Southeastern Europe In The Middle Ages, 500-125... -

In Serbia, Stefan the First-Crowned secured a royal title from the Pope, while his brother Saint Sava established an autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church.

By the early 13th century, the geopolitical map shifted dramatically due to the Fourth Crusade: Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500-125...

The religious split between Rome and Constantinople placed the Balkans on a permanent cultural fault line. In Serbia, Stefan the First-Crowned secured a royal