6 must-read history books like Accounts of Medieval Constantinople: The Patria (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library) by Albrecht Berger

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Accounts of Medieval Constantinople: The Patria (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library)

By: Albrecht Berger

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The Patria is a fascinating four-book collection of short historical notes, stories, and legends ab…

If you liked the history plot in Accounts of Medieval Constantinople: The Patria (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library) by Albrecht Berger , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. The Alexiad

By: Anna Comnena , E.R.A. Sewter

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

This is one of the fundamental sources of information on chivalry as well as many other interesting… read more

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Cover of The Complete Works of Liudprand of Cremona by None, Luidprand

2. The Complete Works of Liudprand of Cremona

By: None , Luidprand

4.04

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

This modern english translation of all the surviving literary compositions ascribed to Liudprand, t… read more

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Cover of The Later Roman Empire (A.D. 354-378) by Ammianus Marcellinus, Walter Hamilton, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

3. The Later Roman Empire (A.D. 354-378)

By: Ammianus Marcellinus , Walter Hamilton , Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

4.50

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

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4. Meditations

By: Marcus Aurelius , Martin Hammond , Diskin Clay

3.75

Format: 148 pages,

Written in Greek, without any intention of publication, by the only Roman emperor who was also a ph… read more

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5. Fourteen Byzantine Rulers: The Chronographia of Michael Psellus

By: E.R.A. Sewter , None

3.67

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

This chronicle of the Byzantine Empire, beginning in 1025, shows a profound understanding of the po… read more

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6. The Greeks and the Irrational

By: E.R. Dodds

3.89

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

In this philosophy classic, first published in 1951, E.R. Dodds takes on the traditional view of Gr… read more

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7. Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1)

By: Dante Alighieri , Anthony Esolen

3.93

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Guided by the poet Virgil, Dante plunges to the very depths of Hell and embarks on his arduous jour… read more

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8. History of the Peloponnesian War

By: Thucydides , Moses I. Finley , Rex Warner

3.94

Format: 648 pages, Paperback

Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the lo… read more

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"Friendship or enmity is everywhere an affair of time and circumstance"

-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

"Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage."

-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

"Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear."

-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

"Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must."

-Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

9. A Short History of Byzantium

By: John Julius Norwich

4.01

Format: 0 pages, Paperback

"Norwich is always on the lookout for the small but revealing details. . . . All of this he recount… read more

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10. Accounts of Medieval Constantinople: The Patria (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library)

By: Albrecht Berger

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The Patria is a fascinating four-book collection of short historical notes, stories, and legends ab… read more

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15 Best classics books like History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Moses I. Finley, Rex Warner

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4.01

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3.87

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