Byzantium has long been regarded by many as one big curiosity - decadent, degenerate, superstitious, theocratic, effeminate. With its tales and trivia - ranging

Weird, decadent, degenerate, racially mixed, superstitious, theocratic, effeminate, and even hyper-literate, Byzantium has long been regarded by many as one big

Here is a whimsical and captivating collection of odd facts, strange beliefs, outlandish opinions, and other highly amusing trivia of the ancient Romans. We ten

A miscellany of odd stories and facts about the ancient Greeks, demonstrating how much they were--and were not--like us.

"The Byzantine Empire" by Charles Oman. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known class