Thursday, May 29, 2008
This Day in the History of Muslim Conquest
On this day in 1453, the Roman Empire in the East fell at last and to Sultan Mehemet II, who captured Constantinople after a siege and bombardment and then one full day of storming the shattered walls. The Muslim forces outside the walls outnumbered the Christian defenders nearly 15 to 1.
Labels: Fall of Constantinople
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 4:06 AM 
