Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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This video is the first in an in-depth series about the Fall of Constantinople and therefore the Byzantine Empire in AD1453. I cover events from the ascension of Mehmed II to the outbreak of hostilities in June 1452.

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Music Credits:
'Divitatus' by Angela and Jeff Van Dyke from Rome Total War by Creative Assembly.''Honour Melody' by Robert Euvino from Stronghold by Firefly Studios.'The Art of War' by Jeremy Soule from Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance by Gas Powered Games.'Time' by Ed Lima and Stephen Maitland from Empire Earth by Stainless Steel Studios.

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