The 1204 Sack of Constantinople: Crusaders vs Byzantines

In 1204, the Fourth Crusade, originally bound for Egypt, was diverted to Constantinople, culminating in a brutal sack of the city. This episode explores how Venetian doge Enrico Dandolo, blinded but brilliant, steered the crusade toward Byzantium. We discuss the Alexios Angelos affair, the siege, the fires that destroyed centuries of art and literature, and the establishment of the Latin Empire. We also look at the Byzantine survivors who fled to Nicaea, Epirus, and Trebizond, and how the sack deepened the East-West Schism. How did this betrayal by fellow Christians weaken Byzantium irreparably, paving the way for the Ottoman conquest in 1453? And what became of the looted treasures, like the horses of San Marco? Join Lucas and Luna as they unpack one of history's most tragic ironies: crusaders sacking the largest Christian city in the world.

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