Dynasty of palaeologists
The dynasty of the paleologists ( Greek Παλαιολόγεια Δυναστεία ) is a trilogy of novels by Giorgos Leonardos about the paleologists , the last ruling dynasty of the Byzantine Empire . Leonardos received the highest national literary award in Greece for the work in 2008.
The individual books and their titles
The trilogy consists of the following historical novels :
- Michael VIII. Palaiologos (Μιχαήλ Η Παλαιολόγος, 2004, ISBN 960-14-0998-X ), a fictional biography of Michael VIII from the catastrophe of the Fourth Crusade to the Sicilian Vespers
- The paleologists (Οι Παλαιολόγοι, 2006, ISBN 960-14-1206-9 ) on the civil wars under the paleologic dynasty
- The last palaeologist (τ τελευταίος Παλαιολόγος, 2007, ISBN 978-960-14-1644-1 ) on Constantine XI. Palaiologos, the last emperor of Byzantium, and the fall of Constantinople
The trilogy is supplemented by a fourth novel Sophia Palaiologa (Σοφία Παλαιολογίνα, 2008, ISBN 978-960-14-1836-0 ). Sophia Palaiologa was the last descendant of the family of palaeologists and the wife of the Russian ruler Ivan III.
Awards
- 2008: State Prize for Literature from the Greek Ministry of Culture
- Prize of the Botsis Foundation
Web links
- National Book Center of Greece
- ELEFTHEROTYPIA ( Memento from February 17, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- TO VIMA
- TA NEA
- Giorgos Leonardos' website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Communication from the Greek Ministry of Culture of October 12, 2008 (Greek)
- ↑ Awards - Honorary Distinctions 2006. (No longer available online.) In: Website of the Botsi Foundation. Institution of Promotion of Journalism Athanasiou Vas. Botsi, archived from the original on March 2, 2012 ; Retrieved November 24, 2009 (English, Greek). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
