Facts about Byzantine Empire Fall

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   By 1453, the Byzantine Empire controlled only Constantinople and a few nearby territories, reduced from vast Mediterranean dominions that once spanned three continents.

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   Many Byzantine scholars fled to Italy following the empire's fall, contributing to the spread of Greek learning that helped fuel the Renaissance.

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   Ottoman forces breached Constantinople's walls using massive cannons, including giant bombards that fired stone balls weighing hundreds of pounds.

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   After the fall of Constantinople, the Orthodox Christian Church survived under Ottoman rule, with the Sultan appointing the Patriarch of Constantinople.

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5. 02

   Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine emperor, died fighting during the final Ottoman assault on Constantinople.

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   The Byzantine Empire fell in 1453 when Ottoman forces under Sultan Mehmed II captured Constantinople after a siege lasting nearly two months.

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