Constantinople 1453 facts
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In 1452 a Hungarian engineer, known as Orban, offered to sell an extremely powerful cannon to the Roman Emperor. He refused, so Orban instead sold the cannon to the Ottoman emperor, who used it to breach the walls of Constantinople in 1453, which brought the end to the Roman Empire
The Roman civilization technically lasted for 2,200 years. It was founded as a monarchy in 753 BC, became a republic in 509 BC, turned into an empire in 27 BC, shifted capital to Constantinople in 330 AD, and finally fell only in 1453 AD.
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The last liturgy in the Hagia Sophia of Constantinople didn't happen in 1453; It happened after WW1 in 1919 when a brave Greek priest snuck inside the Church and completed a liturgy five centuries after the Fall of the City.
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There was a lunar eclipse during the Siege of Constantinople in May 1453
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Giovanni Giustiniani, a Genoan who personally financed 700 volunteers to aid Constantinople's defence in 1453. Commanding the city's defence, Giustiniani, Emperor Constantine XI and 7000 defenders held out for 52 days before the city fell to the 100000-strong Ottoman army.
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On 26th May 1453, 3 days before the city fell, Citizens of Constantinople had carried the statue of Mary through the streets to boost morale among people and prayed God for help. The statue slipped down and a heavy rain with thunderstorm started later.
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When Sultan Mehmed II finally conquered Constantinople in 1453, he added Qayser-i Rûm, "Caesar of Rome" to his list of imperial titles
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Constantinople, the last part of the Roman Empire didn't fall until 1453 (only 323 before the founding of the USA!)
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On 26th May 1453, 3 days before the city fell, Citizens of Constantinople had carried the statue of Mary through the streets to boost morale among people and prayed God for help. The statue slipped down and a heavy rain with thunderstorm started later.
