Ghost empire : a journey to the legendary Constantinople /
Fidler, Richard (Australian),
Ghost empire : a journey to the legendary Constantinople / Richard Fidler. - First Pegasus Books hardcover edition. - xx, 492 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-470) and index.
Radiant city -- Rome to Byzantium -- The deep state -- Persian nightmares -- Children of Ishmael -- Uncreated light -- The starlit Golden Bough -- The fourth crusade -- End of days -- A thing not of this world -- The artifice of eternity.
"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.
9781681775111 1681775115
Fidler, Richard.
Istanbul (Turkey)--History--To 1453.
Istanbul (Turkey)--Description and travel.
Travel writing.
Ghost empire : a journey to the legendary Constantinople / Richard Fidler. - First Pegasus Books hardcover edition. - xx, 492 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-470) and index.
Radiant city -- Rome to Byzantium -- The deep state -- Persian nightmares -- Children of Ishmael -- Uncreated light -- The starlit Golden Bough -- The fourth crusade -- End of days -- A thing not of this world -- The artifice of eternity.
"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.
9781681775111 1681775115
Fidler, Richard.
Istanbul (Turkey)--History--To 1453.
Istanbul (Turkey)--Description and travel.
Travel writing.