The Fourth Crusade
How would the new leaders manage after the Battle of Adrianople?
How would the new leaders manage after the Battle of Adrianople?
An army mostly made of Venetian forces started dividing the Eastern Roman Empire.
How and why did the Fourth Crusade end up sacking Constantinople? What were the consequences of these events?
An exploration of the geopolitical situation in Bulgaria in the XII century.
Viking Age researcher Neil Price takes us to Sweden, the likely origin of the Vikings found in Saaremaa.
We travel back to the Europe of over a thousand years ago to discover what it meant to be a Viking.
See Athens rise from a village to Greece's pinnacle under Pericles, with landmarks that showcased democracy.
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Two contenders stood over the remnants of the Latin Empire, ready to restore the Eastern Roman Empire.
How would the new leaders manage after the Battle of Adrianople?
An army mostly made of Venetian forces started dividing the Eastern Roman Empire.
How and why did the Fourth Crusade end up sacking Constantinople? What were the consequences of these events?
An exploration of the geopolitical situation in Bulgaria in the XII century.
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