Quote of the day
Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer.
Steven Runciman

Born: July 7, 1903
Died: November 1, 2000 (aged 97)
Bio: Sir James Cochran Stevenson Runciman, known as Steven Runciman, was an English historian best known for his three-volume A History of the Crusades.
Known for:
- A History of the Crusades
- Fall of Constantinople, 1453- (1965)
- The Sicilian Vespers (1958)
- The Great Church in Captivity (1968)






