Fall of Constantinople https://www.britannica.com/event/Fall-of-Constantinople-1453

 Fall of Constantinople https://www.britannica.com/event/Fall-of-Constantinople-1453 via @britannica


Why was the fall of Constantinople so significant in world history? On May 29, 1453 — 560 years ago this week — Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks. The fall of this great city signaled the end of the Byzantine Empire, the medieval incarnation of the Roman Empire, and saw the armies of Islam spread into Europe from Asia for the first time. May 29, 2013


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