The Massacre of the Latins ( ; ) , a massacre of the Roman Catholic or " Latin " inhabitants of Constantinople by the usurper Andronikos Komnenos and his supporters in May 1182 , had a dramatic effect on the politics between Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire . Although regular trade agreements were soon resumed between Roman Byzantine and Latin states , many westerners sought some form of revenge
Massacre of the Latins
Massacre of the Latins
Sack of Constantinople (1204)