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Bookmark or Share- Fall of Constantinople | Facts, Summary, & Significance | BritannicaFall of Constantinople, (May 29, 1453), conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire. The dwindling Byzantine Empire came to an end when the Ottomans breached Constantinople’s ancient land wall after besieging the city for 55 days.
- Constantinople - WikipediaConstantinople [a] (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330.
- 1453: The Fall of Constantinople - World History EncyclopediaConstantinople was the next target as Byzantium teetered on the brink of collapse and became no more than a vassal state within the Ottoman Empire. The city was attacked in 1394 CE and 1422 CE but still managed to resist.
- Constantinople - World History EncyclopediaIn 330 CE, Constantine consecrated the Empire's new capital, a city which would one day bear the emperor's name. Constantinople would become the economic and cultural hub of the east and the center of both Greek classics and Christian ideals.
- History of Constantinople - WikipediaThe history of Constantinople covers the period from the Consecration of the city in 330, when Constantinople became the new capital of the Roman Empire, to its conquest by the Ottomans in 1453. Constantinople was rebuilt practically from scratch on the site of Byzantium.
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