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On the Conquest of Constantinople is one of the most important historical sources on the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople.

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The pastoral guide also contains specific guidelines for the Eastern Churches to live this time of grace 'with awareness and ...

“Rome, ‘caput mundi’ (the capital of the world), was also a city in which the Easterners ... to “understand that there are very ancient forms of expression of Christianity, from the ...

The ancient African town of Chinguetti was once a stopover for trade caravans and pilgrims in the Sahara Desert. As many of the people passing through were rich and educated, libraries started ...