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Byzantine Empire

Massacre of the Latins

Apr, 1182
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire

Eventually, Andronikos I Komnenos, a grandson of Alexios I, launched a revolt against his younger relative and managed to overthrow him in a violent coup d'état. Utilizing his good looks and his immense popularity with the army, he marched on to Constantinople in 1182 and incited a massacre of the Latins.


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