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The Fourth Crusade & Latin Empire 1204 – 1261. Late Byzantine 1261 – 1453. Post-Byzantine after 1453. The route and results of the Fourth Crusade ( Kandi, CC BY-SA 4.0) Fragmentation. In 1204, the Fourth Crusade captured the Byzantine capital of Constantinople.
1204 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1204th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 204th year of the 2nd millennium, the 4th year of the 13th century, and the 5th year of the 1200s decade.
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Constantinople was the largest and wealthiest city in Europe throughout late antiquity and most of the Middle Ages until the Fourth Crusade in 1204. Basil II is considered among the most capable Byzantine emperors and his reign as the apex of the empire in the Middle Ages.
Jul 1, 2020 · In our new animated historical documentary, we will describe the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople in 1204. Although the First Crusade was succeeded in taking Jerusalem and a number of Frankish...
History of the Byzantine Empire. Preceding. Roman Empire. Dominate. Early period (330–717) Tetrarchy era. Constantinian–Valentinianic era ( Constantinian dynasty – Valentinianic dynasty) Theodosian era. Leonid era. Justinian era. Heraclian era. Twenty Years' Anarchy. Middle period (717–1204) Isaurian era. Nikephorian era. Amorian era.
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The Conquest of Constantinople by the Crusaders in AD 1203/1204. Table of Contents show. Background of the Fourth Crusade. In the years from 1201 to 1202 the Fourth Crusade, sanctioned by pope Innocent III, was readying itself to set out to conquer Egypt, which was by then the center of Islamic power.
