The Last Caesars of Byzantium

by L. Todiere

Publisher:

H. L. Kilner & Co.

, 1891

Overview

In The Last Caesars of Byzantium, famous French historian Louis Todiere details the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire. Outlining the progress of the Turks, decline of the Greeks, and fall of Constantinople, Todiere collaborated with several noted historians of the day, including John Cantacuzenus and Michael Ducas. Relevant to the Russian-Turkish war raging at the time, The Last Caesars of Byzantium in its original French attracted world-wide attention and was significant in the understanding of the time’s global conflict.

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Key Features

• One of the few English translations of Todiere’s work
• Relevant to war and conflict at the time of Todiere’s writing
• Full of contributions by noted historians of the day

Contents

• Return of the Greeks to Constantinople—The Emperor Michael Palæologus
• Civil Discord—Progress of the Ottomans
• Bajazet and Tamerlane
• Peace in the Empire—Manuel Opposes Mustapha to the Sultan Amurat II
• Progress of the Ottomans—Union of the Churches
• Hunniades and Scanderbeg
• Preparations for the Siege of Constantinople—Consternation of the Greeks
• Siege and Fall of Constantinople—Destruction of the Empire of the East
• Mahomet at Constantinople—Conquest of Peloponnesus—End of the Dynasty of the Palæologi

Praise for the Print Edition

The [History of the] Last Caesars of Byzantium is a literary work of very considerable importance. . . . Todiere has been scrupulously careful in collecting reliable accounts of the events connected with the period of which he writes, and we trust that this Englished edition may be as favorably received and as widely read as were those in French.

—Catholic World

Product Details

• Title: The Last Caesars of Byzantium
• Author: Louis Todiere
• Publisher: H. L. Kilner & Co.
• Publication Date: 1891
• Pages: 263

About L. Todiere

Louis Todiere was a famous French historian and author who wrote Philippe-Auguste and Histoire de Charles VIII, Roi de France.