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The fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Ottoman Turks effectively brought an end to the Byzantine Empire and the last remains of the Roman Empire from which it had sprung. The fabled walls of Constantinople could not defend against cannons. The conquering Turks recognized the city's greatness and made it their own capital, renaming it Istanbul. Istanbul, Fethiye, World History, Byzantine, Empire, Islam, Ancient Rome, Warfare, Sultan
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Ottoman Turks effectively brought an end to the Byzantine Empire and the last remains of the Roman Empire from which it had sprung. The fabled walls of Constantinople could not defend against cannons. The conquering Turks recognized the city's greatness and made it their own capital, renaming it Istanbul.
Siege of Tripoli by the Byzantine army of Emperor Basil II Byzantine Army, Medieval History, Crusaders, War Machine, Battle, Medieval Period
Siege of Tripoli by the Byzantine army of Emperor Basil II