Ghost empire
Subtitle: a journey to the legendary Constantinople
By: Richard Fidler
Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 492
ISBN-13: 9781681775111
Subjects: Description and travel; History
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-470) and index.
Table of contents: title: Radiant city; title: Rome to Byzantium; title: The deep state; title: Persian nightmares; title: Children of Ishmael; title: Uncreated light; title: The starlit Golden Bough; title: The fourth crusade; title: End of days; title: A thing not of this world; title: The artifice of eternity.