Sack of Constantinople 1204 - Fourth Crusade

[HannibalBarca]

As an old Constantinople saying...
"In a Time of need... Always Run if you see the Cross coming..."

 

[vostok]

Irony is Venice was established by Roman Refugees fleeing both Hunnic and Germanic.

So basically The Venetians were sacking the city of their forefathers lmaooo

Don't forget that wealth of Venice and other Italian cities was based on the gold stolen from Constantinople.

 

[LeGenD]

actually third crusade objective was to capture jerusalem from ayyubids saladin.they managed to capture some cities but not jerusalem.i think muslims lost jerusalem in sixth crusade.

My bad! You are right.

Anyways, Richard defeated Saladin in the battlefield but political crisis in England forced him to relinquish his crusade. What happened is explained in post # 7: https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/sack-of-constantinople-1204-fourth-crusade.601262/#post-11162163

Irony is Venice was established by Roman Refugees fleeing both Hunnic and Germanic.

So basically The Venetians were sacking the city of their forefathers lmaooo

One of the greatest chapters of irony in history.

Fourth Crusade commenced by Pope Innocent III led to destruction of Byzantine Empire at the hands of European armies instead ; this bunch was like (**** Jerusalem; lets plunder our Eastern brothers). This stupidity paved way for Ottomans to sack Constantinople later.

 

[vostok]

lets plunder our Eastern brothers).

Actually, this idea is still alive and thriving. Western Europeans sometimes coming to the East for plundering and murdering. But - Russia is stronger, than Second Roman Empire. Another crusade, another attemp to сonquer Russia - and there will be no West at all. And they do realize this fact.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Things were very simple

• You were born
• You did not go to school
• You played war all day or you traded at early age
• At age of 12/14 If you survived all the illnesses , you got married
• May be by Age 16 you went on a War OR someone attacked your town
• Slept early at 7 pm woke up at 4 am

So by age 20-23 years you pretty much lived your life may be by age 28 you were a grandfather.

Life was short back then 28-35 years lucky if you reached that far

Considering

• No cure for flu
• No cure for bacteria related illnesses
• Death by fever
• Malaria
• Can anyone explain how they solved the wisdom tooth issue back then
• People rarely took shower