The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location
Constantinople
Also known as Nova Roma, Istanbul, Queen of Cities
- city
- Roman-Byzantine
Constantinople appears in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
- Type
- city
- Style
- Roman-Byzantine
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 2
- Books
- 1
History
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
Key events
- Book 1
Ch. 218Iconoclast ControversyBeginning with Leo III's edict against religious images in 726 CE, the Iconoclast controversy divided the Byzantine Empire and church for over a century, causing schism with Rome. - Book 1
Ch. 239Arab Siege of ConstantinopleIn 674-678 and again in 717-718, Arab forces besieged Constantinople by land and sea, but were repelled by the city's walls, Greek fire, and Bulgarian allies. - Book 1
Ch. 261First CrusadeIn 1095, Pope Urban II called for a crusade to recapture Jerusalem from Muslim control; the First Crusade resulted in the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 and the establishment of Latin Christian states in the Levant. - Book 1
Ch. 269Great Schism of 1054The mutual excommunication of the Pope and the Patriarch of Constantinople in 1054 formalized the schism between the Latin and Greek churches, dividing Christianity into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox branches. - Book 1
Ch. 271Fourth Crusade and Sack of ConstantinopleIn 1204, the Fourth Crusade, diverted from its original goal, captured and sacked Constantinople, establishing a Latin Empire and devastating the Byzantine state. - Book 1
Ch. 296Fall of ConstantinopleOn May 29, 1453, after a 53-day siege, Ottoman forces under Mehmed II breached the walls of Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire and marking the final fall of Rome's eastern successor.
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