Frank R. - UK
1 October, 2004

Rina/Suleyman,

Thank you very much for the email. I really enjoyed both tours. My favorite was the Byzantine tour on Sunday. As I told Suleyman, Byzantine history is one of my favorite areas of historical interest. During the tour, I mentioned two books to Suleyman on Byzantium that he might be interested in. Both books are by Steven Runciman, a Medieval historian at Oxford University. The first book is titled The Fall of Constantinople: 1453, discusses the great siege and its consequences. The second book is titled The Great Church Captivity: A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence. Hope you find these references useful.

Best Regards, 
Frank