- Fathers and sons, Istanbul (turkey), antiquities, Byzantine empire, history, Byzantine empire, civilization
In 2014, Richard Fidler and his son Joe made a journey to Istanbul. Fired by Richard's passion for the rich history of the dazzling Byzantine Empire - centred 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.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and nostalgic.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
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- Author
- Richard Fidler
- First published
- 2016
- Pages
- 516
- Publisher
- ABC Books, Pegasus Books
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780733335259
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