Yes. A primarily French crusading army set out on the Fourth Crusade and in 1203 attacked Constantinople, ultimately sacking it with the help of Venetian naval forces.
NO!
Ottoman Turks.
Europe, Asia, Africa.
The KIevan Rus' attacked Constantinople and the Bosphorus.
Trade routes/Renaissance
The Byzantine Empire was in Eastern Europe and Asia Minor. The Persian Empire stretched from Libya to Central Asia.
Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia.
It grew into Europe
It grew into Europe
Byzantine money was found as far away as Europe and china.
Byzantine money was found as far away as Europe and china.
The Byzantine Empire lies between Europe and Asia. The Eastern portion of the Byzantine Empire has had a number of shrinking borders since the beginning of its time.
the Holly Roman empire and the Byzantine empire
The territory belonging to the Byzantine empire was the eastern half of the Roman Empire. This included much of central Europe and had Constantinople as it's capital.
NO!
Ottoman Turks.
Europe, Asia, Africa.