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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 53-day siege which had begun on 6 April.
- List of Sieges of Constantinople
Topographical map of Constantinople during the Byzantine...
- Mehmed The Conqueror
When Mehmed II ascended the throne again in 1451, he...
- Giovanni Giustiniani
Giovanni Giustiniani Longo (Greek: Ιωάννης Λόγγος...
- Theophilos Palaiologos
Theophilos Palaiologos - Fall of Constantinople - Wikipedia
- Sack of Constantinople
The sack of Constantinople occurred in April 1204 and marked...
- Greek Scholars in The Renaissance
Demetrios Chalkokondyles (brother of Laonikos...
- Walls of Constantinople
A small gate of the western end of the fort's inner wall,...
- Suleiman Baltoghlu
Suleiman Baltoghlu - Fall of Constantinople - Wikipedia
- Fausto Zonaro
Life Young life and early art career Fausto Zonaro: Il...
- Johannes Grant
Johannes Grant - Fall of Constantinople - Wikipedia
- List of Sieges of Constantinople
Amerigo Vespucci ( / vɛˈspuːtʃi / vesp-OO-chee, [1] Italian: [ameˈriːɡo veˈsputtʃi]; 9 March 1451 – 22 February 1512) was an Italian [2] explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name the term "America" is derived.
- Merchant, explorer, cartographer
- 9 March 1451, Florence, Republic of Florence
January 18 – Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen, Co-ruler of Nassau-Siegen (1442–1451) (b. 1414) [8] February 3 – Murad II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1404) June – ‘Abdullah, Timurid Empire ruler. July 11 – Barbara of Cilli, Holy Roman Empress, queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia (b. 1392) October – Bogdan II of Moldavia, assassinated by ...
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was an Italian trader, explorer, and navigator. He was born in Genoa , Italy , in the year 1451. "Christopher Columbus" is the English version of Columbus's name.
1451 ( MCDLI ) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1451st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 451st year of the 2nd millennium, the 51st year of the 15th century, and the 2nd year of the 1450s decade.
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. Already tested, it could fire a ball weighing 500 kilos over 1.5 km.
