The Catalan Expedition to the East
from the `Chronicle' of Ramon Muntaner (Textos B) (Textos B)
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Author
Contributions
- N. D. Hillgarth (Introduction) - Contributor
- Robert D. Hughes (Translator) - Contributor
Publication
2006-06-15 - Tamesis Books
Language
English
Word Count
40,000 words, Guess
Page Count
160 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL12000626M
- ISBN-139781855661318
- ISBN-101855661314
- OCLC Control Number64315426
- Library of Congress Control Number2006286106
and 2 more
- Goodreads2169871
- LibraryThing4276227
Classifications
- LCCDF636.5
Description
"Before its definitive fall into Turkish hands, the Byzantine Empire was the target of adventurers of many nations. Outstanding among these groups was the Almogaver army led by Roger of Flor, composed of mercenaries hardened in the war between the Catalan and Angevin dynasties for domination of Sicily. The Catalan presence in Constantinople aroused suspicion among the Greek nobility who assassinated Roger and tried to exterminate his men. The devastating reaction of those who escaped the slaughter led to Catalan control of broad swathes of the Empire, including Athens. Ramon Muntaner, one of the ringleaders of the expedition, recounted the adventures of the Almogaver army in the eastern Mediterranean in his Chronicle."--Jacket.
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