William Miller’s Essays on the Latin Orient collects studies on the Latin, or Western European, states established in the eastern Mediterranean during and after the Crusades. Miller, a leading authority on medieval Greece and the Levant, examines the Frankish principalities, the Latin Empire of Constantinople, the rule of Venetian and other Western lords, and the complex world that arose where crusaders and conquerors met Byzantine and Eastern societies. The essays illuminate a fascinating and often neglected corner of medieval history.
Drawing on wide learning, Miller reconstructs the politics, dynasties, and culture of the Latin East from the Fourth Crusade onward. His work remains valuable for the history of the Crusader states and Frankish Greece. Readers interested in the Crusades, the Byzantine world, or the medieval Mediterranean will find it rewarding. This free EPUB edition makes available a collection of expert essays on the Latin Orient of the Middle Ages.