Fourth Crusade: Siege of Constantinople - Medieval Kingdoms Total War 1212AD Mod Gameplay 

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Pixelated Apollo will you post more third age videos?

I love pixelated appolo from gary the conquer

So good to see stuff that is not fantasy warhammer nonsense.

Ohh wait Pixelated Apollo Replied.... My life is done. Big fan

to make it even better he was blind.

what a legend

I knew I shouldn't have read the comments... Eh, defenders never win anyway.

It would be so fucking cool if he actually done that

He couldnt have lived that long tgen

Considering they didn't actually make a breach in the walls but rather caused a flight when mounting them from the seaward side, no, Venetian catapults can't melt Theodosian walls.

He also kinda wanted revenge for some Venetian merchants who were murdered/expelled by the Byzantines.

Venice hijacked the Byzantine economy It was necessary

+scipio africanus apart from that the crusade's destination was vague but while the crusaders sailed through the ionian sea they met an overthrown emperor of the byzantine empire who told them to help him regain his throne. The crusaders agreed and helped with regain the throne but the crusader lords also distributed the byzantine empire among them without anyone else knowing and then the siege began....

It isn't that cut and dry. Both Greek and Latin sources attest to the fact that Alexios IV Angelos, son of the deposed Emperor Isaakios II Angelos, sought the crusaders' aid in restoring his father to the throne and deposing the usurper Alexios III Angelos. They fulfilled this vow and only moved to conquer the city when Alexios V Doukas Mourtzouphlos strangled Alexios IV and took the throne for himself, refusing to pay the crusaders what they were owed for coming to Constantinople to begin with. Alexios V fled, but was captured soon after the formation of the Latin Empire, where he was set atop and thrown off of the column of Theodosius. This isn't to say that the Venetians and crusaders didn't have their own motives for seizing the empire, but it certainly wasn't carried out to repay the crusaders' debt to the Venetians. In fact, that was already paid off when Zara was taken from the Hungarians. If you wish to know more, just read the firsthand accounts of Niketas Choniates and Geoffrey de Villehardouin.

+Παναγιώτης Βατικιώτης You are right for the most part, but the target was identified as Egypt in Geoffrey de Villehardouin's account.

Aka deus vault

Matchlock ashigaru reinforcements also sounds great.

Idk I would like to have a few spartan hoplites backing me up thoughts

What about islamic "reinforcements", you know, to "help" constantinople... XD

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your right. I hate some or all modern archelogoists' lies.

The nearly 2000 years of the Roman Empire and the Roman Republic was non-Christian. Christianity first appeared as state religion from 380 AD, and then, only about 100 years later, the real Western Roman Empire fell. So Roman Empire was Roman Empire, and Byzantine Empire was Byzantine Empire.

well not really,relegion didnt matter in those condition.You had to adapt.That was mainly what Konstantinos did when he became christian although he didnt commit to it from the start.

It was called Byzantine Empire because the area where Constaninople was located was also named Byzantium and if you are still not convinced that particular area has had its name since 480 BC and even before, you can check references of that area from the writings of historians Thoukydidis & Xenophontas. Thoukydidis has made some references to that specific area as the "final" battle, during the Peloponnesean War (427 - 404) BC, between the Athenean & the Spartan fleet led by Lysandros took place in the narrow sea of Ellispontus nearby the now called Kallipolis That area was the closest one to Byzantium. On the other hand, Xenophontas , who was also a very experienced cavalry leader, has referenced that area because when the Spartan forces had fled to the north alongside the Persian forces they found themselves directly at the Black Sea or Ephxinos Pontos then Xenophontas had to go to the West as he and the rest of the allied Persian army led by Kyros and Spartan army led by Agisilaos were being persuaded by the other Persians led by Artaxerxis the Second plus the main cause of this persuade was the rivalry that started for the conquest of the Persian throne after the death of Kyros & Artaxerxis's father. He had to pass through the area of Byzantium to find "shelter" to the Thracian King of Odrisses (one of the Thracian tribes that lived nearby the river Evros located in Thrace ) . I hope that now you have been convinced .

just caught that.. too funny! :D

Was gonna comment that too! So far the "historic reenactment". That one guy waving at the camera...

Thanks for playing it. Really helps me get cool consistent content

Pixelated Apollo I suggested this battle like yesterday, is that where the idea came from?

no, we planned it like 2 weeks ago ;)

StagedHealer21 That's such a coincidence haha, well thanks for doing it I've been very interested in these events recently so seeing it played out like this is fantastic. Reminds me personally of the Battle of the Blackwater from Game if Thrones a bit 😂😂.

***** Will look into that, thanks!

I assumed you guys would understand that the intro was a joke...

H fitzy an exile king of byzantine said the crusaders to attack constatinopole so he could take back the throne

Yes you are right. However, Alexius Angelus was not a king, but the son and heir of Isaac II. He was imprisoned by his brother in 1195. Of course, there was the incentive of great wealth if the Venetians and the French crusaders succeeded in helping Alexius take back the throne. It tied well with Dandolo's own agenda. The decision however wasn't made until after they had sacked Zara since the French contingent were interested in Jerusalem, not Constantinople. The French besieged Constantinople and forced Alexius Angelus' brother to surrender but they didn't sack the city. Angelus became Emperor and they acquired land in Greece but Angelus failed to pay them the amount that he originally offered. This was the primary reason for the French and Venetian forces to beseige Constantinople a second time. This time in 1204 they sacked the city and plundered its churches. Again Villehardouin and Choniates endorse this narrative. Thank you for reminding me Mr Koukourdelis :)

I totally got the joke Apollo, that's why I love your vids! I thought, since I am a University Historian, that maybe your subscribers would be interested in a little extra detail about the event to immerse themselves further in the context behind your vids.

H Fitzy thanks for the informations appreciated

rc12071 in your dreams

REMOVE THE INFEDELS FROM THE HOLY CITY AND MAKE THE TREBIZONIAN WALL 10 FEET TALLER

well insabull mean "in the Great City" so its not that offencive

trebizonian...do you mean theodosian?

+The Breton Prince weah sorry sometimes it happens because trebizond was the last greek holdout in anatolia i must have switched them using that logic thanks for correcting me

I agre

I am loath to disillusion you about the Varangian Guard.

Tis but a scratch

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Same

the sack of the 4th crusade

The Greeks refused to pay their debts ans slaughtered the Latins in 1182, so they got what they deserved.

Im pretty sure that its known that Empire owed tremendous sums of money to Venetians prior to their invasion :D

hey the siege above and the one that Jacob refers to isn't the one by the ottomans in 1453. There is no need to intensify the situation

The Ming dynasty will rise again....

kuşburnuların tanrısı Fuck you.

@jim pessos you are pure ignorant and idiot.

This is a meaningless sentence unless you elaborate.

i thought it was krateroi

Shame that Thorgrim wasnt the emperor in those days, Byzantine would 100% survive :D

oh really, everyone said I said that wrong too

No, I know better :D Im am from Poland and I speak Polish more than 15 years so :D

Pixelated Apollo you should go to littlewargame.com and play that game. Very nice strategy game oldish styled

im scared polan :(

Hello Polanball