In the history of its numerous attempts (there were more than ten of them) to capture the ancient capital of Byzantium, there were several times that Russia was just a step away from realizing its ...
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Watch why Constantine's Constantinople surpassed ancient Rome
Rome may have been the Eternal City, but by Late Antiquity it faced powerful rivals. Compare the greatest cities of the Late ...
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Constantinople’s walls - the fortress that defended an empire
Constantinople’s walls protected the Byzantine capital for centuries and became one of history’s greatest defensive systems.
Aqueducts are very impressive examples of the art of construction in the Roman Empire. Even today, they still provide new insights into aesthetic, practical and technical aspects of construction and ...
On 6 April 1453, the Siege of Constantinople began under the command of Mehmed II, an Ottoman sultan who was just 21 years old but determined to see through his father’s dream of capturing the ...
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