History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Vol-4

The six-volume historical work History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was authored by Edward Gibbon. The Byzantine Empires demise in 1453 is covered in Volume IV of the series which spans the time from the late eighth century. Gibbon addresses the Isaurian dynastys rule in the Byzantine Empire notably that of Emperor Leo and the dispute surrounding iconography. The Crusades especially the First Crusade and the founding of the Latin Empire in Constantinople are examined in this book. Gibbon explores the role played by the Venetians in the Crusades as well as their effects on the Byzantine Empires politics and economy. The Byzantine Empire came to an end in 1453 with the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks according to Gibbon who finishes the volume. He gives in-depth analyses of the key figures and events of the time throughout the book and examines how they affected the rise of Western civilization. A detailed examination of the growth and fall of one of historys greatest empires and its effects on the world is provided in History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire which is regarded as a key work in the discipline.