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Lost Capital of Byzantium the History of Mistra and the Peloponnese

Clinging to a rugged hillside in the lush valley of Sparta lies Mistra, one of the most dramatically beautiful Byzantine cities in Greece, a place steeped in history, myth, and romance. Following the Frankish conquest of the Peloponnese in the thirteenth century, William II of Villehardouin built a great castle on a hill near Sparta that later came to be known as Mistra. Ten years later, in a battle in northern Greece, Villehardouin was defeated and captured by the Byzantine emperor. The terms for his release included giving Mistra to the Byzantine Greeks. Under their rule, the city flourished and developed into a center of learning and the arts and was a focal point for the cultural development of Europe. The author of this history has traveled to Mistra on numerous occasions. Lost Capital of Byzantium tells the story of this once-great city?its rise and fall and its place in the history of the Peloponnese and the Byzantine empire.

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  • "Clinging to a rugged hillside in the lush valley of Sparta lies Mistra, one of the most dramatically beautiful Byzantine cities in Greece, a place steeped in history, myth, and romance. Following the Frankish conquest of the Peloponnese in the thirteenth century, William II of Villehardouin built a great castle on a hill near Sparta that later came to be known as Mistra. Ten years later, in a battle in northern Greece, Villehardouin was defeated and captured by the Byzantine emperor. The terms for his release included giving Mistra to the Byzantine Greeks. Under their rule, the city flourished and developed into a center of learning and the arts and was a focal point for the cultural development of Europe. The author of this history has traveled to Mistra on numerous occasions. Lost Capital of Byzantium tells the story of this once-great city?its rise and fall and its place in the history of the Peloponnese and the Byzantine empire."@en
  • "Clinging to a rugged hillside in the lush valley of Sparta lies Mistra, one of the most dramatically beautiful Byzantine cities in Greece, a place steeped in history, myth and romance. Following the Frankish conquest of the Peloponnese in the 13th century, William II of Villehardouin built a great castle on a hill near Sparta that later came to be known as Mistra. Ten years later, in a battle in northern Greece, Villehardouin was defeated and captured by the Byzantine Emperor. The terms for his release included giving Mistra to the Byzantine Greeks. Under their rule, the city flourished and de."@en

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  • "Lost capital of Byzantium the history of Mistra and the Peloponnese"@en
  • "Zapomniana stolica Bizancjum : historia Mistry i Peloponezu"@pl
  • "Lost capital of Byzantium : the history of Mistra and the Peloponnese"
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