Ιστορία της Αλώσεως του Βυζαντίου υπό των Φράγκων και της αυτόθι εξουσίας αυτών

Stamatiades, Epameinondas I., 1835-1901Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.9
Word count
446K words
Chapters
45

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World History Historical ClassicsHistory and Culture CrusadesMilitary StrategyRise and FallPower GameHistorical CriticismAcademic StudyMiddle AgesByzantium

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Ιστορία της Αλώσεως του Βυζαντίου υπό των Φράγκων και της αυτόθι εξουσίας αυτώνAuthor: Stamatiades, Epameinondas I., 1835-1901,Language: Greek, Class: DF: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Greece, Release Date: Apr 12, 2013

Editor's review

This book is a historical work by the Greek scholar Epameinondas I. Stamatiades on the capture of Constantinople by the Franks and the rule they subsequently established there. The original is in Greek and is a public-domain historical text. Its value lies in presenting the Byzantine situation after the Fourth Crusade from the perspective of a nineteenth-century Greek scholar, tracing the sequence of events and the shifts in local power, making it a useful supplementary reader on the subject. Readers should note that such early works reflect the historiography and standpoint of the author's era, and judgments in the narrative should not be taken as settled fact. For readers proficient in Greek or willing to work through a translation with reference tools, the book can be used alongside modern Byzantine scholarship; general readers seeking only an overview are advised to start with an introductory general history before returning to this work, so as to distinguish factual narrative from the author's assessments.

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Reading tips

  1. Read a chapter on the Fourth Crusade in a general Byzantine history before turning to this book.
  2. Keep a timeline of events and main figures as you read to avoid confusion over names and places.
  3. Compare the author's narrative with modern Byzantine scholarship and flag judgments that may reflect the standpoint of his era.
  4. Read the Greek original section by section; check proper names before continuing to reduce comprehension gaps.

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FAQ

What period of history does this book cover? The book narrates the capture of Constantinople by the Franks and the rule the Franks subsequently established there, an important episode in Byzantine history after the Fourth Crusade. It is not a general history but a focused study of specific events and the ensuing power structure.
The original is in Greek. Can I read it without knowing Greek? The public-domain original is in Greek, so readers with no Greek face a high barrier. They may first consult reliable modern scholarship or a translation to grasp the basic facts, then read selected passages against the original with dictionaries and reference tools. Those with only a general historical interest are advised to choose a modern general history first.
Can the views in the book be taken as settled fact? They should not be. The author is a nineteenth-century Greek scholar whose narrative is shaped by the historiography and national standpoint of his time and may show bias in explaining causes and evaluating figures. Read it alongside modern and contemporary Byzantine scholarship, distinguishing the factual framework from the author's judgments.

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About the author

Stamatiades, Epameinondas I., 1835-1901 Author · Greek · 1835–1901

Stamatiades, Epameinondas I. (1835–1901) was a Greek scholar from the island of Samos who devoted his research to local history and church history. Owing to limited public information, the details of his life and academic career are difficult to establish. Only one work by him is held in this collection, entitled Ιστορία της Αλώσεως του Βυζαντίου υπό των Φράγκων και της αυτόθι εξουσίας αυτών, which recounts the fall of the Byzantine capital to the Fourth Crusade and the subsequent rule of Latin powers in the region. The work reflects the tradition of Greek scholarship concerned with the fate of Byzantium and the Church, combining historical events with local experience and leaving a document on late Byzantine history written from a regional perspective.