While the first three Crusades were launched in an effort to reclaim Jerusalem from Muslims, the Fourth Crusade, begun in 1202, pitted Christians against Christians: Roman Catholics against Orthodox.
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The strongest part of this story is the collapse behind the famous sack. Constantinople had survived enemies for centuries, but by 1204 the empire was no longer the fortress-state it had once been.