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 …

The Byzantine Empire came to an end when the Ottomans breached Constantinople’s ancient land wall after besieging the city for 55 days. The fall of the city allowed for Ottoman expansion into eastern …

Jan 23, 2018 · Byzantine culture would survive, especially in the arts and architecture, but the fall of Constantinople was, nevertheless, a momentous episode of world history, the end of the old Roman …

Mar 5, 2025 · The Fall of Constantinople, also known as the conquest of Constantinople, was a defining moment in world history. The capture of the Byzantine capital by the Ottoman Empire on May 29, …

May 29, 2025 · The fall of Constantinople, which occurred on May 29, 1453 was the final phase of the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars (1265-1453) and the darkest era in Greek history and in the Orthodox …

May 17, 2025 · The 1453 fall of Constantinople was not only the fall of the Byzantine Empire but also one of the biggest intellectual and cultural losses in all of human history.

O n May 29, 1453, Turkish invaders captured the city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire *. The fall of the city was a significant turning point in history, marking the end of more than 1,000 …

The Fall of Constantinople was the conquest of the Byzantine capital by the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Mehmed II, on Tuesday, May 29, 1453.

Aug 15, 2024 · In 1453, Sultan Mehmed II's formidable army and groundbreaking artillery ended over a thousand years of Byzantine history with the fall of Constantinople.

Aug 28, 2025 · The Fall of Constantinople (1453) wasn’t just a battle—it flipped history. Here’s the raw, human story of the day empires crumbled.