The Byzantine Empire, one of its most eminent students reminds us, lasted for a total of 1,123 years and 18 days, which is an astonishing duration matched by only a few others. Condensing Norwich's three-volume history, this overview captures the splendor and strangeness of Byzantine rule, marked by family intrigues, constant warfare, political and religious strife, and personal ambition--a somewhat lurid background, as Norwich modestly declares in passing. Norwich is a master of the telling vignette. In one, he writes of imperial guards made up of Anglo-Saxons who
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