The Latins in the Levant: A History of Frankish Greece (1204-1566) (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Latins in the Levant: A History of Frankish Greece (1204-1566)<br><br>Throughout I have based the narrative upon first-hand authorities. I can conscientiously say that I have consulted all the printed books known to me in Greek Italian Spanish French German English and Latin which deal in any way with the subject; and I have endeavoured to focus all the scattered notices concerning the Frankish period which have appeared in periodical literature and in the documents of the epoch which have been published. These I have supplemented by further research in the archives of Rome and Venice. My aim has been to present as complete an account as is possible in the existing state of our knowledge of this most fascinating stage in the life of Greece. I have also visited all the chief castles and sites connected with the F rankish period believing that before a writer can hope to make the Franks live on paper he must see where they lived in the ?esh. Enormous as is the debt which every student of ''mediaeval Greek history owes to the late Karl Hopf it was here that he failed and it was hence that his Frankish barons are labelled skeletons in a vast cold museum instead of human beings of like passions with ourselves.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.