There are some books that I'll always remember where and who I was when I first read it, and this one I read during the summer between my sophomore and junior years of college, while I was on campus for a arts festival. It made me convinced that I was actually going to become a historian, even though I had none of the background or really drive that would make that possible, because this version of the Byzantium empire was so captivating for me that I projected my love of this book onto the idea of studying the time period. I read both this and its sequel (which had just come out) in quick succession, and they've stayed with me on a deep level for the past 24 years.
Grade: A
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