History: Constantinople (Byzantium) fell on 29 May 1453 to Ottom…

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Did you know? Constantinople (Byzantium) fell on 29 May 1453 to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II — after a 53-day siege. He used giant bronze cannons for the first time to bring down the walls. The fall marked the end of the 1,000-year Byzantine Empire and is often seen as the boundary between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

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Constantinople (Byzantium) fell on 29 May 1453 to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II — after a 53-day siege. He used giant bronze cannons for the first time to bring down the walls. The fall marked the end of the 1,000-year Byzantine Empire and is often seen as the boundary between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

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