Building the Walls of Constantinople
This video, shot on location in Istanbul, explores the walls of Byzantine Constantinople - and describes how they finally fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:44 The Rhegium Gate
1:37 The design of the walls
2:48 The Golden Gate
3:51 Defying invaders
4:45 The Ottoman threat
5:36 The Mesoteichon vs. Mehmed's guns
6:58 The Kaligaria Gate
7:22 The final assault
8:16 The Kerkoporta
8:41 The Turks take the walls
9:44 The Charisius Gate
Видео Building the Walls of Constantinople канала toldinstone
My new book, "Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines" is now available! Check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/Insane-Emperors-Sunken-Earthquake-Machines/dp/1633888932
Check out my other YouTube channels, @toldinstonefootnotes and @scenicroutestothepast
Please consider supporting toldinstone on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/toldinstone
If you're so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/profiles/toldinstone
https://www.instagram.com/toldinstone/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20993845.Garrett_Ryan
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:44 The Rhegium Gate
1:37 The design of the walls
2:48 The Golden Gate
3:51 Defying invaders
4:45 The Ottoman threat
5:36 The Mesoteichon vs. Mehmed's guns
6:58 The Kaligaria Gate
7:22 The final assault
8:16 The Kerkoporta
8:41 The Turks take the walls
9:44 The Charisius Gate
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