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may 29, 1453 - The Fall of Constantinople

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After a 53-day siege, the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II breaches the Theodosian Walls. The last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, dies in battle, bringing a definitive end to the Roman Empire.

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may 29, 1453
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~ 573 years ago

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