Title: LAST DAYS OF A GREAT CHRISTIAN CITY
Product review: Over five hundred years have passed since Constantinople became Istanbul. It is difficult to imagine the city was once a Christian metropolis known as the capitol of the Roman Empire in the East. Runciman tells the story of this city's last days before the Turkish conquest. The book does not aim to cover everything of relevance to the subject and can be read at a sitting.I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of the last days. For a time, neither side could be sure who would win and strange signs and omens could be interpreted as favoring either side. When the end is certain, the reader feels the blow almost as clearly as the defeated Greeks. Perhaps the worst thing about it all is how little interest Europe took in the matter. It all goes to show how powerless groups are when divided.
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