Few Byzantine emperors had a life as rich and as turbulent as Manuel II Palaiologos.
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Yet, despite his talent, Manuel has largely been ignored as an author.
He was a prolific writer, producing a vast corpus of literary, theological and philosophical works.
A fascinating figure at the crossroads of Byzantine, Western European and Ottoman history, he endured political turmoil, witnessed no less than three sieges by the Ottomans and travelled as far as France and England.
Few Byzantine emperors had a life as rich and as turbulent as Manuel II Palaiologos