The Histories, Volume I: Books 1-5 by Laonikos Chalkokondyles

The Histories, Volume I: Books 1-5

Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library

Laonikos Chalkokondyles with Anthony Kaldellis (Translator)

560 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history challenging medium-paced
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Among Greek histories of the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the work of Laonikos (ca. 1430-ca. 1465) has by far the broadest scope. Born to a leading family of Athens under Florentine rule, he was educated in the Classics at Mistra by the Neoplat...

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