Scope Of Chapter 60
Fall In The East — from 'The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire' by Edward Gibbon

Schism of the Greeks, Their Aversion to the Latins. Procession of the Holy Ghost. Variety of Ecclesiastical Discipline
ADEvent
857-886 Ambitious Quarrels of Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople,
   with the Popes
1054 The Popes excommunicate the Patriarch of Constantinople
   and the Greeks
1100-l200Enmity of the Greeks and Latins; The Latins at Constantinople
1183 Their Massacre
1185-1195Reign and Character of Isaac Angelus
1186Revolt of the Bulgarians
1195-1203Usurpation and Character of Alexius Angelus
1198The Fourth Crusade, Embraced by the Barons of France
ADEvent
697-1200State of the Venetians
1201Alliance of the French and Venetians
1202
Assembly and Departure of the Crusade from Venice
Siege of Zara; Alliance of the Crusaders with the Greek Prince, the young Alexius.
1203
Voyage from Zara to Constantinople; Fruitless Negotiations of the Emperor; Passage of the Bosphorus
First Siege and Conquest of Constantinople by the Latins; Restoration of the Emperor Isaac Angelus and his Son Alexius
Quarrel of the Greeks and Latins
1204
The War Renewed; Alexius and his Father deposed by Mourzoufle; Second Siege; Pillage of Constantinople, Division of the Spoil; Misery of the Greeks, Sacrilege and Mockery; Destruction of the Statues
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