Episode 252 - The Sack of Thessalonica
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Andronikos continues to terrorise his relatives. Many leave Byzantium seeking help from foreign courts. One arrives in Sicily and calls on the Normans to help him. They launch an invasion and sack the city of Thessalonica.  Period: 1184-85 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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