Byzantine Empire - Crusaders arrived at Constantinople in the summer of 1203

Time: 1203

Place: Constantinople, Byzantine Empire

Details: The crusaders arrived at Constantinople in the summer of 1203 and quickly attacked, starting a major fire that damaged large parts of the city, and briefly seized control. Alexios III fled from the capital and Alexios Angelos was elevated to the throne as Alexios IV along with his blind father Isaac.

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