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SUMMARY
On July 1261, general Alexios Strategopoulos, taking advantage of a favorable coincidence, recaptured Constantinople, occupied by the Latins since 1204, on behalf of Michael VIII Palaiologos, emperor of Nicaea. The recapture marked the beginning of a temporary revival for the city and allowed the consolidation of the Palaiologos dynasty in the power. In the middle run the recapture had negative consequences as well, especially the financial weakening of the Byzantine state, and the collapse of Asia Minor. |
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