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Fall of Constantinople

Fall of Constantinople

The final assault on Constantinople's Theodosian Walls by Sultan Mehmed II's Ottoman forces, breaching the defenses near the Gate of St. Romanus. Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI leads a desperate las

Year 1453
Date 5/29
Location Theodosian Walls Near The Gate Of St. Romanus, Constantinople (Modern Istanbul, Turkey)
Layer 2
Visibility HIDDEN
tax:rulership-and-succession

Key Figures

Constantine XI Janissary Commander Byzantine General Wounded Soldier Priest
Time Travel

Causal neighbors · 237 linked moments

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