| Fourth Crusade: The Conquest of Constantinople Contributor(s): Queller, Donald E. (Author), Madden, Thomas F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812217136 ISBN-13: 9780812217131 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: On August 15, 1199, Pope Innocent III called for a renewed effort to deliver Jerusalem from the Infidel, but the Fourth Crusade had a very different outcome from the one he preached. Proceeding no further than Constantinople, the Crusaders sacked the capital of eastern Christendom and installed a Latin ruler on the throne of Byzantium. This revised and expanded edition of "The Fourth Crusade" gives fresh emphasis to events in Byzantium and the Byzantine response to the actions of the Crusaders. Included in this edition is a chapter on the sack of Constantinople and the election of its Latin emperor.A History Book Club selection. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire |
| Dewey: 949.503 |
| Series: Middle Ages |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Turkey |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On August 15, 1199, Pope Innocent III called for a renewed effort to deliver Jerusalem from the Infidel, but the Fourth Crusade had a very different outcome from the one he preached. Proceeding no further than Constantinople, the Crusaders sacked the capital of eastern Christendom and installed a Latin ruler on the throne of Byzantium. This revised and expanded edition of The Fourth Crusade gives fresh emphasis to events in Byzantium and the Byzantine response to the actions of the Crusaders. Included in this edition is a chapter on the sack of Constantinople and the election of its Latin emperor. A History Book Club selection. |