Which best explains why Constantinople did not fall until 1453? It reorganized the government. Which best explains why Constantinople did not fall until 1453?The city was well protected and repelled attacks by invaders. Which was a priority for Justinian I? Are Eleanor and Theodora lovers? Eleano...
It wasn't until 1453, when the Ottomans sacked Constantinople, that we can truly say the Roman Empire ended. Originally published on Live Science. Benjamin Plackett Live Science Contributor Benjamin is a freelance science journalist with nearly a decade of experience, based in Australia. His ...
betting on Muscovy against the Catholic Polish-Lithuanian combo. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 allowed Muscovy to denounce the treason of Greeks and Byzantine Armenians who rallied around the Roman Pope, who badly wanted a reunified Christianity. ...
Other common nouns in Greek are second declension feminines, without being compounds, like ἡ ὁδός, hē hodós, "the way, road, street" -- so that "the Middle [Street]" in Constantinople, ἡ Μέση [ὁδός], hē Mésē [hodós], was the street that ran the ...
In 1453, when the Renaissance had just hit its stride, the Ottoman Turks attacked, and defeated, Christian Constantinople. Those who sought refuge in Europe brought their books with them. Among these, again, were the Greco-Roman writings. ...
Portugal’s motivation came in 1453 after the fall of Constantinoplewhen the Ottoman Empiretook control of the spice trade and levied additional hefty taxes on merchandise bound for the west. Portugal not wanting to be dependent on an expansionist, non-Christian power for the lucrative...