The sack of Constantinople in 1204 caused the decline of mosaic art for the next five decades.

Crusader sack of Constantinople (1204)

And even if it did exist, it was doubtless lost or destroyed during the sack of Constantinople.

The Komnenian system survived until the sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204.

Library of Constantinople destroyed by Western Crusaders during the sack of Constantinople.

The sack of Constantinople at the hands of the so-called Fourth Crusade.

Later, the Byzantines were unable to extract any more assistance, and the Fourth Crusade even led to the sack of Constantinople.

The sack of Constantinople by Latin crusaders in 1204 was an economic catastrophe.

Initial reports of 170,000 stolen artifacts were exaggerated, as were wild comparisons to the sack of Constantinople.

Three years ago, the pope apologized for the church's role in the sack of Constantinople.