Latin Empire-Byzantine Wars
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Crusades, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Byzantine Empire
- Curriculum: Italian History, Medieval History/Middle Ages, Eastern European History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Greece, Constantinople
- Date: 1204-1261
Article abstract: At issue: Byzantine recovery of capital and lands from crusaders. Result: Empire of Nicea recovers Constantinople and reestablishes the Byzantine Empire; Latin Empire ends.
Background
Bitterness and mistrust grew in the twelfth century between the Greek Christians of the Byzantine Empire and the Latin Christians of Western Europe as the closer contact of the Crusades showed them how much they had come to diverge culturally.
In 1202, the knights gathered at Venice to participate in the Fourth Crusade (1198-1204) found that they...
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