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The Walls of Constantinople AD 324-1453

By Stephen Turnbull , Peter Dennis

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2004
ISBN
184176759X, 9781841767598
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4514945 bytes)
Series
Fortress
Pages
64\66
Time added
2013-12-22 11:21:57

Description

The walls of Constantinople are the greatest surviving example of European medieval military architecture in the world. They withstood numerous sieges until being finally overcome by the artillery of Mehmet the Conqueror in 1453, and exist today as a time capsule of Byzantine and Medieval history. This book examines the main defensive system protecting the landward side of the city, which consisted of three parallel walls about 5 miles long. The walls defended the city against intruders, including Attila the Hun, before finally being breached by European knights during the Fourth Crusade in 1204 and, ultimately, destroyed by Turkish artillery in 1453.

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