The Most Serene Republic of Venice and Byzantine Empire

The Most Serene Republic of Venice and The Byzantine Empire: A Celebration of Their Lives and Relations is a combination of the light-hearted and the serious. There are chapters of interest for travellers today (What did, What do, Venetians eat? and Gardens of Venice to visit); chapters that are fun (A Ménage à Trois at the Great Palace), as well as eye-opening chapters on the dark arts of Poisoning-it was legal and big business- and Espionage and a chapter that compares the two empires (Minds that do not Match).The volume offers a new perspective on history. This is because it addresses a subject previously overlooked: the relationship between Venice and Byzantium. It began when the Republic of Venice was established, which, according to tradition, was in 697 under Doge Paolo Lucio Anafesto, a relationship which ended with The Conquest in 1453. The book exposes the great difference between the two cultures: so near, but yet so far. This alone makes the book unique.With regard to Venice, its fascination never ceases. It is a magnet.But how many know the Byzantines preserved The Iliad and The Odyssey for us, and taught Homer to their children for 1000 years? A LIFE LOST is the companion novel to The Most Serene Republic of Venice & The Byzantine Empire. A passionate love story, action-packed, full of intrigue, complex. It is spellbinding. It is a detective story and a thriller set in Venice and Istanbul. A Life Lost takes romantasy to a new level. The nonfiction history book provides the reader with invaluable background knowledge of the evocative locations in the novel.