In The Last Caesars of Byzantium, famous French historian Louis Todiere details the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire. Outlining the progress of the Turks, decline of the Greeks, and fall of Constantinople, Todiere collaborated with several noted historians of the day, including John Cantacuzenus and Michael Ducas. Relevant to the Russian-Turkish war raging at the time, The Last Caesars of Byzantium in its original French attracted world-wide attention and was significant in the understanding of the time’s global conflict.