The author outlines the fascinating story of how this fascinating man was raised and how he came to be Sultan, the man who finally conquered Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantines. The Byzantine Empire survived for a thousand years.Įnter Sultan Mehmet II of the Islamic Ottomans. The Eastern Roman Empire morphed into the Byzantine Empire. Constantine the Great certainly did deserve this moniker – the weight of these two decisions still bear down upon us. We learn about Constantine’s conversion to Christianity (on his deathbed admittedly – better late than never!!) So letting that sink in, he moved the Capital of the Roman Empire and also started the legitimacy of Christianity in the Roman Empire. We learn of the origins of this city, which came about when Constantine the Great decided to move the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium which he renamed Constantinople (modern day Istanbul) in around 330 CE. The author systematically proceeds through this epic story – and thankfully commences with some wonderfully drawn maps of Asia Minor showing the geography of the area which made Constantinople such an important strategic location. The results of this period endure to this day. Constantinople, The Last Great Siege 1453, by Roger Crowley is a thoroughly entertaining, rich, detailed, violent, intriguing and riveting story of one of the most significant periods of history.
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“Through the Woods” is very suspenseful and immensely creepy. Then your mind starts thinking up what you’d be afraid to have happen to yourself, I know that’s what my mind ended up doing. The endings are all very open, leaving you to determine and imagine what you think happened making it all the more scarier. These are the kinds of stories that leave much up to your own imagination, conjuring up what you fear yourself. I thought “There’s no way a couple of short stories can be that creepy”, boy was I wrong.Īll five of these short stories contain “quiet horror”, they aren’t “jumpy horror”. And when I tell you not to read this book while it’s dark out, best to listen. Most strange things do.”īefore I get ahead of myself I’ll let you know that “Through the Woods” is a graphic novel composed of five short, creeptastic stories. These chilling tales spring from the macabre imagination of acclaimed and award-winning comic creator Emily Carroll.Ĭome take a walk in the woods and see what awaits you there… Five mysterious, spine-tingling stories follow journeys into (and out of?) the eerie abyss. |