Fall of Constantinople - Wikipedia
The fall of Constantinople, also known as the conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire. The city was captured on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 55-day siege which had begun on 6 April.
1453: The Fall of Constantinople - World History Encyclopedia
Jan 23, 2018 · When the army assembled at the city walls of Constantinople on 2 April 1453 CE, the Byzantines got their first glimpse of Mehmed's cannons. The largest was 9 metres long with a gaping mouth one metre across.
Fall of Constantinople | Facts, Summary, & Significance | Britannica
Fall of Constantinople (May 29, 1453), conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire. The Byzantine Empire came to an end when the Ottomans breached Constantinople’s ancient land wall after besieging the city for 55 days.
History of the Byzantine Empire - Wikipedia
Despite a desperate last-ditch defense of the city by the massively outnumbered Christian forces (c. 7,000 men, 2,000 of whom were foreign [192]), Constantinople finally fell to the Ottomans after a two-month siege on 29 May 1453. The last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, was last seen casting off his imperial regalia and throwing ...
Byzantium (ca. 330–1453) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In 330 A.D., the first Christian ruler of the Roman empire, Constantine the Great (r. 306–337) (26.229), transferred the ancient imperial capital from Rome to the city of Byzantion located on the easternmost territory of the European continent, at a major intersection of east-west trade.
拜占廷帝国 - 百度百科
拜占廷帝国（英语：Byzantine Empire；395年—1453年），又译拜占庭帝国，即东罗马帝国。 拜占廷帝国共历经12个朝代，93位皇帝，历时一千多年。 395年1月17日，罗马帝国皇帝狄奥多西一世（346-395年）逝世。
Byzantine Empire - Wikipedia
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred in Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. The eastern half of the Empire survived the conditions that caused the fall of the West in the 5th century AD, and continued to exist until the fall of Constantinople ...
Byzantine Empire | History, Geography, Maps, & Facts | Britannica
Dec 15, 2024 · The Byzantine Empire existed from approximately 395 CE—when the Roman Empire was split—to 1453. It became one of the leading civilizations in the world before falling to an Ottoman Turkish onslaught in the 15th century.
Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World
Aug 15, 2024 · On April 2, 1453, Constantine XI, Emperor of the Romans (Byzantines), stood on top of the battlements of Constantinople, watching as the mighty Ottoman army of Sultan Mehmed II, approached his capital.
The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 - byzantineempire.org
The Fall of Constantinople on May 29, 1453, wasn’t just a dramatic end to the centuries-old Byzantine Empire, it marked a profound turning point in world history. The conquest of the once-impregnable city by the Ottoman Turks under Mehmed II reverberated across continents, shaping the political, religious, and cultural landscape of the world ...