Constantinople
Many cities were attackd by the crusaders. The most important two were:Jerusalem, captured by the crusaders of the First Crusade in 1099, with its entire population slaughtered, without concern whether they were Muslim or Christian.Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Empire, which was sacked by the crusaders of the Fourth Crusade in 1204.
During the Middle Ages, Constantinople was attacked a number of times by both Christian and Muslim armies. It fell to crusaders of the Fourth Crusade in 1203, despite the fact that their doing so meant excommunication from the pope. In 1261, the Byzantine Greeks retook the city and reestablished it as the capital of the Byzantine Empire. It was finally taken by the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
In 1200 AD CE Pope Innocent II initiated a call to arms to once again save Jerusalem. What follows is a summary of the surprise events of this crusade: A. Turnout of fighters for this crusade was less than previous ones; B. As per tradition the troops met in Venice, the main point of departure for the trip to the East; C. The Crusaders, however, were short on funds to pay for the expedition; D. Help of sorts came from the Venetians; E. Venice at the time was a powerful trading city and hatched a bold idea; F. The Crusaders were convinced to attack another Christian trading city in Hungary called Zara; G. The booty from Zara would pay for the Crusaders main mission, Jerusalem; H. Enraged, the Pope excommunicated the tricky Venetians; I. Proceeding forward, the Crusaders were then swayed to help out in Constantinople; J. As the Crusaders failed to be paid for helping out a deposed Byzantine emperor, they sacked Constantinople; and K. They never made it to the Holy Land.
The Crusaders came to liberate the Holy Land from the "infidels" and woe to any Jews who lived along the route. Numerous Jewish communites encountered by traveling Crusaders were subjected to the increased religious fervor of the Crusaders, and were pillaged and massacred. There were several extensive pogroms, especially in Germany and France. When the Crusaders conquered Jerusalem at the end of the First Crusade, they initiated a massive slaughter of the Jewish and Muslim inhabitants of the city.
The crusaders were trying to reach Jerusalem.
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they sacked the city of Constantinople in the fourth crusade
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The Fourth Crusade began with the siege of the city of Zadar (aka Zara), a major port on the Adriatic Sea. From there the crusaders crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Egypt.
Binzantine manipulated the Fourth Crusade.
Many cities were attackd by the crusaders. The most important two were:Jerusalem, captured by the crusaders of the First Crusade in 1099, with its entire population slaughtered, without concern whether they were Muslim or Christian.Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Empire, which was sacked by the crusaders of the Fourth Crusade in 1204.
Constantinople
The Doge of Venice, and men under his command sacked the city of Constantinople in the Fourth Crusade.