num_pages: 488
description: A narrative story of Byzantium. From the accession of Alexius in 1081, through the Fourth Crusade - when an army destined for the Holy Land was diverted to Constantinople by the blind, octogenarian but crafty Doge of Venice - to the protracted struggle against the Ottomans. This book forms the climax to the story of Byzantium.
language: English
title: Byzantium (Vol. 3): The Decline and Fall
titlecomplete: Byzantium (Vol. 3): The Decline and Fall
genres: Greece, Religion, Ancient History, European History, Medieval History, Medieval, Classics, Nonfiction, History, Military History
ratings_count: 1023
series: A History of Byzantium
publisher: Penguin Books Ltd