Capture of Constantinople, 1204

Fourth Crusade capture of Constantinople disrupted Byzantine political and artistic life and began the Latin occupation of the capital.

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1204 · Political transition

Crusader Rupture and Exile · dated event

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Dating / scope noteCapture of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade and beginning of Latin occupation.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261–1557)
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Gospel Book with Fifteen Full-Page Scenes from the Lives of Christ and the Virgin
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ConstantinopleCapture of Constantinople, 1204 —occurs-at→ Constantinople · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-158.Byzantine Reconquest of Constantinople, 1261Capture of Constantinople, 1204 —precedes→ Byzantine Reconquest of Constantinople, 1261 · chronologicalWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-159.Middle ByzantineCapture of Constantinople, 1204 ←ends-with— Middle Byzantine · chronologicalWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-166.Middle ByzantineCapture of Constantinople, 1204 —disrupts→ Middle Byzantine · chronologicalWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-343.

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