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To: SunkenCiv

With the split of the Roman Empire into Western and Eastern halves, the Eastern half centered on Constantinople lasted about 1000 years. Before the Islamic Ottomans finally finished it in 1453, it was sacked by a Crusader army of the Fourth Crusade almost 250 years in 1204.


4 posted on 08/16/2026 8:35:53 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: BradyLS

Thx. They sacked it 250 years?


5 posted on 08/16/2026 9:08:16 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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