The Invasion of Constantinople (Byzantium) (Byzantine Empire) by the Crusaders The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at Byzantium or Constantinople. The term Byzantine is therefore employed to designate this Eastern survival of the ancient Roman Empire. See: Byzantine Empire (newadvent.org) DRAFT: Source 1: https://www.catholic.com/audio/cot/responding-to-fr-josiahs-orthodox-objections-to-catholicism-with-michael-lofton Father Josiah Trenham: "It was at that time when the Latin crusaders got misdirected and they came into Constantinople and killed our bishops and priests and raped our nuns on our altars. That is when we said, you know what? I don’t think we’re one." Sack of Constantinople in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade Search for "Fourth Crusade": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8jySzwn9ho *** Source 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople "The city was besieged and conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1453" TODO: - Create a timeline of events.