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In 1343, while laying siege to a Genoese outpost, a Mongolian army fell ill With plague. During withdrawal, they catapulted the diseased bodies into the city. The inhabitants then also fell ill, and the merchants in the city went on to spread the plague to Constantinople and ultimately Europe.
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There was a lunar eclipse during the Siege of Constantinople in May 1453
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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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During the Siege of Constantinople, Mehmed II ordered the construction of a road of greased logs across Galata on the north side of the Golden Horn, and dragged his ships over the hill, bypassing the chain barrier protecting the city.
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.Norwegian crusader Sigurd Magnusson was chased out of Ireland, pillaged the moors of Spain, raided castles in Lisbon, defeated two great pirate fleets, and finally participated in one siege before trading all his loot in Constantinople for horses in order to proudly ride back to Norway.
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In 532CE Constantinople, the members of two chariot racing clubs ('circus factions') become so powerful they brazenly staged a coup and laid siege to the Imperial Palace. History calls it the 'Nika Revolt'.
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The Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror transported his ships overland to further stretch Byzantine troops in the Siege of Constantinople.
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During the Siege of Constantinople, Mehmed II had several ships rolled across Galata on greased logs in order to get to the Golden Horn, which was necessary to weaken the defenses of the city.
