The Fall of Constantinople 1453
The Fall of Constantinople 1453

Author: Steven Runciman

Publisher:

Published: 1965

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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While their victory ensured the Turks' survival, the conquest of Constantinople marked the end of Byzantine civilization for the Greeks, by triggering the scholarly exodus that caused an influx of Classical studies into the European Renaissance.

The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe
The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe

Author: Daniel Goffman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-04-25

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1107493757

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Despite the fact that its capital city and over one third of its territory was within the continent of Europe, the Ottoman Empire has consistently been regarded as a place apart, inextricably divided from the West by differences of culture and religion. A perception of its militarism, its barbarism, its tyranny, the sexual appetites of its rulers and its pervasive exoticism has led historians to measure the Ottoman world against a western standard and find it lacking. In recent decades, a dynamic and convincing scholarship has emerged that seeks to comprehend and, in the process, to de-exoticize this enduring realm. Dan Goffman provides a thorough introduction to the history and institutions of the Ottoman Empire from this new standpoint, and presents a claim for its inclusion in Europe. His lucid and engaging book - an important addition to New Approaches to European History - will be essential reading for undergraduates.

A History of Modern Europe, Vol. 1
A History of Modern Europe, Vol. 1

Author: Thomas Henry Dyer

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-26

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 9780484821155

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Excerpt from A History of Modern Europe, Vol. 1: From the Fall of Constantinople; 1453-1525 This new moral force was more than co-extensive with, though not so absolute and immediate as, the phy sisal power of Imperial Rome, and Europe, in another manner, again be come united as Christendom. This union was strikingly dis played by the Crusades - the wars of the European Christians against the Infidels of Asia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 8
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 8

Author: Edward Gibbon

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2015-12-05

Total Pages: 498

ISBN-13: 9781347421888

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A History of the Crusades
A History of the Crusades

Author: Steven Runciman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1987-12-03

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9780521347709

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Sir Steven Runciman explores the First Crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem.