A steep decline in Byzantine-Venetian relations, following the Fourth Crusade, resulted in Byzantium favoring the Genoese in the conflict, who entered the war on the Genoan side.
A steep decline in Byzantine-Venetian relations resulted in Byzantium. This was following the Fourth Crusade. A steep decline in Byzantine-Venetian relations were favoring the Genoese in the conflict. This was following the Fourth Crusade. The conflict entered the war on the Genoan side.