In 1204, Crusaders captured and looted Constantinople, dealing a blow that many see as the beginning of Byzantium’s end. But was it truly decisive?

Instead of reaching Jerusalem, the Fourth Crusade diverted to Constantinople, culminating in the sack of the Byzantine capital in 1204. This episode examines how political ambition and financial ...

On the Conquest of Constantinople is one of the most important historical sources on the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople.

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Kea, called Tzia by most Greeks, is the closest Cycladic island to the Greek capital city of Athens and it known for its ...

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