Episode 261 - The Sack
The History of Byzantium
Robin Pierson
4.8 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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| 1:08.7 | Hello everyone and welcome to the history of Byzantium, episode 261, The Sack. |
| 1:18.3 | Last time, Constantinople fell to the forces of the fourth crusade. |
| 1:24.1 | This we'd covered so much ground already, I stopped short of describing the actual sack |
| 1:28.2 | of the city. |
| 1:30.2 | Today though, we will go into detail about how people were treated and the precious items |
| 1:34.8 | which were stolen or destroyed. |
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