Byzantium was the last bastion of the Roman Empire following the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It fought for survival for eight centuries until, in the mid-15th century, the emperor Constantine XI ruled just a handful of whittled down territories, an empire in name and tradition only.
This lavishly illustrated book chronicles the history of Byzantium, the evolution of the defenses of Constantinople and the epic siege of the city, which saw a force of 80,000 men repelled by a small group of determined defenders until the Turks smashed the city's protective walls with artillery. Regarded by some as the tragic end of the Roman Empire, and by others as the belated suppression of an aging relic by an ambitious young state, the impact of the capitulation of the city resonated through the centuries and heralded the rapid rise of the Islamic Ottoman Empire.

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David Nicolle (Author), Stephen Turnbull (Author), John Haldon (Author)

Nicolle, David, Turnbull, Stephen, Haldon, John

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

General Military, 2007

Oxford, U.K, 2007

May 22, 2007

PT, 2007

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Regarded By Some As The Tragic End Of The Last Bastion Of The Roman Empire, And By Others As The Belated Suppression Of A Redundant Relic By An Ambitious Young Superstate, The Fall Of Constantinople In 1453 Has Resonated Down The Centuries. The Fall Of Constantinople Chronicles The History Of Byzantium, The Evolution Of The Defences Of Constantinople And The Epic Siege Up To The Breaching Of The Great Walls And The Death Of The Last Emperor, Which Heralded The Birth Of The Ottoman Empire In Its Fully Developed Form.--book Jacket. Chronology -- Pt. 1. Byzantium At War / John Haldon -- Introduction -- A Brief Survey Of Byzantine History -- The Political World Of Byzantium -- Warring Sides : Neighbours And Enemies -- How And Why Did Byzantium Fight Wars? -- Organizing For War -- Life In The Byzantine Army -- The World Around War -- Death Of An Empire -- War, Peace And Survival -- Pt. 2. The Walls Of Constantinople / Stephen Turnbull -- Introduction -- Design And Development -- Tour Of The Site -- The Living Site -- The Walls Of Constantinople Under Siege -- Pt. 3. Constantinople 1453 / David Nicolle -- The Origins Of The Campaign -- Opposing Commanders -- Opposing Forces -- The Campaign -- Aftermath And Reckoning -- Appendix : The Battlefield Today -- Select Bibliography -- Index. D. Nicolle, J. Haldon, S. Turnbull. Previously Published As John Haldon, Essential Histories 33: Byzantium At War: Ad 600-1453, Stephen Turnbull, Fortress 25: The Walls Of Constantinople Ad 324-1453, David Nicolle, Campaign 78: Constantinople 1453: The End Of Byzantium--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 248-250) And Index.

Military History - Medieval
COVER 1
CONTENTS 7
CHRONOLOGY 8
PART I: Byzantium at War 16
INTRODUCTION 16
A BRIEF SURVEY OF BYZANTINE HISTORY 23
THE POLITICAL WORLD OF BYZANTIUM 31
WARRING SIDES: NEIGHBOURS AND ENEMIES 36
WHY AND HOW DID BYZANTIUM FIGHT WARS? 42
ORGANIZING FOR WAR 55
LIFE IN THE BYZANTINE ARMY 67
THE WORLD AROUND WAR 81
DEATH OF AN EMPIRE 95
WAR, PEACE, AND SURVIVAL 102
PART II: The Walls of Constantinople 106
INTRODUCTION 106
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 115
TOUR OF THE SITE 125
THE LIVING SITE 141
THE WALLS OF CONSTANTINOPLE UNDER SIEGE 161
PART III: Constantinople 1453 176
THE ORIGINS OF THE CAMPAIGN 176
OPPOSING COMMANDERS 190
OPPOSING FORCES 200
THE CAMPAIGN 213
AFTERMATH AND RECKONING 241
APPENDIX: THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY 246
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 250
INDEX 253
COVER 260
ISBN-10:,1846032008,ISBN-13:,978-1846032004
ISBN-10: 1846032008,ISBN-13: 978-1846032004

2020-09-27