The Emperors of Byzantium
A vivid narrative history of
one of the founding
civilizations of the modern
world, the Byzantine empire,
evocatively told through the
lives of its ninety-two
emperors. The Byzantine empire was one of the most successful states of the Middle Ages, ruling over a huge terrain straddling Europe and western Asia for eleven hundred years from the fourth to fifteenth centuries. This chronicle by Byzantine expert Kevin Lygo brings this majestic yet turbulent period to life through the lives of its emperors: the supreme military commander, the head of state, and God’s representative on Earth, no less. These rulers, who included famous figures such as Constantine the Great and Justinian I, a scattering of women, as well as ruthless usurpers, left their mark upon the modern world with the…
$53.95
June 7, 2022
Kevin Lygo is an expert in Islamic and Byzantine art who has traveled across Europe and the Middle East extensively. He has previously edited the publications Portraits of the Masters: Bronze Sculptures of the Tibetan Buddhist Lineages and Pages of the Qur’an: A Study of Islamic Calligraphy. He is director of television at ITV and was formerly director of television at Channel 4.
Robert Peston is a journalist, writer, and the political editor of ITV News.
Bettany Hughes is an award-winning historian, author, and broadcaster.
