{"product_id":"the-fall-of-constantinople-1453-9780521095730","title":"The Fall of Constantinople, 1453","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fall of Constantinople, 1453\u003c\/strong\u003e by Runciman, Steven. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780521095730.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1965, this is a scholarly and highly accessible study of Constantinoples fall, an event which had tumultuous repercussions across both East and West. Runciman demonstrates the inevitability of the Turkish conquest and the impotence of the Byzantine Empire which, at the time, comprised only one ineffectual city. This vivid account reconstructs the dramatic events which won the Turks an imperial capital, with a vital geographical location, and examines how the Greeks reacted to this devastating blow.\n\nFirst published in 1965, this is a scholarly and highly accessible study of Constantinoples fall, an event which had tumultuous repercussions across both East and West. Runciman demonstrates the inevitability of the Turkish conquest and the impotence of the Byzantine Empire which, at the time, comprised only one ineffectual city. This vivid account reconstructs the dramatic events which won the Turks an imperial capital, with a vital geographical location, and examines how the Greeks reacted to this devastating blow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44967426981941,"sku":"ByrdShop_0521095735","price":226.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780521095730_d4e6a1b8-3b61-42fe-b60d-f442e8a7e1e3_a1510d3e-b2bd-4ce3-b1e3-50327262e573.jpg?v=1792908630","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-fall-of-constantinople-1453-9780521095730","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}