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On May 29, 1453, the city of Constantinople was besieged by the Turks. The city, "second Rome", then acted as a bulwark for Christianity against the advance of Islam.

The Turks entered Constantinople one hour after midnight, May 29, 1453. The Greeks fled in defeat, and spread consternation everywhere through the city. In a moment the streets were filled with a ...

The siege lasted for 53 days, during which the city's defenders fought valiantly against overwhelming odds. The fall of Constantinople on May 29, 1453, marked the end of Byzantine rule and the ...

May 29: Constantinople Falls. Posted 2007-05-29 14:26 GMT (AINA) -- On the eve of 554th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to Turks, the Turkish Daily News has published the findings of a ...

Saturday, May 29, is the anniversary of the fall of Constantinople in 1453 A.D., the end of the Byzantine Roman Empire. ... with 8,000 Byzantines fighting between 50,000 and 80,000 Turks.

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In 1453 the armies of the Ottoman Turks finally overran Constantinople and broke through its walls, bringing the Byzantine Empire to an end. Vrasidas Karalis, Professor of Modern Greek and ...

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