Never trust a painter

Never trust a painter... to rule the empire

An approach to the historical novel "Never Trust a Painter" by Panos Papamichalis, which brings to life a little known but significant period, as at its end, at the beginning of the 14th century, Byzantium ceased to be a major economic military power and followed a downward path until the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It is also particularly important because during this period what was called the Palaeologan Renaissance takes place in civilization.
The Union of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Church after the agreement between Pope Gregory X and Michael VIII Palaiologos in 1274 ignites the Unionist Anti-Unionist conflict in Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire The Bithynian supporters of Theophilus Laskaris will repeat the Battle of  Trikokkia. Frankish knights, Venetian sea captains, Mongols, and Ottomans in their onset are involved and interact over a period of thirty years.