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May 7, 2024 · The Assault on Constantinople. In April 1204, the combined forces of the Crusaders and the Venetians launched an all-out attack on Constantinople. The city, famed for its formidable walls and strong defenses, was taken by surprise. After several days of intense fighting, the Crusaders breached the city’s defenses and entered Constantinople.
1 day ago · The local churches of the Ecumenical Patriarchate consist of six archdioceses, 66 metropolises, 2 dioceses and one exarchate, each of which reports directly to the Patriarch of Constantinople with no intervening authority. Map of the Greek Orthodox Metropolises in Asia Minor c. 1880.
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May 22, 2024 · Mehmed then tasked the Hungarian gunsmith Urban with both arming Rumelihisarı and building cannon powerful enough to bring down the walls of Constantinople. By March 1453 Urban’s cannon had been transported from the Ottoman capital of Edirne to the outskirts of Constantinople.
2 days ago · Christianity (from 312) Constantine I [g] (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. [h] He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, decriminalizing Christian practice and ceasing Christian ...
May 2, 2024 · By Philip Chrysopoulos. May 2, 2024. The Empire of Trebizond flourished during the reign of Alexios III Megas Komnenos, depicted here with his wife Theodora. Public Domain. When the army of the Fourth Crusade sacked Constantinople in 1204, the Byzantine Empire of Trebizond was formed as a successor state that lasted until 1461.
5 days ago · National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire began during the reign of Constantine the Great ( r. 306–337) in the military colony of Aelia Capitolina ( Jerusalem ), when he destroyed a pagan temple for the purpose of constructing a Christian church. [1]
5 days ago · In 330 CE, he dedicated the city of Constantinople, which he named after himself, as the new imperial capital. This move shifted the focus of power and administration from Rome to the newly founded city in the east. Constantine’s decision to relocate the capital to Constantinople had profound implications for the Roman Empire.
