After Byzantium fell to the Crusaders, Crete was given to their leader, Boniface of Montferrat, who immediately sold it to Venice for 1,000 silver marks, ushering in a new era.
The Crusaders succeeded in their conquest of Byzantium because it had grown soft.
mnli hypothesis: The Crusaders succeeded in their conquest of Byzantium because it had grown soft. premise: After Byzantium fell to the Crusaders, Crete was given to their leader, Boniface of Montferrat, who immediately sold it to Venice for 1,000 silver marks, ushering in a new era.