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The glory of the Empire:

a novel, a history
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Knopf; [distributed by Random House], 1974 - Fiction - 374 pages

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Contents

THE PILLARS OF THE EMPIRE
3
THE EAGLE AND THE TIGER
11
HI ARSAPHESS MERCENARIES
20
Copyright

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TitleThe glory of the Empire: a novel, a history
AuthorJean d' Ormesson
Editionillustrated
PublisherKnopf; [distributed by Random House], 1974
ISBN0394481216, 9780394481210
Length374 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire - Fiction
Fiction / Historical
Fiction / Literary
Fiction / Romance / Historical
Historical fiction
History / Europe / Greece
History / Medieval
Literary Criticism / European / French
  
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