The Crusades were a seminal event, changing the course of Christian and Islamic history. Yet all too often, our accounts of the Crusades conflate the Christian world, obscuring the very different experience of the Crusades for the Eastern Christians of the Byzantine Empire. This fascinating Zoom discussion, led by National Hellenic Museum Resident Scholar Dr. Katie Kelaidis, seeks to correct this oversight, providing a look at the experience and impact of the Crusades in the Byzantine Empire.