This item byzantium the decline and fall see todays giveaways customers who viewed this item also viewed page 1 of 1 start over page 1 of 1 this shopping feature will continue to load items in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Three volumes history of the rise and fall of byzantium and norwich is brilliant its full of memorable characters evil deeds and suspense and its supremely erudite while being not just readable but fun to read gibbons decline and fall has a worthy sequel in this. For 1123 years constantinople remained the capital of the byzantine empire the longest lived and most continuously inspired christian empire in the world. Fc45 the decline and fall of the byzantine empire 1025 1453 flowchart fc45 in the hyperflow of history as the italian city states stranglehold on the byzantine empires trade grew so did hostility against italian merchants who numbered some 60000 in constantinople alone. The hardcover of the byzantium the decline and fall by john julius norwich at barnes noble free shipping on 25 or more from the founding of constantinople capital of byzantium by the first christian roman emperor and byzantiums first flowering to its fatal weakening after the treacherous attack on constantinople by western knights