A basic history of the region. Bit of an uninspiring read but some good background information. While King covers the basics, he doesn't necessarily do a great job of putting things in the wider context - I am currently reading another book on the same subject which is much better in that way. (
Black Sea by Neal Ascherson) The most interesting part was the section about the Kalmouks and their reverse migration during the time of Catherine the Great.
Some interesting characters to look up:
Pero Tafur - Travels and Adventures - travelling in the area in the 1430s
Bratianu - La mer noire - Hungarian monks travelling the area in the same period
To find:
The Western Question in Greece and Turkey - Arnold Toynbee
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