Basileus
Herakleios Against the King of Kings
In 626 two armies stand on either side of Constantinople, the Avars on land and the Persians across the water. The emperor is not there.
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Basileia, book one. 150 pages, full colour.
Andreas Polymitis
Graphic novels for readers who like to take their time. Byzantine history told from its sources, and the riddle at the centre of modern physics. Each book is built to be read slowly and read again.
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The Belisarius diptych and the Basileia series
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