https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=SU%3A%20(BYZANTINE%20%2B%20EMPIRE)&QRYTEXT=Subject%3A%20Byzantine%20Empire%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3213348&CF=BIB AD 1046. The Byzantine Empire teeters on the brink of full-blown war with the mighty Seljuk Sultanate. The two great powers vie to control Anatolia - a land of strife, riven with bloodshed and doubt. Young Apion's life is shattered one night when his family is murdered during a brutal Seljuk raid. Left for dead in his burning home, then rescued but only to be sold into slavery, it seems that he is destined for a cruel life. Until a benevolent Seljuk farmer, Mansur, offers him a second chance at happiness.Yet despite his new life of pastoral harmony on Mansur's border farm, a hunger for revenge burns in Apion's soul. Then a fateful encounter draws him down a dark path that leads him right into the heart of a conflict that will echo through the ages. AD 1046. The Byzantine Empire teeters on the brink of full-blown war with the mighty Seljuk Sultanate. The two great powers vie to control Anatolia - a land of strife, riven with bloodshed and doubt. Young Apion's life is shattered one night when his family is murdered during a brutal Seljuk raid. Left for dead in his burning home, then rescued but only to be sold into slavery, it seems that he is destined for a cruel life. Until a benevolent Seljuk farmer, Mansur, offers him a second chance at happiness.Yet despite his new life of pastoral harmony on Mansur's border farm, a hunger for revenge burns in Apion's soul. Then a fateful encounter draws him down a dark path that leads him right into the heart of a conflict that will echo through the ages.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Doherty, Gordon, 1978-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Canelo, 2022.<br />356 pages ; 20 cm.<br />Strategos<br />Strategos<br /><br />Cambusbarron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021865857<br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021866020<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3213349&CF=BIB AD 1068. The Seljuk Sultanate tears at Byzantium's borders. Alp Arslan's armies grow stronger with every victory, while the Byzantines forces dwindle, the hope in their hearts guttering its last. All cry out for a new warrior emperor to lead them to salvation. This war has been Apion's mistress for many years now. As Strategos - high general - of the Chaldian border army, he is driven, shrewd and fearless. When news emerges that a new soldier-emperor, Romanus Diogenes, is to be crowned, Apion is summoned to Constantinople to witness the ascension. It is not the formality he expects. Instead, he is lured into a lethal plot, where enemies within seek to divert power into the hands of another. Then reports arrive of a renewed Seljuk assault on the Byzantine borders. Apion must use all his wits to guide Diogenes safely onto the throne, and then spirit him to the head of the army to meet the Seljuk threat. AD 1068. The Seljuk Sultanate tears at Byzantium's borders. Alp Arslan's armies grow stronger with every victory, while the Byzantines forces dwindle, the hope in their hearts guttering its last. All cry out for a new warrior emperor to lead them to salvation. This war has been Apion's mistress for many years now. As Strategos - high general - of the Chaldian border army, he is driven, shrewd and fearless. When news emerges that a new soldier-emperor, Romanus Diogenes, is to be crowned, Apion is summoned to Constantinople to witness the ascension. It is not the formality he expects. Instead, he is lured into a lethal plot, where enemies within seek to divert power into the hands of another. Then reports arrive of a renewed Seljuk assault on the Byzantine borders. Apion must use all his wits to guide Diogenes safely onto the throne, and then spirit him to the head of the army to meet the Seljuk threat.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Doherty, Gordon, 1978-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Canelo, 2022.<br />360 pages ; 20 cm.<br />Strategos<br /><br />Cambusbarron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021865816<br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021867457<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3213350&CF=BIB AD 1071. Emperor Romanus Diogenes has rekindled the guttering flame of Byzantium, and a reinvigorated empire rises to meet the Seljuk threat. In the eastern borderlands, two vital strongholds hang in the balance: Manzikert and Chliat. The Byzantines and Seljuks race to secure the twin fortress-towns. Apion rides by the emperor's side as they march east, marshalling Byzantium's armies for the conflict that is to come. He knows only too well that the threat posed by the Sultan's hordes is well-matched by malevolent forces within the Byzantine ranks. Thus, the road to war is a savage one, but one he cannot refuse. For at its end, Fate beckons, taunting him with a choice of two futures. On the plains of Manzikert, one great power will rise and another will fall. On the plains of Manzikert, Apion will face the storm. AD 1071. Emperor Romanus Diogenes has rekindled the guttering flame of Byzantium, and a reinvigorated empire rises to meet the Seljuk threat. In the eastern borderlands, two vital strongholds hang in the balance: Manzikert and Chliat. The Byzantines and Seljuks race to secure the twin fortress-towns. Apion rides by the emperor's side as they march east, marshalling Byzantium's armies for the conflict that is to come. He knows only too well that the threat posed by the Sultan's hordes is well-matched by malevolent forces within the Byzantine ranks. Thus, the road to war is a savage one, but one he cannot refuse. For at its end, Fate beckons, taunting him with a choice of two futures. On the plains of Manzikert, one great power will rise and another will fall. On the plains of Manzikert, Apion will face the storm.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Doherty, Gordon, 1978-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Canelo, 2022.<br />361 pages ; 20 cm.<br />Strategos ; 3.<br /><br />Cambusbarron Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021865741<br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Available - 38048021865915<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2154988&CF=BIB Siward, scion of a great dynasty, commands the Varangian Guard and has vowed to defend the Roman Empire to the last. Makkim, renowned general to Ottoman rule, has vowed to destroy it. They are enemies in war, but unknown to them, they are also rivals to inherit one of Europe's greatest fortunes. Even worse, they are competing for the love of the same woman. Siward, scion of a great dynasty, commands the Varangian Guard and has vowed to defend the Roman Empire to the last. Makkim, renowned general to Ottoman rule, has vowed to destroy it. They are enemies in war, but unknown to them, they are also rivals to inherit one of Europe's greatest fortunes. Even worse, they are competing for the love of the same woman.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Heneage, James<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Quercus, 2018.<br />xv, 479 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Historical - Available - 38048021422220<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1925581&CF=BIB Who can Flavius Belisarius call an enemy? The Goths he must fight to take Italy back for the Byzantium? Or is it the intrigues of the Empress Theodora, who fears his ambitions? Then there is his own wife, betraying him in more than one way and Justinian, the unreliable emperor he helped to the throne. Who can Flavius Belisarius call an enemy? The Goths he must fight to take Italy back for the Byzantium? Or is it the intrigues of the Empress Theodora, who fears his ambitions? Then there is his own wife, betraying him in more than one way and Justinian, the unreliable emperor he helped to the throne.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ludlow, Jack, 1944-<br />Large print edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna, 2017.<br />408 pages (large print) ; 24 cm<br />Last Roman series<br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Large Print - AF - Historical - In-transit from Mobile Library to Central Library (Set: 07 May 2024) - 38048050123111<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1930363&CF=BIB After the bloody trials of Alexandria, Sir William Gold is readying for a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to ease the burden on his soul. He hopes, too, that the Holy City might allow his relationship with Emile, cousin of the Green Count of Savoy, to develop. But the Roman Emperor of Constantinople has been taken hostage by an unknown enemy, and the Green Count is vital to the rescue effort. It is up to Sir William to secure his support, but he soon finds that his past, and his relationship with Emile, might have repercussions he had not foreseen. After the bloody trials of Alexandria, Sir William Gold is readying for a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to ease the burden on his soul. He hopes, too, that the Holy City might allow his relationship with Emile, cousin of the Green Count of Savoy, to develop. But the Roman Emperor of Constantinople has been taken hostage by an unknown enemy, and the Green Count is vital to the rescue effort. It is up to Sir William to secure his support, but he soon finds that his past, and his relationship with Emile, might have repercussions he had not foreseen.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cameron, Christian, 1962-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion Books, 2017.<br />458 pages : maps (black and white) ; 24 cm<br />Chivalry series<br /><br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Historical - Available - 38048021376939<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1756711&CF=BIB In 15th-century Constantinople, Prince Constantine saves the life of a broken-hearted girl. But the price of his valour is high. John Grant is a young man on the edge of the world. His unique abilities carry him from his home in Scotland to the heart of the Byzantine Empire in search of a girl and the chance to fulfil a death-bed promise. Lena has remained hidden from the men who have been searching for her for many years. When she's hunted down, at last she knows what she must do. With an army amassing beyond the city's ancient walls, the fates of these three will intertwine. In 15th-century Constantinople, Prince Constantine saves the life of a broken-hearted girl. But the price of his valour is high. John Grant is a young man on the edge of the world. His unique abilities carry him from his home in Scotland to the heart of the Byzantine Empire in search of a girl and the chance to fulfil a death-bed promise. Lena has remained hidden from the men who have been searching for her for many years. When she's hunted down, at last she knows what she must do. With an army amassing beyond the city's ancient walls, the fates of these three will intertwine.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Oliver, Neil, 1967-<br />Large print edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna, 2016.<br />664 pages (large print) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Callander Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Large Print - AF - Historical - Available - 38048050120356<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1815775&CF=BIB History and adventure, brutality and courage combine to powerful effect, making 'Vengeance' an outstanding opening to 'The Last Roman' trilogy following the career of Flavius Belisaurius, the general who re-conquered the old imperial provinces of the west. History and adventure, brutality and courage combine to powerful effect, making 'Vengeance' an outstanding opening to 'The Last Roman' trilogy following the career of Flavius Belisaurius, the general who re-conquered the old imperial provinces of the west.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ludlow, Jack, 1944-<br />Large print edition.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna, 2016.<br />393 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.<br />Last Roman<br /><br />Mobile Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Large Print - AF - Historical - Available - 38048050121297<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=646660&CF=BIB Sixth century Constantinople. Flavius Belisarius is barely eighteen and is already commander of the cavalry patrolling the Persian frontier. A brilliant soldier but a poor schemer - Flavius needs to be both in order to survive the febrile politics of the Eastern Roman Empire. Sixth century Constantinople. Flavius Belisarius is barely eighteen and is already commander of the cavalry patrolling the Persian frontier. A brilliant soldier but a poor schemer - Flavius needs to be both in order to survive the febrile politics of the Eastern Roman Empire.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ludlow, Jack, 1944-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Allison & Busby, 2015.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Allison & Busby, 2015.<br />351 pages ; 24 cm.<br />Last Roman<br /><br />Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Historical - Available - 38048021089714<br />Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Fiction - AF - Historical - Available - 38048021089730<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=685876&CF=BIB Bohemund is heading east into the Byzantine Empire, part of the greatest military expedition of medieval times, the Papal Crusade, to take back the holy places of Christendom from the infidel. But Bohemund has his own agenda: the increase of his own riches, fiefdoms and influence at any cost. Bohemund is heading east into the Byzantine Empire, part of the greatest military expedition of medieval times, the Papal Crusade, to take back the holy places of Christendom from the infidel. But Bohemund has his own agenda: the increase of his own riches, fiefdoms and influence at any cost.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ludlow, Jack, 1944-<br />Large print ed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Long Preston : Magna, 2015.<br />343 pages (large print)<br />Crusades trilogy ; 2<br /><br />St Ninians Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Large Print - AF - Historical - Onloan - Due: 04 Jun 2024 - 38048010163280<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=724539&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Norwich, John Julius, 1929-<br />Condensed ed.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Penguin, 1998.<br />512p., [24]p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims. (chiefly col.), geneal. tables ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 949.502 - Available - 38048020792862<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=85379&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Bridge, Antony, 1914-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Cassell, 1978.<br />x,194p : 2 maps ; 23 cm.<br /><br />Stirling Library HQ - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 949.501 - Reserve stock - Available - 38048004918483<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3515317&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Runciman, Steven, 1903-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>C.U.P.<br /><br />Stirling Library HQ - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 274.95 - Reserve stock - Available - 38048005735290<br /> https://stirling.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3509049&CF=BIB <span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lamb, Harold<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>london Hale<br /><br />Stirling Library HQ - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 949.05 - Reserve stock - Available - 38048010234131<br />