A Blind Ninety-Year-Old Aimed 20,000 Holy Warriors at the Wrong Empire
Medieval Europe

A Blind Ninety-Year-Old Aimed 20,000 Holy Warriors at the Wrong Empire

A blind ninety-year-old man convinced 20,000 holy warriors to destroy the wrong empire—and made himself rich in the process.

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Medieval EuropeByzantine EmpireFourth CrusadeVeniceEnrico DandoloDiplomacyMilitary History13th CenturyReligionTrade

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