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In fact European forces even sacked the cities of Constantinople in 1204.
其實1204年的時候歐洲軍隊甚至洗劫了君士坦丁堡。
Running a Latin speaking Eastern Empire for almost half a century.
他們用拉丁語統治東羅馬帝國統治了近一個世紀。
But the old Byzantine Empire struck back and re-established itself
但是舊拜占庭帝國進行了反擊并且重新建立了起來，
yet it was still basically "living on a prayer", and the cooperation of the Ottoman Turkish Sultan.
但是卻只能"活在祈禱中"通過和奧斯曼土耳其的蘇丹合作來維系。
In a desperate situation the Byzantine Emperor John the VIII made a desperate last try to patch up differences with the Western Church.
在絕望中拜占庭君主約翰三世孤注一擲，試圖平息和天主教會之間的分歧。
He even offered to give up Orthodoxy in return for protection from the Catholic west.
他甚至提出放棄東正教來換取天主教會的保護。
But his own Byzantine people would not have it.
但是他自己的人民卻不同意這樣做。
Frankly the Catholic nations of Western Europe had never intended to help the Byzantines anyway.
坦白說 西歐的天主教國家從來就沒打算過要幫助拜占庭帝國。
In Segment 15D: Pope's, Kaisers and Tsars, we bid farewell to Romulus and to his state, by discussing the fascination the Roman Empire
在15D部分 教皇 皇帝和沙皇中，我們告別了羅穆盧斯和他的國度，我們討論了羅馬帝國在幾個世紀中，
has exerted over the centuries on Kings, Duces, Fuehreres, Tsars, Emperors, Kaisers, Sultans and maybe even Presidents.
向國王、領袖、元首、沙皇、君主皇帝、蘇丹甚至可能總統們所展示的魅力。
Even though the Roman Empire and its Byzantine spin off are now long since gone physically,
雖然羅馬帝國和它隨后的拜占庭帝國早已滅亡，
they are spiritually and culturally with us even to this day.
但它在精神上和文化上卻永不消亡。
