Wells, Colin, 1960-

Sailing from Byzantium : how a lost empire shaped the world / Colin Wells. - New York : Delacorte Press, 2006. - xxx, 335 p. : maps ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A history of the Byzantine Empire describes the cultural, artistic, religious, and scientific heritage of Byzantium that was preserved in the wake of the empire's 1453 fall to enemy conquerors, and its influence on Western civilization.

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Civilization, Slavic--Byzantine influences.
Civilization, Islamic--Byzantine influences.


Europe, Western--Civilization--Byzantine influences.

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