonuser
A must read for those interested in the empire of the East
The story of the Byzantine empire is rivettingly told by Norwich - how in effect the Roman empire continued well into the next millenium but slowly and inexorably succumbing to the... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2009 by Aquinas
BYZANTIUM: THE APOGEE - JOHN JULIUS NORWICH
The Dark Ages prove not as dark. Illuminated by a wealth of detail and insight, the second part of Norwich's trilogy proves as captivating as the first. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2008 by Hillpaul
A Fascinating Tour of a Lost Empire
The Apogee is the second installment in John Norwich's excellent Byzantine Trilogy. The story picks following the crowning of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor of the West. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2004 by D. Evans
Another masterpiece of popular history
This is an entertaining, informative, well-written, funny and captivating account of the Byzantine empire from Constantine up to the accession of Alexius Comnenus. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2003
Entertaining and lively
The second of three highly enlightening books that really brings into colourful reality an often neglected slice of world history. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2000
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