NB Synopsis of morning course to follow
Earliest History
1 Introduction to The City, finishing with one word PLACE
2 Etymology of Byzantium
3 Founded (667 BC) by Greek city of Megara, near Athens
4 Storm Clouds from The East: Persia
5 Greek divisions, Athens and Sparta
6 Storm Clouds from The West: Rome
7 Caught in Roman Civil War 195 AD
8 Is it all over before it even really starts?
First Booklist
Istanbul by Bettany Hughes
Istanbul by Thomas Madden
I shall be adding books weekly, but these two are both general histories.
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