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What They Did What Now? Venice in the Fourth Crusade

Friday, November 8, 2013: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Napoleon B3-C3 (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Noah O'Connor , Saint Mary's College of California
The Crusades are an integral facet of medieval history; one of the lesser known epics from this age is the story of the Fourth Crusade and how an elderly blind Doge convinced the mightiest powers of the day to attack Venice's greatest rival, The Byzantine Empire.