. The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 4); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . COPVRIGKT, 190B, ev HOBERT APPLETON THE MATTHEWS-NOfiTHfiUP WORKS, BUFFALO, H. V. CRUSADES 555 CRUSADES The Doge of Venice had yielded to the popes en-treaties, whereas the Dulce of Burgundy was satisfiedwith sending 2000 men. But when, in June, 1464, thepope went to Ancona to assume command of the ex-pedition, he fell sick and died, whereupon most of thecrusaders, being unarmed, destitute of ammunition,and threatened with starvation, re
. The Catholic encyclopedia (Volume 4); an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church . COPVRIGKT, 190B, ev HOBERT APPLETON THE MATTHEWS-NOfiTHfiUP WORKS, BUFFALO, H. V. CRUSADES 555 CRUSADES The Doge of Venice had yielded to the popes en-treaties, whereas the Dulce of Burgundy was satisfiedwith sending 2000 men. But when, in June, 1464, thepope went to Ancona to assume command of the ex-pedition, he fell sick and died, whereupon most of thecrusaders, being unarmed, destitute of ammunition,and threatened with starvation, returned to their owncountries. The Venetians were the only ones whoinvaded the Peloponnesus and sacked Athens, butthey looked upon the crusade merely as a means of ad-vancing their commercial interests. Under SixtusIV they had the presumption to utilize the papal fleetfor the seizure of merchandise stored at Smyrna andAdalia; they likewise purchased the claims of Cath-erine Comaro to the Kingdom of Cyprus. Finally, in1480, Mohammed II directed a triple attack againstEurope. In Hungary Matthias Corvinus withstoodthe Turkish invasion, and the Knights of Rhodes, con-ducted by Pierre dAubusso
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