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The Conquest of Constantinople
Robert Of Clari
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Description for The Conquest of Constantinople
Paperback. Translator(s): McNeal, Edgar Holmes. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 9. Weight in Grams: 224.
The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204) set out to capture the Holy Land; it ended up sacking Constantinople, an Orthodox Christian city and the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Robert of Clari, an obscure knight from Picardy, provides an extraordinary recounting of the decidedly mixed triumphs of the Fourth Crusade, an event that deepened the rift between the Eastern and Western churches. His chronicle is one of the few accounts of the crusades told from the point of view of an ordinary soldier. He provides firsthand descriptions of battles with the Greek defenders of Constantinople and the various hardships endured on the ... Read more
The Fourth Crusade (1202-1204) set out to capture the Holy Land; it ended up sacking Constantinople, an Orthodox Christian city and the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Robert of Clari, an obscure knight from Picardy, provides an extraordinary recounting of the decidedly mixed triumphs of the Fourth Crusade, an event that deepened the rift between the Eastern and Western churches. His chronicle is one of the few accounts of the crusades told from the point of view of an ordinary soldier. He provides firsthand descriptions of battles with the Greek defenders of Constantinople and the various hardships endured on the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Series
Records of Western Civilization Series
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231136693
SKU
V9780231136693
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About Robert Of Clari
Edgar Holmes McNeal was professor of history at Ohio State University and the editor of A Source Book for Medieval History.
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