It is the 29 May 1453. Constantinople has been under siege for nearly 2 months. Defenders and besiegers alike are exhausted. Inside the city walls Emperor Constantine XI has 10,000 defenders valiantly protecting their city.

Dr Adrian Jones on the fall of Constantinople.

Copyright 2014 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

It is the 29 May 1453. Constantinople has been under siege for nearly 2 months. Defenders and besiegers alike are exhausted. Inside the city walls Emperor Constantine XI has 10,000 defenders valiantly protecting their city. Dr Adrian Jones on the fall of Constantinople. Copyright 2014 Adrian Jones / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Conquest of the City

The Ottoman empire began modestly in the late fourteenth century and soon grew to become a formidable world power, lasting for centuries until its decline and collapse in 1923. This subject will examine the cultural, architectural and political history of the Ottoman Empire from, spanning its history from the fourteenth century to the  First World War.

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The Ottoman empire began modestly in the late fourteenth century and soon grew to become a formidable world power, lasting for centuries until its decline and collapse in 1923. This subject will examine the cultural, architectural and political history of the Ottoman Empire from, spanning its history from the fourteenth century to the First World War.

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