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20.2 Constantinople 1204, Part 2, Fourth Crusade
20.2 Constantinople 1204, Part 2, Fourth Crusade
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53 minutes
Released:
Oct 24, 2015
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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.
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Released:
Oct 24, 2015
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Podcast episode
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