This presentation will report on the Ottoman capture of Constantinople in 1453 and its repercussions for the Mediterranean world.
Readings:
Stephen Runciman, The Fall of Constantinople
Nicolo Barbaro, Account of the Fall of Constantinople
Greek account of the fall of Constantinople
Islamic account of the liberation of Constantinople
Prepared 11 January 2006
Updated 15 March, 2010
T. Vann
Department of History / College of Saint Benedict/St. John's University
email tvann@csbsju.edu