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TEASEARCH3D#2 : Only a biker understands race the rain poster

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Dandolo had other plans, including the capture of the Adriatic town of Zadar. The last thing he wanted to do was invade Egypt, Venice's richest trading partner. How? Very simple; He revealed to the crusaders waiting on the docks of the city their true goals. Knowing that they were not going to the Holy Land, the Frankish troops massively defected, and on the scheduled day, only a third of the force was scheduled to gather to board the ship. Worse, the money to prepare for the Frankish army evaporated along with the defectors. The Venetians were of course unwilling to use their precious galleys for transport without sufficient advance payment. Only a biker understands race the rain poster. When the galleys finally anchored in November 1202, the crusaders agreed to attack Zadar so that no further payment was required. As soon as he was finished, Dandolo received an offer he could not refuse: help the deposed Byzantine emperor, Isaac Angelus, regain the throne in Constantinople, in return, Isaac's son-in-law, King Philip of Swabia. paid for the remainder of the expedition to Egypt.



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