This classic account shows how the fall of Constantinople in May 1453, after a siege of several weeks, came as a bitter shock to Western Christendom. The city's plight had been neglected and negligible help was sent in this crisis. To the Turks, victory not only brought a new imperial capital, but guaranteed that their empire would last. To the Greeks, the conquest meant the end of the civilisation of Byzantium and led to the exodus of scholars stimulating the tremendous expansion of Greek studies in the European Renaissance.
| ISBN | 1107604699 | | Weight (grammes) | 410 | | ISBN13 | 9781107604698
(What's this?) | | Published in | Cambridge | | Publisher | Cambridge University Press | | Series title | Canto Classics | | Imprint | Cambridge University Press | | Previous ISBN | 9780521398329 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Publication date | 26 Mar 2012 | | Width (mm) | 138 | | DEWEY | 949.61804 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | | Academic level | General | | Pages | 270 | |
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List of plates; List of figures; Preface; 1. The dying empire; 2. The rising sultanate; 3. The emperor and the sultan; 4. The price of Western aid; 5. Preparations for the siege; 6. The siege begins; 7. The loss of the Golden Horn; 8. Fading hope; 9. The last days of Byzantium; 10. The fall of Constantinople; 11. The fate of the vanquished; 12. Europe and the conqueror; 13. The survivors; Appendix I. Principal sources for a history of the fall of Constantinople; Appendix II. The churches of Constantinople after the conquest; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
'Once again Sir Steven Runciman demonstrates his mastery of historical narrative an excellent tale, full of suspense and pathos He tells the story and, as always, tells it very elegantly.' History
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