Discover the dramatic last days of the Byzantine Empire during the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, as Emperor Constantine XI made a heroic final stand.
 
														The Fall of Constantinople: Constantine XI’s Final Stand in 1453
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														Discover the dramatic last days of the Byzantine Empire during the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, as Emperor Constantine XI made a heroic final stand.
 
														In 1453, Emperor Constantine XI led a doomed defense of Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire after a millennium of history.
 
														The fall of Constantinople in 1453 marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and the rise of the Ottoman Empire, changing world history forever.