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Massacre of the Latins at Constantinople (1182)
In 1182, after Emperor Andronikos I Komnenos took power, he incited the populace of Constantinople to massacre the city's Italian and Western merchan…
Timeline
- 1182Constantinople · ByzantineAndronikos I overthrew Alexios II and took control of the government at Constantinople, immediately inciting anti-Western sentiment and blaming the economic plight on the city's Latin merchants.
- 1182Constantinople · ByzantineMobs attacked the Latin quarter in the city, killing thousands and looting churches and shops. Survivors fled by ship to Venice, Genoa and other city-states, and Western opinion turned sharply hostile toward Byzantium.
Sources
- A History of the Crusades, Vol. II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem — Steven Runciman (1952)
- The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople — Jonathan Phillips (2004)