Download or read book Byzantium and the Crusader States, 1096-1204 written by Ralph-Johannes Lilie and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study covers the historical relations between Byzantium and the Crusader states of Syria and Palestine. It sets out to explore the policies and principles which shaped contacts between the Eastern Empire, the Crusader states and the nations of Western Europe whence the Crusaders came.