Fall Constantinople facts
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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.
how did constantinople fall?
John Argyropoulos, a humanist scholar who escaped the fall of Constantinople and tutored Lorenzo D'Medici died of consuming too much watermelon.
What was the main effect of the fall of constantinople in 1453?
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what year did constantinople fall?
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Once it was clear that Constantinople would fall to the Turks, Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor, tore of his imperial ornaments and led his soldiers on one last final charge against the invading Turks.
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An engineer offered his 27-ft cannon to defend the walls of Constantinople against a siege, but was turned down. He was then hired by the leader of the siege. The same cannon was used to blast open a path for Mehmed's troops which ultimately led to the fall of Constantinople.
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After the fall of Constantinople, Pope Nicholas V declared a crusade to reclaim the city. When nobody came to join, the Pope himself decided to go but died before the plan came into fruition.
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Constantinople didn't get named Istanbul officially until after the fall of the Ottoman empire.
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Baby Jesus' gifts are allegedly kept in Mt Athos in Greece, transferred there after the fall of Constantinople
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The Kuwae, a Pacific volcano, fulfilled the prophecy of the Fall of Constantinople. The volcanic ash made an optical illusion where flames engulfed the dome of the Hagia Sophia.
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There was an actual Byzantine (successor-state) leader during the fall of Constantinople called Skantarios.
