20.2 Constantinople 1204, Part 2, Fourth Crusade

When crusaders arrived at Constantinople in 1203 they gazed in wonder, having never imagined that there could be so fine a place in the world. The 'Queen of Cities', founded by Constantine The Great in the early fourth century, had become imbued over the centuries with legends and Christian myths that gave the place a spiritual aura to match its physical grandeur. Yet in 1204 the city would be violently sacked and the once mighty Empire brought to its knees. www.historyeurope.net Picture: Conquest of Constantinople by the Crusaders in1204 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.