Fourth Crusade

The Fourth Crusade was an armed expedition by western European Crusaders to reclaim Jerusalem, which was under the control of the Muslims at the time. Despite this stated aim, a series of economic and political events instead led to the of the Byzantine Empire's capital city Constantinople. When the Fourth Crusade began, the crusaders needed transport aboard Venice's ships. The city's Enrico Dandolo agreed to transport the Crusaders, on the condition that they the n city of and capture Constantinople.Assassin's Creed II – Database: Venezia
As the crusaders sacked Constantinople, the Venetian Navy stole four bronze horses, among other things, that were later used to decorate the Basilica di San Marco. Prior to the city's sacking, the Levantine Assassins' Mentor Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad had hoped to spread the Assassin ideology to the Byzantine Empire, but was forced to cut short his stay in Constantinople and return to Masyaf.Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed II 
*Assassin's Creed: Renaissance 
*Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade 
*Echoes of History 
==References==
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fr:Quatrième croisade
zh:第四次十字军东征