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This video, shot on location in Istanbul, explores the walls of Byzantine Constantinople - and describes how they finally fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. ...
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12 jan. 2024 · The walls of Constantinople, built during different eras, played a pivotal role in shaping the events of the Middle Ages and beyond. Constructed initially in the early 5th century, the Theodosian Walls , named after the reigning emperor Theodosius II , were a marvel of engineering and afforded the city unprecedented protection.
Istanbul walls, Land Walls of Constantinople, Byzantine Walls, and the Theodosian Wall are all popular names for the fascinating ancient ramparts constructed nearly two millennia ago to defend this historic city. Known by many names, the unique and historic Istanbul walls are not yet widely known to mass tourism.
23 jan. 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.
12 juni 2006 · Awe inspiring even in decay, they are a testament to the glory of Greco-Roman military art. The despair of its enemies, the walls of Constantinople were the most famous of the medieval world, singular not only in scale, but in their construction and design, which integrated man-made defenses with natural obstacles.
10 feb. 2023 · While the armies of the Fourth Crusade managed to conquer Constantinople in 1204, they failed to take the land walls, instead entering the city over the weaker Sea Walls. The Theodosian Walls were breached only once in their thousand-year-old history – in 1453. As everything connected with the Walls, the event also carried symbolic importance.
19 feb. 2022 · The Formidable Walls of Constantinople. The Walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that protected the relocated Roman capital city since its establishment as the capital of the empire. They were first built by Constantine the Great and underwent numerous additions and modifications through their exceptionally long history.
