What if the 4th crusade did not attack the Byzantine Empire

[wlkwan171]

If crusade did not attack Byzantine Empire.What would happen?
i think byzantine will exist till now

[Mega Tortas de Bodemloze]

byzantine Theodora

Also please remember that internal politics had alot to do with the Eastern Empire's Fall. If it were not for Romans killing Romans, who knows how long they might have survived...

[bɑne]

Also please remember that internal politics had alot to do with the Eastern Empire's Fall. If it were not for Romans killing Romans, who knows how long they might have survived...

Interesting read connected to that:
http://www.allempires.com/article/in...sade#section_3

[bɑne]

I took the liberty to update your title from "If..........." to "What if the 4th crusade did not attack the Byzantine Empire" to better portray what this topic is about. Some background info.

The chief result of the Fourth Crusade was the immense weakening of the Byzantine Empire

The Fourth Crusade was initiated in 1202 by Pope Innocent III, with the intention of invading the Holy Land through Egypt. Because the Crusaders lacked the funds to pay for the fleet and provisions that they had contracted from the Venetians, Doge Enrico Dandolo enlisted the crusaders to restore the Christian city of Zara (Zadar) to obedience. Because they subsequently lacked provisions and time on their vessel lease, the leaders decided to go to Constantinople, where they attempted to place a Byzantine exile on the throne. After a series of misunderstandings and outbreaks of violence, the Crusaders sacked the city in 1204, and established the so-called Latin Empire and a series of other Crusader states throughout the territories of the Greek Byzantine Empire. This is often seen as the final breaking point of the Great Schism between the Eastern Orthodox Church and (Western) Roman Catholic Church.

Note that this topic might be moved to historical discussions or similar.