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The Lost Capital of Byzantium: The History of Mistra and the Peloponnese
The Lost Capital of Byzantium The History of Mistra and the Peloponnese
Author: Steven Runciman
Clinging to a rugged hillside in the lush valley of Sparta lies Mistra, one of the most dramatically beautiful Byzantine cities in Greece, a place steeped in history, myth, and romance. Following the Frankish conquest of the Peloponnese in the thirteenth century, William II of Villehardouin built a great castle on a hill near Sparta that later c...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674034051
ISBN-10: 0674034058
Publication Date: 6/30/2009
Pages: 160
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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