In 1204, the Fourth Crusade aimed for Jerusalem but sacked Constantinople to pay massive debts.

This shocking betrayal by holy warriors destroyed the Christian Byzantine capital.

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For today’s #MosaicMonday, we will revisit the mosaics of the Fourth Crusade in San Giovanni Evangelista in Ravenna.

(Pics credit: Stephan Knott)

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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1203, the armies of the #FourthCrusade arrived at Constantinople (now İstanbul). Relations with the Romans had deteriorated by then, so Venetians chose to skip the Holy Land and attack their fellow Christians instead. They sacked the city on 12 April 1204.

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13 Nisan 1204 : Şehirlerin Kraliçesi, şimdinin İstanbul’u, ortaçağın Constantinopolis’inin ağıtsal bir şekilde “batılı din kardeşleri” tarafından ele geçirilip harap edilmesi #crusaders #haçlılar #istanbul #bizans #dördüncühaçlıseferi #fourthcrusade

Crusades (map)

sack of Constantinople

#OnThisDay in 1204, Crusaders from the #FourthCrusade sacked #Constantinople & massacred its inhabitants; Crusaders would later take Jerusalem & engage in the #EthnicCleansingOfPalestine's indigenous Muslim Arabs just as #ApartheidIsrael is doing today...

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