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    The Fall of Constantinople: The Brutal End of the Byzantine Empire
    The Fall of Constantinople: The Brutal End of the Byzantine Empire
    The Fall of Constantinople: The Brutal End of the Byzantine Empire
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    Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Fall of Constantinople in next to no time with this concise guide.

    50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Fall of Constantinople. In May 1453, Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, fell to the Ottomans after a 53-day siege. This conquest marked the end of the mighty Roman Empire and a key point in the Ottoman advance to the West. The collapse of the Byzantine Empire is a major event in European history, and is seen by some as signalling the end of the Middle Ages in Europe.

    In just 50 minutes you will:
    • Understand the historical, political and social context of mid-15th century Europe
    • Identify the two forces in the battle and their reasons for fighting
    • Analyse the outcome of the battle and its role in the end of the Byzantine Empire and the golden age of the Ottomans

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    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher50Minutes.com
    Release dateApr 26, 2016
    ISBN9782806273062
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      The Fall of Constantinople - 50 minutes

      The Fall of Constantinople

      Key information

      When: 6 April-29 May 1453

      Where: In Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire (now Istanbul)

      Context: The Ottoman expansion (14th - 17th century)

      Belligerents: The Byzantine Empire against the Ottoman Empire

      Commanders and leaders:

      Constantine XI, Byzantine emperor (1403-1453)

      Mehmet II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1432-1481)

      Outcome: Ottoman victory

      Victims:

      Byzantine camp: approximately 4 000 dead and 50 000 taken prisoner

      Ottoman camp: figure unknown, but losses were significant

      Introduction

      A major turning point in European history, the fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Eastern Roman Empire (commonly called the Byzantine Empire) in favor of the Ottoman Empire. According to many historians, this event precipitated the end of the Middle Ages and marked the entry of Western Europe into modern times.

      The fight for Constantinople began on 6 April 1453. The attack was ordered by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II, who wanted to bring an end to the Byzantine presence on the Bosphorus. The stakes were high: taking possession of Constantinople would not only ensure the control of commercial links between the East and the West, but would also end the last Christian stronghold in the East. The Ottomans, aware of this issue, therefore undertook the siege of the city, seeking to seize it by progressively weakening it through a series of offensive attacks, but also through a blockade intending to isolate and deprive it of any external help.

      The Byzantine Empire that tried to resist the attack was declining. Behind the impressive ramparts of Constantinople, the emperor Constantine XI managed to keep the Turks at bay for more than 50 days. Nevertheless, given the successive assaults, the city finally fell on 29 May 1453, sealing the fate of the two Empires, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire and the dawn of the Ottoman Empire.

      Political and social context

      Byzantium: an empire in agony

      A milestone in the history of the 15th

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