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A Short History of Byzantium

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9780141928593

  • Length: 480  Pages

  • RRP: £16.99

A Short History of Byzantium

With wit, intelligence and his trademark eye for riveting detail, John Julius Norwich has brought together the most important and fascinating events from his trilogy of the rise and fall of the Byzantine empire.

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9780141928593

  • Length: 480  Pages

  • RRP: £16.99

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About the Author

Viscount John Julius Norwich

John Julius Norwich is the author of histories of Norman Sicily, the Republic of Venice, the Byzantine Empire, the Mediterranean and, most recently, The Popes. He is also the editor of Darling Monster, a collection of letters his mother Lady Diana Cooper wrote to him. He has written on architecture, music and the history plays of Shakespeare, and has presented some thirty historical documentaries on BBC Television.

Viscount John Julius Norwich

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