After the fall of Constantinople and the dismemberment of the Byzantine Empire to lesser states, Byzantine officials and lords around Greece decided to acquire control of the areas they holded by military strength. Among them, the most noted one was the Sgouros family of Nafplion. By raw military strength he invaded Argos and after a time he invaded Corinth.

Corinth, by the time of the Byzantine rule was very important city as it held a strategic location in the Isthmus and its fortification, Acrocorinth was one of the most formidable castles in the area. Nikolaos, Archbishop of Corinth, the highest official in Corinth, attempted to reconcile with Sgouros but his attempts were in vain. Although Archbishop Nikolaos begged for military assistance and support from Constantinople but Byzantine armies were virtually non existent. Corinth fell to Leon Sgouros in 1202 a.d.

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