The Fall of Constantinople: The Great Siege of 1453 | Documentary

Constantinople. The City of the World’s Desire. The largest city in Christendom for nearly a thousand years. Surprisingly few remember this grand city, capital of two of history’s greatest empires: the Christian Roman Empire, and the Islamic Ottoman Empire.
This is the story of Constantinople’s fall, how Europe’s richest city fell to the Turks and became known as Istanbul: the story of the Great Siege of 1453.
When histories greatest fortification was stormed, and Europe’s largest cathedral was transformed into a mosque, the Empire formed by Romulus and Remus on the seven hills had finally come to an end. Europe shuddered. It had done nothing to help the ancient city. Now, it would suffer a renewed Islamic onslaught, not seen since the days of the great caliphs. The
shockwaves caused by the fall of the city of Constantinople would echo through history, changing world history forever.
A big thank you to Mattia Bosello and Rosie for proving the Italian narration.
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Written & Researched by: Harry Palmer
Edited by: James Wade
History Should Never Be Forgotten...

[@dawarrior95]

One of the best videos I've seen on this battle. Thank you!

[@johnweber4029]

Great video ! I really appreciate the hard work and research put into this !!! 👍😎

[@mylordslords6134]

God Save the Queen (Tuhan Jagalah Ratu) >بِسْــــــــــــــــــــمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِـــــــــــــــــــــــيمِ`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) Bacalah dengan (menyebut) nama Tuhanmu yang menciptakan, اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ Aya-1.png​ (2) Dia telah menciptakan manusia dari segumpal darah. خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ Aya-2.png​ (3) Bacalah, dan Tuhanmulah Yang Mahamulia, اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ Aya-3.png​ (4) Yang mengajar (manusia) dengan pena. الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ Aya-4.png​ (5) Dia mengajarkan manusia apa yang tidak diketahuinya. عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ Aya-5.png​ -Quran.com[Al-'Alaq:1-5] Surah Al-Kafirun​ بِسْــــــــــــــــــــمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِـــــــــــــــــــــــيمِ (1) Katakanlah (Muhammad), "Wahai orang-orang kafir! قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ Aya-1.png​ (2) aku tidak akan menyembah apa yang kamu sembah, لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ Aya-2.png​ (3) dan kamu bukan penyembah apa yang aku sembah, وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ Aya-3.png​ (4) dan aku tidak pernah menjadi penyembah apa yang kamu sembah, وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ Aya-4.png​ (5) dan kamu tidak pernah (pula) menjadi penyembah apa yang aku sembah. وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ Aya-5.png​ (6) Untukmu agamamu, dan untukku agamaku." لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ Aya-6.png​ -"Surah Al-Kafirun" Quran.com ********************************************God Save the Queen`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ God save our gracious Queen,1 Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen: Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us: God save the Queen. O Lord, our God, arise, Scatter her enemies, And make them fall. Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On Thee our hopes we fix, God save us all. Thy choicest gifts in store, On her be pleased to pour; Long may she reign: May she defend our laws, And ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice God save the Queen.* * Bagian "her" diubah menjadi "his". Serta bagian "Queen" berubah menjadi "King".

[@Black-Sun_Kaiser]

I was actually researching this. Perfect timing!! Thank you 😊 💙🤍🇱🇷🙋🏼‍♂️

[@MAK9246]

Wow that was brilliant!

[@fredk3859]

Very well done!

[@hamedlanon4693]

Loved this video

[@gdan8259]

Outstanding!

[@bladimirastorga9308]

This channel is awesome

[@garyweaver4435]

Did a great Job on this. Thanks from AL usa

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nicely done video

[@altair458]

Thank you very much👍👍👍👍👍

[@heekyungkim8147]

Great documentary.

[@GodmyX]

Thank you!

[@dirklogan4699]

Thank you for the bedtime story. It’s most refreshing and enlightening. 💡 😴

[@shirleyhernandez645]

After watching the movie Rise of Empire: ottoman, I started looking for more details about the war.

[@Westcoast-Carolina]

Same as well

[@ragnarlothbrok258]

same as well

[@Eazy-ERyder]

Me too

[@liberalsaredegeneratebetasoyl]

bots

[@atomant2969]

I just finished the documentary now I’m here 😂

[@justinriley9996]

Great vidio really entertaining and educational

[@ewanbt4168]

This channel educates me on things I am so glad I now know

[@ChinaChinaChinaChinaChinaChin4]

Perfect voice for Deeper History lesson. saludos

[@Michael_Veritas]

Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it. The modern day invasion of Europe is underway. Instead of swords and cannon, they’re using so-called asylum seekers.

[@ChinaChinaChinaChinaChinaChin4]

@@Michael_Veritas so sad it's happening right now.

[@keksterbojester818]

I was starting to get tired of WW2. I would love for the Battle of Carthage to be covered, or Gangus Khan's campaign.

[@almighty5839]

Yesss the Mongols very interestint time period

[@lunapaloma_8127]

Wow love it

[@thedoruk6324]

Byzantine hereby Thanks to 4rth Crusade and the Decimation of Eastern Rome Empire and the Sacking beforehand(!)

[@acg1970]

Fenomenal trabajo. Enhorabuena desde España

[@shellbell2167]

Great content, but volume fluctuates and is often is not clear.

[@thebookofduderonomy]

World history and the wars thereof? Be still my heart.

[@marklander9177]

had trouble understanding narrators voice.

[@olddriver1402]

Hey mate, I love the edit and information. I just want to recommend using a pop filter or at least a thicker sponge on your microphone as your "s" and "t" sounds cause spikes and make it harder to understand and slightly uncomfortable to listen to. Keep up the good work.

[@Voyager-mc8lg]

Everybody gangster till ships starts walking

[@victork1971]

Pigs don’t eat it because they don’t know how.

[@roflc0re]

Hope you cover the thirty years War ♥️

[@nadiaakhsanda4118]

I'm here because i'm going to do college entrance exam and this material become one of the subject🤓great video btw👍

[@vuvuzelaasesina7690]

great video. odd choice of voice reading letter though

[@nikehike]

agreed.

[@Werewolf914]

Yes!! going back to a much older War, don't get me wrong I love the other videos World War 1 and 2 are still extremely important and interesting to learn about, but I always found much older wars more interesting. Though I'll watch anything on this channel, War is the most interesting part of History in my opinion.

[@livefire666]

Why has an accurate movie on this battle not been made! It is literally the greatest battle in human history before world war 1!? And it was fought similar even though it was 458 years earlier!

[@C0wb0yBebop]

I agree bro, there is a mini series on Netflix.. which shows a decent story of the fall of Eastern Rome. Yet the story is very Turkish- sided and shows that he was destined to take the city and inherit the Roman Empire.

[@livefire666]

@@C0wb0yBebop Thank you! I actually discovered it soon after I left the comment. Finishing season 1 episode 5 right now actually. And yes, so far I can say if Constantine bought the cannons and if the napalm mission didn't fail this battle would of probably went for the Roman. And If eastern Rome didnt fall we would of had the industrial revolution maybe 400 years earlier...

[@ScentsOfSouthJersey]

@@livefire666 it’s one of the best docuseries I have ever seen, Constantine XI’s last speech and final moments were bad ass

[@RafaelMartinez-ex3jo]

It’s Turkish sided because they won

[@KabbalahSherry]

@@C0wb0yBebop - What do you meant it's very "Turkish sided?!" 🥴 They won, you idiot. He obviously was destined to take the city. Only somebody truly special, was ever gonna do it. I'm no Muslim, but for f*ck's sakes, it's not hard to give credit where it is due. I understand white people really have a hard time doing that, and it's instinct for ya'll to immediately side w/anyone European, etc. but... this was destiny. And Mehmet was a pretty just ruler all in all. A lot better than many European monarchs, that's for sure.

[@cptbillhead]

Good video, difficult to clearly understand audio..

[@northernbohemianrealist1412]

Fantastic, awe inspiring presentation! Special thanks to Johnny Depp for the narration.

[@Big-T-Raw]

Great documentary! I wonder how many people have watched the 2012 released movie ‘The Conquest 1453’ which is all about the conquest of Constantinople..?

[@ChalkInTheLand]

Excellent video. But did the narrator record his dialogue next to a sleeping baby? He's speaking so softly that it's hard to hear what he's saying sometimes

[@alsiyonealternate]

It is said that during the final days of the siege, some "miraculous" events happened which contributed to the morale of both sides: For the Byzantines: There was a prophecy that the city will not fall until ships sail overland... well, we all know what happened with this. There was also a prophecy that the city will stand as long as the moon is in the heavens. Then a bloody lunar eclipse happened. An eclipse that looked like the Turkish flag. People began to pray and hold processions in the streets to seek God's help and forgiveness. Unfortunately, a thunderstorm arrived with icy pellets from the sky. The icon of the virgin mary that they were parading a few moments ago was toppled from its stand. Those in the procession tried to put back the icon and continue the procession, but for some reason they were not able to lift it atop. The flood that ensued broke the procession. Then after the storm, the next day, a huge fog covered the whole city (and this is in the month of May). People began to believe that god was abandoning them. When the fog lifted, people saw strange flicker of lights appear and fade in strange places, but most horrifyingly at the top of hagia sophia's dome. The light on top of the dome was slowly fading upwards and was so noticeable, it looked like it was on fire (and the hagia sophia's dome never experienced fire before). The believers thought this was the holy spirit leaving the city. If you were one of the defenders of the city on that time, if starvation did not break your morale, these events surely did. For the Ottomans: The found the grave of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, the companion of the prophet Muhammad, near the walls of the city. He died many centuries ago, during the failed attempt of the Arabs to take Constantinople. This was one of the holiest people in their religion and for them to discover this at this time was surely a divine blessing in their eyes. If you were one of the Muslim attackers at that time, this will surely boost your morale a hundred fold.

[@adamumuhammed469]

Like eclipse

[@millardfillmore2869]

Damn

[@HittokiriBatosai]

I heard about the blood moon but didn't consider that it looks like the Turkish flag. Must have felt like a clear signal directly from God.

[@cidadao.romano]

ótimo canal, parabéns pela qualidade! Congrats from Brazil!

[@cwinowich]

cool video but fix your audio, its hard to hear you and hurts to listen to !

[@ioannisii.komnenos5931]

Everybody gangsta till Constantine XI leaves his marble form

[@metethenationalist2778]

Turks: ah shit here we go again

[@nevize6660]

Gotta go for a walk with the ships again.

[@C0wb0yBebop]

I’m impressed brother! Your voice has a calm tho sad octave to it. Good music, and great artwork chosen for the video- I just wish you had used more emotion and energy while describing the defense of the city- the last citizens of Rome did believe they would be saved by the Christian god. Their was fear but hope as well. The Roman principality of Trebizond still existed after, as did the Potentate of Achae. But they would not be be able to hold long onto the last vestige of Roman presence.

[@user-sk9qo6ts8d]

Poo poo bum bum beeeee

[@ok-pj4eu]

Very good documentary but the narrator is not talking loud enough, it sounds like he's whispering.

[@neoskaisaras3454]

1:55 -- yes 1000x

[@andreweden9405]

OMG, the vocal fry at the end of EVERY word! Really??? It's like you stop breathing, and the final syllables of words don't even come out at times!

[@tobyroyparkerjr.233]

Started the age of exploration,end the middle ages, and age of colonialusm.

[@aszhole7777]

2:23 here you can see the first anime in history

[@miramax6165]

Seems that Costantinople's resistance in 626, 674, 717 was not in vain. Those great men like Voltaire and Montesquieu wouldn't have to make these comments 300 years later after the fall of the Queen of cities on their knees facing Mecca.. I suppose this is the way to say "Merci" in the 18th century. Thank Lord i was born in the 20th..

[@user-Kermit2677]

9:03 he starts to talk about mehmet

[@toxiczombiewolf5692]

All these wars it's sad. Let's hopecwe learn from these and not have anymore, all that death for nothing.

[@xcv505p]

There will always be people who will try to take what belongs to others

[@Anonymous-pw3se]

​@@xcv505p like americans are doing in middle east

[@UniqueMonique513]

I got here by recently watching ( Rise of Empires) OTTOMAN.

[@ismailshah8154]

Sources plzzzz

[@wewanttruth8392]

Not bad but if I didn’t already know about this bits would have been confusing

[@walterpay341]

is it me or has there just not been any major films or shows about the Eastern Roman Empire

[@tobyroyparkerjr.233]

No ones cares byzantine

[@walterpay341]

@@tobyroyparkerjr.233 but why?

[@tobyroyparkerjr.233]

Cuz west consider them heretic

[@Carlo-zk2cy]

Roman Empire (27 B.C. - 1453 A.D.)

[@mostafaelgameel390]

this less than half ancient egypt civilization

[@antibolsevism9814]

The most sad event on earth was the fall of Constantinople , the most unfair and unjust event , Id rather have 10 world war 2 than the fall of Constantinople .

[@GODCHOSEISRAEL70]

Do you all want to know a history fact. Did you know legally by law the city Istanbul is not actually called Istanbul because by law it's still Constantinople When Israel 🇮🇱 became a nation in 1948 they signed a declaration confirming it after 3,000 years The Muslims never signed a paper so by constitutional law it's legally still Constantinople Someone should tell the Muslims this

[@kingdedede9135]

Amazing presentation. Did you consult the Netflix Ottomans docu-drama for this? Haha

[@vangelisskia214]

"With the collapse of the empire in the west, its eastern counterpart became, in reality, an entirely new and independent state, at once Greek by language and Roman in name: 'A Greek Roman empire'." Roderick Beaton, "The Greeks: a global history", New York: Basic books 2021, pp. 212

[@amineusfi]

that would be great to see about the conquest of Iberia ( ANDALUSIA )

[@Astorath_the_Grim]

I prefer the reconquista push the Moors out of Europe

[@hussainashraf5179]

@@Astorath_the_Grim moors took you spainish to americas and even gave you the architect and culture

[@Anonymous-pw3se]

​@@Astorath_the_Grim I prefer the conquest of Al Andalus by Tariq ibn Ziyad

[@Hborn]

Did they have running water in there?

[@bvillafuerte765]

1. The walls broke before the guard did - Giovanni Giustiniani Longo, Hero Of The Imperium. 2. First and last words of Rome: For the city!

[@emreozkaya4279]

Turks will rule the world twice

[@Eazy-ERyder]

This was VERY good. From the ashes of the legendary fall of Constantinople came the GREAT Italian Renaissance.

[@VienasKunasIrVienaDvaisa]

What a tragedy

[@krystjanchanerley9288]

It was inevitable

[@hussainashraf5179]

Thank god that ottomans didnt came to americas🤣🤣🤣

[@Yunus0980]

It's not ''The Fall'', it's the CONQUER of Constantinople, big difference mate.

[@krystjanchanerley9288]

Same thing

[@tanura5830]

Rip Roman empire

[@jaegershoemaker8959]

way too many long af ads

[@bulumacpaul8917]

High quality presentation on the fall of the ROMAN Empire, reduced to a single, but mighty city...

[@gayretullah01]

Fatih sultan mehmet han

[@Michael_Veritas]

Seems more like an old school terrorist.

[@borabayulug4248]

@@Michael_Veritasthe man you call a terrorist is the man who started the Renaissance.

[@Michael_Veritas]

Borabay uluğ Constantinople was upscale. Istanbul is Ghetto. The neighborhood definitely went down hill.

[@borabayulug4248]

@@Michael_VeritasI think you are a prejudiced Turkish enemy

[@randommuslim2149]

Some say constantine : - Hanged himself - died in battle - escaped Its more probable that he was killed based on the eye witness and historian george sphrantez and others

[@kulasirisiri1155]

He was a hero, he did not accept Sultan memed, demands to convert to Islam, he died defending the Christian faith,

[@vidkit3595]

@@kulasirisiri1155 No, that's not true. In reality there are usually one of three demands, number one convert, number two give up the city without fighting keep your religion you and all those inside including their possessions will be spared and finally if you don't like any of those, then fight till the end, he chose the last.

[@ercanylmaz967]

@@kulasirisiri1155 he died like a dog

[@polbasilio8290]

@@ercanylmaz967 Lies

[@azerty789100]

@@ercanylmaz967 dog is more valuable than your miserable existence

[@saifthegamercyborgsg3233]

No one admire hasan who was the first men plucked the flag on the wall of constantinople the most interesting thing is that he was shoted by more than 20 arrows but still managed to plucked the flag that shows how determined turks are to conquer constantinople the city is destined to be an Islamic state later.

[@julianmarsh1378]

No resources to hire mercenaries...lacking the ability to make their famous Greek Fire, the few thousand defenders of Constantinople and their emperor, rank up there with the 300 Spartans.

[@alexsiu8006]

Nevertheless, the strategy of Ottomans should be greatly appreciated: Instead of conquering the city (which was extremely well protected by high wall and seawater) directly, Ottomans had purposely occupied most of the original territories of the Empire first and the Empire thus became much weaker before the final war in 1453. Since the Empire had lost control of most trade routes in Argean Sea either, the 'Romans' eventually lacked any financial and material supports outside the city during the time of siege. The victory of Ottomans was then just a matter of time.

[@mbcchase]

Theres a Netflix show about this too

[@Temuho]

Name?

[@syedazam2568]

@@Temuho Rise of Empires: Ottomans

[@syedazam2568]

@shark .mp5 Rise of Empires Ottomans

[@elvenkind6072]

The book by Roger Crowley, that the show is based on, is much, much better.

[@morganfreeaimthebountyhunt7682]

If the Dos Equis guy was a city...

[@user-oq8my3po7c]

If you want to blame someone, blame the Crusaders who occupied Constantinople, destroyed it, stole it, and killed its people, unlike the Muslims, who respected it, and chose Sofia as a sacred place of worship, not a museum that is trampled upon! You, too, have converted Muslim mosques in the Balkans into churches or bars. I have no problem converting them to churches for the remembrance of God, but if you convert them to animal corridors or a nightclub !! This is insolence!

[@paulengstrom432]

turn them into casinos, to earn some income for the impoverished people there. bingo, anyone?

[@ragael1024]

to be honest, i blame the romans most of all. they doomed themselves with their incompetence, while enemies around them only grew stronger. it was natural they would fall. still, places of worship should remain for their intended purpose and religion. turning them is sacrilege in my honest opinion. regardless by whom.

[@OskarStoddart]

It was the Seljuk turks, the mongolian-turkos who on their way killed so many of your brothers. Constantinople was basically Shia and the Turks Sunni

[@Beltims]

Ottomans looted and pillaged the city for three days after it fell, enslaving, killing, and raping thousands of citizens. All sides committed atrocities against each other for hundreds of years. So don't act like all holy. None of those victims or perpetrators are even alive, so it's pointless to even lay blame.

[@andersonmahoney2331]

Wrong if the Ottoman conquerors were to respect it they would not have raped girls and boys inside the Hagia Sophia. They wouldn’t have sold children for sexual slavery to pedophiles either. They were literally raping children.

[@V.P.M]

Great video but to much hyperbolic you better explain the mehmed II background than hyperbolic keep make video dude great work

[@V.P.M]

And your voice is to small

[@alb_narco1809]

In islamic history is said that he died protecting his city .i am muslim but sulltam mehmed the conquerior the cesar has riconized his bravery .he was a brave man .sory for my english

[@V.P.M]

@@alb_narco1809 i cant understand what you say, what are your native leanguage? I am indonesian, and i am a muslim to

[@alb_narco1809]

@@V.P.M i am albanian brother . He hasnt told why muslim want this city .the hadith of profet muhammed peace be upon him.he hasnt told nothing about sultan mehmed the cesar and the conqurior .he told that mulsims cilled the people when the decree of our sultan is still valid today and says that no one will be harmed when he enteree instanbul.he tell the story like christians not like it was . But thanks good that city and aya sophia are muslik places today

[@V.P.M]

@@alb_narco1809 wow albanian yeah he bias thats why i said to much hyperbolic, and i heard hagya sophia is become a masjid again,

[@ralphc1405]

What about the Venetian armada? How many soldiers were there? How long did they mobilize before they were too late in coming to the Romans aid???

[@1992zorro]

They never came, those traitors....

[@edoardobergamo9888]

Honestly the Venetian armada (45 galley) was on his way to Constantinople but departs too late to save the city and it was in the Aegean when the city fell…..traitors I don’t think so because the Venetians were waiting for the crusaders from all Europe and honestly the Venetians tried eventually to defend the city not like your ancestors

[@HepatitisBChannelHepatitisB]

great vid very poor narrator voice..... whispering mumbling lisping

[@twirajuda]

Constantinople was a shadow of its former greatness when the Ottomans took over. Even when it fell impoverished it put up a hell of a fight, unlike the last Ottoman sultan, who meekly abdicated his throne when his empire fell after WW1

[@tanura5830]

Wrong comparison for various reasons. But yeah the last Ottoman sultan was pssy but new leaders that kicked him out made up for it

[@karlbahena1733]

Mark the end of middle ages

[@enricomanno8434]

And the beginning of the Renaissance... create it in Italy ..in Florence Science... technology... perspective view... arts... and Banks

[@steve5123456789]

You forgot to mention a gate was left open by mistake.

[@obabas80]

Constantinople used to be a world metropolis because it was diverse and drew ideas and strength from all over the world. Today it is just the largest city in Turkey and no longer has that world prestige. Sad, but the Turks cleansing the city and making it entirely Turkish is the cause of this. People from all over the world no longer flock to it, or see it as a mega city such as New York today.

[@Aurora-dv5tx]

On the contrary, Istanbul continues to be the heart of the world. It is in a completely different position with its international historical ethnic structure. You cannot compare Istanbul not only with a city in America, but also with the whole country. Istanbul is a very special and privileged city. I have a family of Scandinavian descent. My family has been living in Istanbul for 300 years. full of people from many ethnicities of the world like me

[@obabas80]

@@Aurora-dv5tx Istanbul is like 95% Turkish. You have Scandinavian descent from 300 years ago because back then it was before Turkish nationalism and genocide and pogroms against all Christians living in the city. Today Istanbul is just the largest city in Turkey. No foreign minds really see it as a beacon of opportunity to bring their gifts to and make new ideas. This in essence is the major reason it lost its status as a world metropolis.

[@chrisrose7286]

Naaaa that is bs. The greeks even killed all italians in the city not long before the muslims came. So they did the same as well… constantinople is not the same cause the world changed. Economics change. Superpowers change… so clearly the metropolis’s will be in the us or southeast asia or europe

[@hussainashraf5179]

@@obabas80 if ottomans would have been intolerant most of southeastern europe would have been muslim today

[@Anonymous-pw3se]

​@@obabas80 I feel sad thinking about what happened to Muslims and Jews in Al Andalus because of barbaric spanish inquisition

[@vangelisskia214]

"But the Byzantines did not understand this as a transfer of the capital; they conceived it as the transfer of the imperial rule, of basileia, to their city, to their land, thus ACTUALLY CREATING A NEW STATE. First and foremost, they considered themselves as descendants of Constantine the Great and not of Alexander the Great, David or Augustus." Malatras, C. (2009) ‘The perception of the Roman heritage in 12th century Byzantium’ Rosetta 7.5: 1-8 Anna Komnene states that the imperial rule has been transferred: "to OUR OWN LAND and OUR OWN IMPERIAL CITY and so did the primacy of the sees". (Μεταπεπτωκότων γὰρ τῶν σκήπτρων ἐκεῖθεν ἐνθάδεεἰς τὴν ἡµεδαπήν τε καὶ ἡµετέραν βασιλίδα πόλιν καὶ δὴ καὶ τῆς συγκλήτου καὶ ἅµα πάσης τῆς τάξεως µεταπέπτωκε καὶ ἡ τῶν θρόνων ἀρχιερατικὴ τάξις)

[@Kamadev888]

For a spectacular film version of this, watch "Conquest 1453".

[@AndreyutzuBestBoy]

That movie makes the romans look very bad..

[@WorldView22]

"For a spectacular propaganda", you mean.

[@enricomanno8434]

A film made by the modern Turks... with pseudo historical facts

[@benquinney2]

Essex Nimitz

[@john-doemcalias4759]

My guy the way you say sultan instantly reminded me of dude wheres my car 😂 ZALT-HAN!!

[@Mofifty31]

So what was it blood ran in the streets or there were barely any people to man the walls? I'm confused

[@ChesterCopperpot80]

Blood ran the streets, but it was the unarmed civilians. The empire was depleted by that time. They had very few soldiers. The blood was from the massacre afterwards

[@NA-ll2nf]

@@ChesterCopperpot80 what massacre of citizens are you talking about? The Muslims weren’t like the Christians when they took Jerusalem.

[@ChesterCopperpot80]

@@NA-ll2nf I’m talking about when mehmet killed and enslaved the entire civilian population that was left in the city for 3 straight days. About 30,000 got killed or enslaved

[@katalinstefanikdr.5270]

@@NA-ll2nf They were. They murdered circa 60.000 of unarmed civilians at once. And min.60.000 of greek citizens were delivered as slaves. Your belowed sultan ordered it. You'd like to deal with others war crimes very much, instead of yours onces. There is no pardon for you at all!

[@NA-ll2nf]

@@katalinstefanikdr.5270 So you believe the propaganda given by the pope and his treason towards God? I am only speaking the truth take it or leave it

[@Gurziak]

Someone has been playing Crusader Kings 2 lately

[@Michael_Veritas]

This person is too busy deleting comments. Any criticism and your comments gets removed.

[@cryosteam3944]

Michael X yet here your comment is

[@Gurziak]

@@cryosteam3944 wtf did I miss

[@SymphonyBrahms]

The fall of the Ottoman Empire came in 1920. The Ottomans had sided with Germany in World War I. The victorious Allies ended the Sultanate, and removed the Turks from the Middle East. All they had left was Anatolia, which is now modern day Turkey. The Allies should have also taken back Thrace and the city of Constantinople and given it back to Greece.

[@ridaelmoutaoukki2047]

Nah, istanbul will always be for turks and muslims

[@rakshitraina3203]

@@ridaelmoutaoukki2047 Hubris

[@talatguneyli2124]

Read the history of Turkish independence and you will learn what happened. Istanbul was occupied by allied powers but they had to leave as they came.

[@Emrah87ification]

In your dreams 🤭

[@golgumbazguide...4113]

ok

[@deeppurple883]

Was constantinople classed as a country, kingdom, I'm a bit confused. How did the people turn to Islam so quick and why . I know it was conquer by the Muslims. Outside of that city who ruled and who were the people there who did they associate with.

[@hussainashraf5179]

There are 2 billion muslims in this world and 57 muslim nations😊😊😊😊

[@jimmybolas9762]

It was one of the “west” most defensible positions. China has had walls that double its size in width and height for millennia, they even lasted till the the 1800s.

[@datukrajo1807]

R u kidding ? Chinese Walls is one the most useless wall in the history of human. Do you know how many nomads from the northern asia had invaded Beijing or China proper in the past ? Please explained about the invasion of Jurchen, Mongol, Manchu and many more. You pretend to be smart but you're not smart enough mate. Read more book then argue, okay ! On the other hand, Constantinople only invaded twice in its lifetime 1. Sack of Constantinople in 1204 by Crusader and Internal Conflict 2. Siege of Constantinople in 1453 by the Ottoman Turks

[@tanura5830]

China walls were so useless you could jump over them. Very bad comparison

[@Agapy8888]

It’s Konstantinopoli.

[@antejuric-bare4858]

And then they came to croatia , antemurale christianitatis 🇭🇷🙏

[@yiannisosfp1621]

Kostantinoupolis The city of Christianity Betrayed by Christians Brothers ! The city did not fall Betrayed! For the glory of the Vatican From new Zealand

[@banusahin8542]

City did fall 500 years ago ! Go cry somewhere now ! There js no 1 single christian influence in Istanbul right now ! It's a islamic city ! Even Hagia Sophia is mosque now ! T f is you talking about ! But I'd be so pissed if i lost a city like Istanbul too!

[@yiannisosfp1621]

@@banusahin8542 Dear banu NO MATTER WHAT NO BODY CAN IN THE WORLD DENY THE HELLENISM AND THE CHRISTIANITY ✝️ OF KOSTANTINOUPOLIS AND ANATOLIA MOTHER NUTURE IS WITNESS from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@banusahin8542]

@@yiannisosfp1621 We are not denying it !! we always pay homage to old constantinapolis and teach what exactly happened in the history.No Empire in history was built with kisses and hugs ! Byzantine was a cruel empire also ! Lands are conquered and still today territories are reshaping ! you guys gotta respect that it is Istanbul now and muslims own it ! it is not Constantinapolis anymore.Get over it

[@yiannisosfp1621]

@@banusahin8542 It is your opinion I would not call Empire Anatolia Brutally genocide by Mongols Nomads The correct term of a Name

[@obabas80]

@@banusahin8542 Istanbul is a dump today. No longer is it a world prestige city or economic power. This is because the Turks made it entirely Turkish by cleansing any non Muslim elements. Today, it is just one large, 100% Muslim city and devoid of any new ideas.

[@adventurefaps9571]

TURKIES best year of my life

[@destinyhenderson1144]

i like the info but why do all these channels have annoying voices narrating lol

[@ozzbaris1]

Byzantium was destine to collapse when declared a religion as an offical state religion. Then, the Scholastic fundamentalism become a notion of rulings of the Empire and resulted the underestimation of science. As it can be seen today, average people or countries that drifted apart from scientific and critical thinking, become miracle seeker, resist to changing, live in fear while the world around them changing. While Byzantium declined in science after official religion, Ottomans were advanced in technology and able to produce cannons that could beat the defence walls, the techniques that could help moving their ships over the land behind of the fortifications and placing mines under the defence walls that used in WW2 later. The fall of Byzantium, sparkled separation of state from the church, ended the darkness of Mediaeval and started Renaissance. When countries get conservative, traditionalist, patriotic and could not separate state from the church they would follow Byzantium.

[@georgesofocleous943]

What a load of Turkish rubbish.

[@vangelisskia214]

"Roman, GREEK (if not used in its sense of 'pagan') and Christian became SYNONYMOUS terms, counter-posed to 'foreigner', 'barbarian', 'infidel'. The citizens of the Empire, now predominantly of GREEK ethnicity and language, were often called simply ό χριστώνυμος λαός 'the people who bear Christ's name'." Harrison, Thomas (2002). Greeks and Barbarians. New York: Routledge., p. 268 "As heirs to the Greeks and Romans of old, the Byzantines thought of themselves as Rhomaioi, or Romans, though THEY KNEW FULL WELL that they were ETHNICALLY GREEKS." (see also: Savvides & Hendricks 2001).Niehoff 2012, Margalit Finkelberg, "Canonising and Decanonising Homer: Reception of the Homeric Poems in Antiquity and Modernity", p. 20 or Pontificium Institutum Orientalium Studiorum 2003, p. 482:

[@harikrushnagadhvi9619]

Love the info, hate the voice of narrator