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Fall of Constantinople

Fall of Constantinople
The Siege of Constantinople (painted 1499).
Military Conflict
ConflictSiege of Constantinople
DateApril 6, 1453 � May 29, 1453
LocationConstantinople (present-day Istanbul)
ResultDecisive Ottoman victory;
End of the Byzantine Empire;
Constantinople made Ottoman capital;
Beginning of Christendom's modern age
Byzantine Empire
Republic of Genoa
Ottoman Empire
Byzantine Empire Constantine XI
Byzantine Empire Loukas Notaras 
Republic of Genoa Giovanni Giustiniani †
Ottoman Empire Mehmed II
Ottoman Empire Zağanos Pasha
Ottoman Empire Suleiman Baltoghlu
7,000
26 ships
80,000(Based on recent estimates and Ottoman archival data) 160.000-200.000 to 300.000 (Contemporanous Western estimates) 70 ships 20 galleys
4,000 killed
Unknown

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The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire, which occurred after a siege by the Ottoman Empire, under the command of Sultan Mehmed II, against the defending army commanded by Emperor Constantine XI. The siege lasted from Friday, 6 April 1453 until Tuesday, 29 May 1453 (according to the Julian Calendar), when the city was conquered by the Ottomans.

The Fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Byzantine Empire, an empire which had lasted for over 1,100 years, and was a massive blow for Christendom. After the conquest Mehmed made Constantinople the Ottoman Empire's new capital. Several Greek and non-Greek intellectuals fled the city before and after the siege, migrating particularly to Italy. It is argued that they helped fuel the Renaissance. Some mark the end of the Middle Ages by the fall of the city and empire.

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in 1453 the last battle of the Roman world was fought. it marked the end of the Roman empire forever. please stop posting anti muslim or anti christian comments
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The city is lost now; there's no time for sleeping We're dying; we're falling; our women are weeping The souls of our children, like bricks and like mortar So helpless and broken, like lambs to the slaughter Enemy! Enemy at the gates! Enemy! Enemy at the gates! Enemy! Enemy at the gates! At the gates! At the gates! The wardrums are pounding a rhythm divine Our soldiers are marching for one final time The rabble approaches, now sensing our fear Barbarian conquest, of all we hold dear [chorus] By Mehmed and Ishak our city is torn Their ships anchored fast off the coast of the Horn Our warriors lie helpless, now covered in flies 'Neath ragged aggressors with greed in their eyes [chorus] We can't match the strength of the Janissaries Anatolian justice, we're brought to our knees Byzantine heroes, struck dumb with awe And labouring under the Saracen claw [chorus]
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*IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE LESS BORING PART FAST FORWARD IT* The was National History Day project for the regionals competition. It didn't make it to state, but we don't care
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Fall of Constantinople, 29 May 1453 Mehmet II,the Conqueror fucks Greeks...
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HERR-The Fall of Constantinople from album "The Winter Of Constantinople" The city is lost now; there's no time for sleeping We're dying; we're falling; our women are weeping The souls of our children, like bricks and like mortar So helpless and broken, like lambs to the slaughter Enemy! Enemy at the gates! Enemy! Enemy at the gates! Enemy! Enemy at the gates! At the gates! At the gates! The wardrums are pounding a rhythm divine Our soldiers are marching for one final time The rabble approaches, now sensing our fear Barbarian conquest, of all we hold dear [chorus] By Mehmed and Ishak our city is torn Their ships anchored fast off the coast of the Horn Our warriors lie helpless, now covered in flies 'Neath ragged aggressors with greed in their eyes [chorus] We can't match the strength of the Janissaries Anatolian justice, we're brought to our knees Byzantine heroes, struck dumb with awe And labouring under the Saracen claw [chorus]
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An account of Attila the Hun's reign of terror across Europe in the fifth century. This ruthless king of a nomadic Asiatic race murdered his brother before embarking on a campaign of slaughter and pillage through 100 cities which took him to the gates of Constantinople, Troyes in Gaul and even Rome itself, threatening the civilised world of the Roman Empire and plunging huge swathes of the continent once more into the barbarity of the Dark Ages.
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Chronicle: The Fall of Constantinople Original broadcast date: 25 October 1967 'Chronicle' was an archaeology documentary series produced for the BBC from 1966 to 1991. In 'The Fall of Constantinople' historian John Julius Norwich tells the dramatic story of the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire, followed by the rise of the Ottoman Turks in the 15th Century. Using monuments in Istanbul to show the formidable artistic and intellectual achievements of the Byzantines, Norwich vividly describes the last scenes of Greek Orthodox Christianity from within the Hagia Sophia.
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A song about Constantinople and the slaughter of Roman Greeks for thousands of years, well into our modern age. This is my first ever song, it is entirely improvised, i was making the lyrics up and music as i was playing.
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Fall of Constatinople
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