Lost to the West
The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Published: 2009
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Goodreads Rating: 4.1/5
About This Book
In this masterful narrative, historian Lars Brownworth chronicles the thousand-year history of Byzantium, bringing to life the dramatic saga of a civilization that bridged the ancient and modern worlds. From its founding by Constantine to its spectacular fall to the Ottomans, Brownworth recounts the empire's epic story, filled with larger-than-life characters, bloody battles, and monumental achievements. This is the sweeping history of a civilization that preserved the works of Homer, Plato, and countless classical authors, and whose scholars laid the foundation for the Renaissance. Lost to the West is both a gripping narrative and an argument for the empire's central role in Western history.