The climax of the Fourth Crusade, in which crusaders breached the sea walls after two attempts, set fire to parts of the city, and after Murtzuphlus fled carried out three days of horrific looting, burning, rape, and murder. Brownworth describes it as an orgy of destruction that left the city unrecognizable; one Frenchman boasted so much treasure had never been gained since the creation of the world. A Latin Empire was set up on the ruins, and the city never fully recovered.
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Episode 15 (58 mentions)
The climax of the Fourth Crusade, in which crusaders breached the sea walls after two attempts, set fire to parts of the city, and after Murtzuphlus fled carried out three days of horrific looting, burning, rape, and murder. Brownworth describes it as an orgy of destruction that left the city unrecognizable; one Frenchman boasted so much treasure had never been gained since the creation of the world. A Latin Empire was set up on the ruins, and the city never fully recovered.
Episode 16 (1 mention)
“The sack of Constantinople was a watershed moment in history, and when the smoke cleared”
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