The Siege of Constantinople (1453): The Fall of the Byzantine Empire
The year is 1453. For over a thousand years, Constantinople, the “Queen of Cities,” had stood as the glittering capital of the Byzantine Empire, a bulwark of Christendom and the last vestige of Roman imperial glory. But its golden age was fading, its walls, once thought impregnable, now brittle with age and neglect. Facing it … Read more