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The Byzantines enhanced the security of Constantinople by constructing massive city walls, notably the Theodosian Walls, which featured multiple layers of defenses, towers, and a moat. These fortifications effectively protected the city from invasions and sieges. Additionally, they built the Golden Horn’s chain boom, which could be raised to block enemy ships from entering the harbor, further safeguarding their naval approaches. This combination of land and naval defenses made Constantinople one of the most fortified cities of its time.
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Similarities of Constantinople and Rome?
Both Rome and Constantinople had written laws. Emperor Justinian of Constantinople wrote the Corpus Julius Civilius which was based off the Roman written codes. Also Rome and Constantinople both practiced Christianity. Although Rome followed the Roman Catholicism and Constantinople followed the Eastern Orthodox Church, these are still from the same roots of the belief of Christianity. Also the idea of domes were used by both Rome and Constantinople. Rome had built the "Pantheon" and Constantinople built the Hagia Sophia. Emperor Justinian of Constantinople built the domes even bigger by using the quadrangle underneath the domes. Also both Rome and Constantinople were involved in trade and cultural diffusion with other countries.
Why is the Venice home to a vast amount of Byzantine art?
Venice was a dependency of the Byzantine Empire when it gained control of Italy. This continued after the Byzantines lost northern Italy because of the Lombard invasion and survived the takeover of Italy by the Franks. This kept Venice separate from the Holy Roman Empire and kept her linked to Constantinople, even though she gradually gained effective independence. The first crusade, which was fought to help the Byzantines, and where Venice and the other Italian sea republics supplied the navy, increased commercial ties with the Byzantine Empire. Venice was the prime trading link between Constantinople and Western Europe.
Was the byzantine emperor wise in asking Venice for help against the vikings?
No, even if Venice saved the Byzantines from the Vikings,Venetian ships and merchants soon controlled most of the empire's trade. That meant a great loss of income for the Byzantines.
How was Constantinople's government connected to religion?
Back in the days of Constantinople, the Orthodox Church was highly involved in government and politics. Even though there was separation of Church and State, the Church exercised considerable influence in the government of Constantinople.
How did Eastern Europe and Russia come into contact with the Byzantine Empire?
Part of the Byzantine Empire was in the southern part of Eastern Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula (the states of the former Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania and Greece. The Byzantines lost most of this area due to Slav invasions, primarily the Bulgars and the Croats. Russia did not exist back then. The most important state in that area was the Kievan Rus, centred on the city of Kiev in Ukraine. The Kievan Rus and the Byzantines developed a trading relationship. Goods were transported across the Black Sea. The increasingly powerful Rus attacked the empire and even Constantinople several times. Their relationship improved with a marriage between the daughter of an emperor and Vladimir the great. The Byzantines also promoted conversion to Orthodox Christianity. However, attacks on the empire still occurred at times, as the Rus tried to compete with the Byzantines as a power.
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What was the battle that made Constantinople Istanbul?
It was not done during a battle. Even though Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 AD, the city's name was not changed to Istanbul until 1930, which was soon after the Turkish Republic was proclaimed in 1923.
Why was constantinople more advanced?
Constantinople was more advanced because it thrived even when the western part of the Roman Empire fell. It was quite possibly the most advanced part of Europe at that time, while western Europe was in complete disarray.
Was Contantinople the capital of the Persian Empire?
No. Constantinople did not exist during the tome of the Persian Empire in the 6th, 5th and 4th Centuries BCE. Constantinople would eventually become the capitals of the East Roman, Byzantine, and the Ottoman Empires in succession, but was never a Persian city, even though the Persians did occupy the Bosporus Strait where Constantinople is located.
How did superior weaponry aided the ottoman siege of Constantinople?
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How superior weaponry aided the ottoman siege of constantinople?
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What did the emperor of Constantinople do when he feared that his empire was going to be taken over by Muslim Turks?
The conquest of what was left of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Turks was a gradual process. The Byzantines had already lost much of its territory on Anatolia (present day Turkey) to the Seljuk Turks. They tried to resist the expansion of the rising power of the Ottoman Turks at their expense. However, the Byzantine Empire had been weakened both militarily and economically by the conquest of part of its territories by the crusaders and by wars with the Bulgarians and the Serb (who took over Byzantine areas in the Balkan Peninsula). It did not have the resources to fight effectively against the rising Ottoman power. In addition to this, there was internal political instability. There were times where the imperial title was disputed among contenders and even civil wars which further weakened the Byzantine Empire. The Ottomans even interfered with Byzantine politics. There were unsuccessful attempts to meddle with Ottoman politics during an Ottoman civil war. The Byzantines had already lost much of their territories to the Ottoman Turks and became their vassals before the final conquest of Thessalonica (their second most important city in Greece) and Constantinople. By this time this empire was already exhausted its resources and was decaying. The Byzantines organised a counter-attack against the Ottomans who were besieging the very important city of Nicaea in Anatolia, but were defeated in 1329 and were forced into pay a tribute in return for the safety of what was left of the Byzantine possessions in Anatolia. Therefore, they became Ottoman vassals. Despite this the Ottomans besieged Nicomedia in 1333, which fell in 1337. The Byzantines were further weakened by Serbian expansion in Byzantine areas in Europe, by a civil war and by a plague and earthquakes. Ottoman raids led to the Byzantines being left with only one city in Anatolia, Philadelphia, which had to pay a tribute to the Ottomans. The civil war also led to the devastation of Macedonia, which fell to the newly created Serbian Empire. There was another civil war (1352-57). Taking advantage of this, the Ottomans took the fort of Kallipolis (Gallipoli), which gave them access to Europe, in 1354. Following this they took Didymoteichon (in north-eastern Greece) in 1361, Philippopolis (Plovdiv, in Bulgaria) in 1363-4 and Adrianople (close to today's Turkish borders with Greece and Bulgaria) in 1369. The Byzantines were in no position to counter this. The Ottomans also defeated the Serbs in 1371, and brought their power to an end. With the Turks were poised to take Constantinople, the emperor had to negotiate an agreement in which the Byzantines would provide a tribute in money and troops to keep the city safe. The Byzantine Empire was reduced to Constantinople and a few other settlements. The Ottomans then fought the Bulgarians. Sofia was captured in 1385 and Nis in 1386. Serbian resistance was crushed in 1389 and in 1396 the last Bulgarian city, Vin, was taken. Meanwhile there was a conflict between rival contenders to the throne in Constantinople from 1373 to 1390 in which the Ottomans took the side of one contenders who blinded his rival. However, they switched sides when the latter offered a higher tribute. A Byzantine civil war ensued and the Ottomans took advantage of this to seize Philadelphia, thus ending the Byzantine presence in Anatolia. The next emperor pursued good relations with the Ottoman sultan, became his vassal and was forced to dismantle the fortifications at the Golden Gate. In 1394 the emperor refused to obey an order and to pay the tribute and called for a crusade when Constantinople was besieged. The crusaders were crushed in 1396. The siege was ended by an invasion of Anatolia by the Mongols, who defeated the Ottomans, who then started fighting each other. The Byzantines took advantage of this, signed a peace with one of the sons of the sultan and recovered some territory in Greece. After the Ottoman civil war, the Byzantines incited an Ottoman rebellion which was crushed. In 1422 Thessalonica and Constantinople were besieged. The Byzantines Incited another Ottoman rebellion, which led to a temporary lift of the sieges. However, the rebellion was crushed and the Byzantines were forced into vassalage and had to pay another tribute. The next Byzantine emperor reconquered former Byzantine territory in Greece which had been taken over by the crusaders of the fourth crusade in 1204, who, in turn, had been subjugated as vassals by the Ottomans. The sultan attacked these territories and the emperor threatened to rebel. The Ottomans build fortifications around the Bosporus (the strait where Constantinople was) and then seized the city. No help came from the west because England and France were engaged in war and the Holy Roman Empire was lost its forces in a battle against the Ottomans.
