The Empire of The East From: The Washington Post | Date: April 9, 1989| Author: | Copyright 1989 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

BYZANTIUM The Early Centuries By John Julius Norwich Knopf. 408 pp. $29.95

JOHN JULIUS NORWICH's Byzantium: The Early Centuries is anything but boring. The author, whose other books include massive histories of Venice and medieval Sicily, seems to be deeply involved in the events he is describing; the text is dotted with his exclamations-"Alas," "Unfortunately," "Fortunately." He portrays in detail the people he is dealing with-their appearances, their wars, their triumphs and falls. For example, the Pope Vigilius (537-555), says Norwich, "squeezed his considerable bulk through a small ...

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