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The Day Constantinople Fell: The Siege of 1453
On May 29, 1453, the city known as Constantinople for a thousand years ceased to exist, replaced by Istanbul under Ottoman rule. This episode examines the final siege that ended the Byzantine Empire, focusing on the technological and human factors that led to its fall. We explore how Sultan Mehmed II utilized massive cannon technology, specifically the bombards designed by Orban, to breach the legendary Theodosian Walls. The narrative follows the last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, as he makes his final stand alongside a vastly outnumbered garrison of Greek soldiers, Genoese…
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