Byzantium (II): The ApogeeVolume 2 of the series. With 32 pages of illustrations, and 7 maps. |
Contents
Krum 80014 I | 14 |
The Return of Iconoclasm 81429 | 21 |
Theophilus 82942 | 41 |
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