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GHOST EMPIRE is a rare treasure an utterly captivating blend of the historical and the contemporary, realised by a master storyteller In 2014, Richard Fidler and his son Joe made a journey to Istanbul Fired by Richard s passion for the rich history of the dazzling Byzantine Empire centred around the legendary Constantinople we are swept into some of the most extraordinary tales in history The clash of civilizations, the fall of empires, the rise of Christianity, revenge, lust, murder Turbulent stories from the past are brought vividly to life at the same time as a father navigates the unfolding changes in his relationship with his son.GHOST EMPIRE is a revelation a beautifully written ode to a lost civilization, and a warmly observed father son adventure far from home. New Download [ Ghost Empire ] By [ Richard Fidler ] – kino-fada.fr I have just finished Ghost Empire by Richard Fidler and what a delightful read it was Basically it s a popular, easy to read, history of Constantinople The narrative is mixed in with a personal account of the modern version of this city that the author and his son, Joe, experienced and observed during the trip from Rome to Istanbul in 2014.I have read both John Julius Norwich s masterly and detailed trilogy on Byzantium and the various volumes of the History of the Wars by the Byzantine hi I have just finished Ghost Empire by Richard Fidler and what a delightful read it was Basically it s a popular, easy to read, history of Constantinople The narrative is mixed in with a personal account of the modern version of this city that the author and his son, Joe, experienced and observed during the trip from Rome to Istanbul in 2014.I have read both John Julius Norwich s masterly and detailed trilogy on Byzantium and the various volumes of the History of the Wars by the Byzantine historian Procopius, both excellent acc...With this extraordinarily ambitious book, Richard Fidler throws himself into telling one of the world s great stories the rise and fall of Constantinople, the magnificent eastern Roman city that endured for 1000 years and saw every aspect of human nature unfold within and outside its imposing walls.Fidler is wonderfully fond of storytelling As host since 2005 of the hour long ABC radio program Conversations , he has listened as hundreds of people from all walks of Australian life have told hi With this extraordina...This digest of 1000 years has resolved some questions for which answers were only vague in my mind Was Constantinople still part of the Roman Empire when it fell to the Ottomans Why does the Catholic Church have a separate Orthodox church What anything about the Crusades attack on Christian Constantinople Richard Fidler does a big job in cutting through the labyrinth byzantine may be thedescriptive term, but I ve learned it is a pejorative to present the story about which the This digest of 1000 years has resolved some questions for which an...Richard Fidler is careful to point out that he s not a historian, but a history lover He is a marvellous story teller, though He takes us on a roller coaster of a ride, telling the history of The Byzantine Empire And what a story from the glory days, with Constantinople flourishing as the centre of the empire, through the rise and fall of civilisations, through the new ideas, the violence and the decay And, embedded in this, descriptions of the city of Constantinople, as it was, and Istanb Richard Fidler is careful to point out that he s not a historian, but a history lover He is a marvellous story teller, though He takes us on a roller coaster of a ride, telling the history of The Byzantine Empire And what a story from the glory days, with Constantinople flourishing as the centre of the empire, through the rise and fall of civilisations, through the new ideas, the violence and the decay And, embedded in this, descriptions of the city of Constantinople, as it was, and Istanbul, as it is today.Although he has provided a careful bibliography, Fidler has also delighted the reader with little anecdotes, rumours rather than history, but adding so much colour to his story The little cameos of some of the main players are fascinating Interwoven with this is the relationship between Richard and his teenage s...What a challenge To condense the massive history of Byzantium from 657 BC 1453AD in readable, accessible prose that shares a deep love of history Richard Fidler begins with the disclosure I learnt nothing about Byzantium in school While I loved both Ancient and Modern History in school I retained only sketchy knowledge of the story of Constantinople I revelled in awe inspiring recognitions on first visiting the Colosseum, Pantheon, and numerous cathedrals during seven years in Europe, but What a challenge To condense the massive history of Byzantium from 657 BC 1453AD in readable, accessible prose that shares a deep love of history Richard Fidler begins with the disclosure I learnt nothing about Byzantium in school While I loved both Ancient and Modern History in school I retained only sketchy knowledge of the story of Constantinople I revelled in awe inspiring recognitions on first visiting the Colosseum, Pantheon, and numerous cathedrals during seven years in Europe, but never travelled so far east as Istanbul.This book...I am writing this review as the news is coming through that Donald Trump has just been elected POTUS Intriguing times I guess comparisons could be made between the Byzantium empire and the American Empire and its respective leaders However, I doubt that the American empire will last 1123 years I found Ghost Empire a fabulous read The narrative held my attention for the 500 pages.The book has three woven stories, a history of Constantinople, a travelogue and a love note to his son Fidler is I am writing this review as the news is coming through that Donald Trump has just been elected POTUS Intriguing times I guess comparisons could be made between the Byzantium empire and the American Empire and its respective leaders However, I doubt that the American empire will last 1123 years I found Ghost Empire a fabulous read The narrative held my attention for the 500 pages.The book has three woven stories, a history of Constantinople, a travelogue and a love note to his son Fidler is not a trained histo...I listened to this book in sections while driving to and from work I found it enormously hard to get out of the car on quite a few occasions This is a 500 page book so there is a lot of listening and it was worth it I knew quite a bit of the history of Constantinople before this book but loved Richard Fidler s approach He chooses to describe parts of his 2014 trip to Istanbul with his son, Joe, and intertwine what he sees with a 1000 period of history of the city He starts with the Roman Em I listened to this book in sections while driving to and from work I found it enormously hard to get out of the car on quite a few occasions This is a 500 page book so there is a lot of listening and it was worth it I knew quite a bit of the hi...I really enjoyed this as someone who knows frightfully little about Roman history East Roman history, at least, I ve got a passing knowledge of the Republic and early Imperial , it was quite a good biography of a fascinating and important city.Fidler goes through the entire history of Byzantium come Constantinople come Istanbul through its entire history as a capital of the world from 300AD 1453AD, an incredible eleven century journey laden with tragedy and destruction, interspersed with an I really enjoyed this as someone who knows frightfully little about Roman history East Roman history, at least, I ve got a passing knowledge of the Republic and early Imperial , it was quite a good biography of a fascinating and important city.Fidler goes through the entire history of Byzantium come Constantinople come Istanbul through its entire history as a capital of the world from 300AD 1453AD, an incredible eleven century journey laden with tragedy and destruction, interspersed with anecdotes from his son Joe...Fidler is well known for his radio interviews and podcasts While reading his book I could hear his voice, the way he excitedly tells of a new fact or event or throws in a cheeky but intelligent aside His book of Constantinople, inspired after he and his 14 year old son visited Istanbul, is a very readable, entertaining and informative tale of the city from it s formation to the arrival of the Ottoman Empire Fidler has a...An excellent telling of the history of the Byzantine empire a modern tale of exploring the history of Constantinople in modern Istanbul Well written the audiobook version is read by the author Worth your time.

Ghost Empire
  • English
  • 16 February 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 492 pages
  • 073333525X
  • Richard Fidler
  • Ghost Empire