<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishBaada ya Byzantium kuanguka kwa Crusaders, Krete ilipewa kiongozi wao, Boniface wa Montferrat, ambaye mara moja aliuza kwa Venice kwa 1,000 marks fedha, kuanzisha enzi mpya.  <response>: 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. 