In the year 1204, Constantinople, the largest and most splendid city by far in Europe was sacked, not by Muslims but by fellow Christians - and not only sacked but gutted by fire and indiscriminate violence. Part 1 describes the build-up and first steps of the crusade, including a history of early Venice.
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Picture: Pope Innocen III. Fresco mid 13th century - Monastery of Sacro Speco of Saint Benedict
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