Princeton University10y
Creation of the Walls
Five different sets of walls have been built around the city of Constantinople, the most important of which was the last, built under the reign of Theodosius II, who came to power in 408 AD. Also ...
Greek Reporter10d
How Greeks Defended the Byzantine Empire Against Invaders
The Byzantine Empire faced numerous challenges, forcing many Greeks to employ genius tactics to defend the Empire.
Greek Reporter10d
A Crusader’s History of the Sack of Constantinople
On the Conquest of Constantinople is one of the most important historical sources on the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of ...
BBC6y
Chronicle - The Fall of Constantinople
John Julius Norwich tells the dramatic story of the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire, followed by the rise of the Ottoman Turks in the 15th Century. Using monuments in Istanbul to ...
National Review7y
The Agony of the Wall
He left no record of his view of what happens ... but that doesn’t require replicating the Walls of Constantinople. Trump has fluctuated between insisting that The Wall will be built and ...