A detailed evaluation of the role of Pope Innocent III in the events of the fourth crusade including both the attack at Zara and the subsequent sack of Constantinople.
Venice was founded on 118 islands not so tourists could enjoy its beauty, but so that its inhabitants could be safe from the marauding tribes on the mainland..
Though devoutly Catholic, Venetian traders often adopted Islamic market conventions in order to get their hands on the goods that Muslims had to offer.
