Contributor(s): Author: Roger Crowley A gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today.
Roger Crowley\'s readable and comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmet II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium, illuminates the period in hist.
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empire.
Contributor(s): Author: Roger Crowley A gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today