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.
| ISBN: | 9781841767598 |
| Publication date: | 22nd October 2004 |
| Author: | Stephen R Turnbull, Peter Dennis |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Series: | Fortress |
| Genres: |
Architecture History Warfare and defence |
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.
The Walls of Constantinople AD 324-1453 features in the following genres: Architecture, History, Warfare and defence
The Walls of Constantinople AD 324-1453 is available in Paperback
The Walls of Constantinople AD 324-1453 was written by Stephen R Turnbull, Peter Dennis and published by Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing
The Walls of Constantinople AD 324-1453 has 64 pages
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