'Legends of Blood' looks at the myths and beliefs of ancient Greece and Egypt; the medieval witch craze and its links with vampirism and lycanthropy; the association between vampirism and alchemy; eastern European vampirism; Gothic literature; the modern vampire in literature and film; the popular image of the vampire and the survival of the myth.
For nearly 200 years the Middle East was the battleground on which Islam, Byzantium and western Christendom fought themselves to a standstill. This history presents this epic struggle as a narrative that not only relates to the crucial events, but also brings to life the remarkable characters involved in this clash of imperial ambitions.