He narrates the fragmentation of the Byzantine world, describing how the newly established 'empire' in Anatolia prevailed over its foreign and Byzantine enemies to recapture the capital in 1261.Īkropolites was an eyewitness to most of the events he relates and a man close to the emperors he served, and his account has therefore influenced modern perceptions of this period. Akropolites relates what happened to Byzantium after the Latin conquest of its capital, Constantinople, by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. He narrates the fragmentation of the Byzantine world, describing how the newly establiThis is the first English translation and study of George Akropolites' History, the main Greek source for the history of Byzantium between 12. This is the first English translation and study of George Akropolites' History, the main Greek source for the history of Byzantium between 12.
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