What Life Was Like Amid Splendor and Intrigue: Byzantine Empire, Ad 330-1453

by Ellen Anker

Book Overview

Drawing on art, artifacts and literature that was left behind, these richly illustrated volumes recount captivating tales of everyday life in long-ago vanished worlds. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0783554575
• ISBN13: 9780783554570
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Time Life Medical
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 11 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 6 and higher

Customer Reviews

WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE AMID SPLENDOR AND INTRIGUE

This book was purchased as a gift for my brother, in Denver. He said it looked like it was brand new and was very pleased with it.

The Perfect Introduction to Byzantine Civilization

The book "What Life Was Like Amid Splendor and Intrigue - Byzantine Empire AD 330-1453" truly does justice to its title. It tells the story of Byzantium through richly informative and very colorful images and fascinating articles. There is not a page in the book without at least one photo of a Byzantine sculpture, building, mosaic, tapestry, or jewel. What is refreshing is that all of these images were produced in Byzantium, so this book allows the reader to form a perception of Byzantium based on images that Byzantines made themselves. As well, this book is a well-organized thematic introduction to life in Byzantium. It includes sections on the origins of Byzantium, Imperial Women, Luxury goods, Soldiers, Religion, the End of the Empire, and much more. If you want to have an enjoyable, educational and fun introduction to Byzantine Civilization, I highly recommend this book to you.