Episode 260 - The Fourth Crusade (Part 2)

The History of Byzantium

Robin Pierson

History

4.8 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2023

⏱️ 96 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The Latins assault the city and Alexios Angelos Komnenos flees. Alexios Angelos becomes Emperor and empties the treasury into the Crusaders' hands. But when he runs out of money the two sides face an inevitable confrontation.

Period: 1203-4

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	There are some things that can truly ruin your wedding.
0:03.0	For example, a stain on your wedding dress.
0:06.0	Or the appearance of your ex.
0:09.0	Give him my teacher, ex?
0:10.0	You forgot to button his shirt all the way up.
0:12.0	Or a bunch of pirates.
0:14.0	You take everybody hostage.
0:16.0	Here's the plan.
0:17.0	The new action romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lopez.
0:20.0	Sorry, I'm giving me the grenades, sir.
0:21.0	And Josh Dumel.
0:22.0	Oh, you got it!
0:23.0	Shotgun wedding.
0:24.0	Watch now, only on Prime Video.
0:26.0	Included with Plane.
0:40.0	Hello, everyone and welcome to the history of Byzantium, Episode 260.
0:46.0	The fourth crusade, part 2.
0:52.0	In part 1, we followed the darkly humorous story of how a pilgrimage to Jerusalem washed up on the shores of the Sea of Marmara.
1:01.0	At the heart of this misadventure was the attempt by the Latins to create an empire in the Middle East.
1:09.0	The idea that the coast of the Levant could be held securely by volunteers from Western Europe was always a fantastical notion.
1:18.0	It was only the miraculous success of the first crusade that made it a possibility.
1:23.0	If Ultramar was going to survive, it would need a rich local patron to support it.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Robin Pierson, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Robin Pierson and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.