Constantinople

was only known for her prostitution and taking over the throne from Justinian. The portrayal of Theodora in Theodora of Constantinople by Elizabeth Elson differs from the way we have viewed her during our time in class. Even though Theodora came from a low-class family in Constantinople; she was able to not only prove her worth but help defend Justinian when ruling Constantinople. Elizabeth Elson puts a daring spin to her story, adding it from a point of view from a woman growing up and succeeding

The fall of Constantinople was a turning point in history because it was the end of the Byzantine Empire and was a catalyst for advanced weaponry development. After the fall of Constantinople the Age of Exploration started. Constantinople was the capital of a very powerful empire. The previous attacks to the capital contributed to its fall in 1453. Ottomans that had attacked under the rule of Mehmed II had many advantages. Warfare had changed allowing the Ottomans to obtain new weapons. Ottomans

The Fall of Constantinople Byzantium was one of the many Greek city-states that stratled along the coasts of the Aegean Sea. As an abundant source of Grains, fish, and trade, she played a pivotal role as a landing for Darius ' colossal army against the Greeks; a battleground between Athens and Sparta during the Pelloponessian war; and a prized tributary under Roman supervision. The Roman Emperor, Constantine I, renamed the city after himself and the newly christened Constantinople grew to eclipse

Constantinople was the newfound Christian capital of the eastern Roman Empire, otherwise known as the Byzantine Empire. Throughout its long history, there have been many different attacks on the religious capital city. Over a period of 1123 years, Constantinople was a solid city controlled by the Byzantines apart some small upsets. Multiple attacks and sieges were attempted to overthrow the city, however, most failed miserably. It wasn’t until 1453 that the city finally fell to the Ottoman Empire

In the previous 200 years leading to the demise of Constantinople in 1453, the economy of the Byzantine Empire had begun to decline and would never recover. Recognizing the situation in 1369, Emperor John V fruitlessly pursued economic aid from other Western civilizations. As the economic situation of Constantinople continued to decline they became a vassal state (much like a colony) to the Turks. As a result, they were required to pay taxes and tribute to the Ottoman Empire. They were also required

QUESTION 1: The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 was the siege of Constantinople (New Rome), the capital of the Byzantine Empire which took place in 1453. The siege was led by the seventh sultan of the Ottoman Empire, the 21-year-old Mehmed the Conqueror, ruler of the Ottoman Turks, Sultan Mehmed II and his invading army who defeated an army that was commanded by Constantine XI Palaiologos. Consequently, the defeat of Constantinople on 6 April 1453, led to a 53-day siege. This event marked the fall

The Attack of Constantinople by Crusaders In his account of the Crusaders' siege of Constantinople, the Byzantine historian Nicetas Choniates, provides some compelling reports concerning the behaviors of the Christian knights and peasants who formed the Crusader army that sought to wrest control of the city from its defenders. In his account, Choniates makes the point that the Crusaders little resembled the good-hearted Christians they purported to be, but were more like a barbarian horde in the

Mediterranean, so much so that garments and fabrics were reserved for classes of society and in extreme cases solely to the Byzantines. Concisely Constantinople and its wealth have sustained due to its prime trade route real-estate and its goods, the inhabitants not only knew this but let it instigated their social conceptions of themselves. Culture in Constantinople was an amazing thing; artist, writers, and architects exerted a powerful cultural pull and dominated economic life in the Mediterranean.

The Byzantium Empire, was the Eastern addition to the Roman Empire during the Late Antiquity and The Middle Ages. Established in the Ancient Greek city Byzantion in 330 AD by the Roman Emperor Constantine as the new imperial capital of Rome. Furthermore, he had added duplicates of everything from Old Rome, such as the Coliseum and the Imperial palace, not including the Pagan temples. The Byzantines had spoken Greek and had more Greek architecture and culture than Roman. The Byzantium Empire had

anywhere near Jerusalem but then to attack and conquer two Christian cities, which had been unprecedented to this time. When discussing these points in history, it is important to discuss how such events came to be, and whilst the sacking of Zara and Constantinople are not in question, what is in question is how much of a role did Pope Innocent III did play in the 4th Crusade? Was he the mastermind, or was control of the 4th Crusade taken from him? This