I always think it’s strange how Rome was started by Romulus and ended with Romulus and Constantinople was founded as the eastern Roman Capitol by Constantine and ended with Constantine. Quite poetic.
Constantine XI Palaiologos the last emperor, Stripped himself of his armor. Rallying his men into one final charge as the ottomans surged over the breach, dying with great honor. "God forbid that I should live as an Emperor without an Empire. As my city falls, I will fall with it. Whosoever wishes to escape, let him save himself if he can, and whoever is ready to face death, let him follow me".... "as to surrendering the city to you, it is not for me to decide or for anyone else of its citizens; for all of us have reached the mutual decision to die of our own free will, without any regard for our lives" A glorious man RIP
Wait so is this video all historically accurate? I’m doing a project and I have to explain why it isn’t or is historically accurate and to be honest I’m really bad at history and based on your comment from 3 years ago, you seem pretty educated lol.
@@artoruvidal2793 Wow. If it is true and Hannibal Barca did this, we TURKS like it and we would be honored because same years in Europe, while the Pope was selling land from heaven and deceiving people, our Sultan Fatih Sultan Mehmed readed Hannibal Barca's life and his culture. ;)
In that final siege the Romans fought and kept the tradition of bravery alive. Just like their fathers and grandfathers before them, they fought and died on those walls, to protect that last beacon of the Roman Empire. May they rest well.
@@abdullahmustafaoglu1507 160.000 turks with the most advanced weapons of that period and CANNONS against 7.000 Byzantine men tired of the countless wars with other nations. I think thats the most brave fight of all times. So show some respect will ya?
@@bannerman9062 at that time Selztouks have created an empire big as Persia's before its fall. And besides that Seltzouks were trying to have big families so they can have many soldiers, it was their way of life. There is no propaganda in it if you consider their citizens to be more than a million. And trust me for that time period a nation that had a million citizens wasnt that uncommon for the asian countries. Besides you can search it yourself, many archeologicals and history experts say that the forces of Turks against the Byzantines were more than 20 times of the Byzantine troops.
@@bannerman9062 Also about europe...you should know that they tried...a lot of times. They almost concuered Vienna it self, they concuered all Valkanian countries (katholics in religion most of them) and the reason that they failed to concuer the rest europe was because the european kings united against the turks. It was actually pretty epic, imagine a dousin of kings that believe in the same God but hate each other. Now imagine them to march against a common enemy...Sorry if you didnt knew anything about all these and i hope to find these informations pretty useful. (Oh btw, katholics never tried to save the rest Valkanian countries, they just prevented the turks from moving forward to them.)
@@bannerman9062 first of all i should have known that your researches are based on Google... Secondly all european countries were orthodox until 1100 if i recall correct, maybe even earlier, and then they became catholics and turned their backs at their fellow Christians. Now about the alliance between Turks and any European country was only made to prevent the war, if you read about what happened after the fall of Constantinople you will see that Turks actually attacked Malta, all Balkan countries, Vienna (twice), Polish kings and French kings. At last yes i am sorry for my mistake, it is Seljuks but they weren't any different than Turks it is just how they called themselves at that time and how they were known (that doesn't mean that all Turks were Seljuks). Now about that Google search u did...you should that Google isn't that good source of information. You should learn historical events by documenters or books that are accurate. Its pretty easily to get wrong information by an unreliable source. Anyways, its is NOT a propaganda, Byzantines were outnumbered by the Turks 20 to 1, their gold was all spent and stolen and their men were tired of other wars with other nations, help wasn't gaven by anyone and especially NOT by the "honorable and great knights of Europe" (crusaders).
F for Constantine XI, he was a true solider and emperor :(( Maybe he couldn't do very much to save the Empire, but he didn't sourrender and fought till his last breath [*]
This is what kept the Greeks alive. Centuries later during our war of independence from the ottomans the leader of the army said to the English consulate who was trying to strike a peace deal for the ottomans: "My king (palaiologos) never surrendered, and was in perpetual war with the turks. Why would i surrender or make peace as a Greek?"
We must agree that Byzantine Empire, even if it was often weaker than its neighbors but Byzantine Empire was the most persistent defending and holding its territory which was attacked from everywhere, by every random nations for more than 1 millennium. The Arabs decisively defeated both the Byzantines and Sassanid Persians but as you can see, the Persians fell even before 8th century, while Byzantine, who was also heavily damaged and lost almost all territories but it continued fighting and even trying to restore their glory for the next 8 centuries. With a smaller territory, Byzantine Empire still became the most important economical and cultural power of Europe and it didn't take parts in the European Dark Age. Constantinople itself had been the only and last Byzantine territory for their last 70 years, and yet still they continued defending their last single city - empire and won 3 times against the rising and surrounding Ottoman Empire before it heroically fell in 1453.
@Inigo Bantok Eastern Roman empire was the empire of the Greek world and it remained that way until the end. The term Byzantine is to distinguish it from latin s. It's not that difficult...
Not matter who is now in Istanbul/Constantinople,Turks or Greeks,i know that was is and will be the greatest and historical city to the world...Constantine
Saying "they had no chance" is pretty dumb. The wall I'm talking about is meters high, and even with large cannons, there's no proper damage. Having a staretigic position changes the difficult factor.
@@maximumcringelevel8617 do you know by the time the walls 1000 years old and they had already been weakened and breached . Also the city was severely depopulated , still recovering from the fourth crusade
@@rebeccaanderson5626 I don't know much about the conquest of Constantinople, but on the wall, the huge Ottoman cannons couldn't even penetrate the wall when the cannons fired.
@@maximumcringelevel8617 do you know the walls were already collapsing and also they were breaking some parts of the wall to create space for farming ( local farmers ). The Ottoman cannons concentrated shots of Fire on a single spot off the wall thereby damaging it significantly to the point of collapse . But every night the defenders would repair it.
"From this fall, the entire occident shaked. Fearfully, the news were heard in Rome, Genua, in Venice, like a warning thunder they rolled over France, over to Germany, and shudderingly Europe realizes, that thanks to it's dull carelessness through the disastrous, forgotten door, the Kerkaporta, a fatefully ravaging force has broken in, that would limit it's forces for hundrets of years to come. But in human history, just like in life, regret does not bring a lost moment back, and a thousand years will not buy back, what a single hour lost." -Stefan Zweig, on the fall of Constantinople
For all the Turk vs. Greek fighting over this...if the Greeks want to hate anyone over the fall of Byzantium, hate the Venetians. It was the Catholics and the Latin Empire that first sacked the city and turned the empire into a shadow of itself. It was those who were supposed to be on a Crusade, traitors, who paved the way for the Turks to begin with, two centuries earlier.
Matthew Cronin Venetian occupation wasn't as horrible as Turkish occupation. Christian culture in no way devolved, neither did lifestyle in Constantinople. Unlike the Latins, the Turks forcibly, somewhat *hijacked* the constituent culture and made it their own.
If Catholics stayed more in Istanbul Greeks would be Catholics and speak a different european language. Under the Turks you kept your religion identity and language.
Latin empire? The last real Latins died with the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Italians, French, Spaniards,... Call themselves Latins, but they aren't really... That's a complete joke. The Eastern Romans, aka Byzantines were probably more Roman and kept the Greek &Latin legacy for centuries, the west broke it down, then with the help of the Eastern Romans, after the fall of the Byzantine empire in 1453, the West "or so called Latins" learned from the real Latins, and lightened the Renaissance
ImmortalVarangian Hey asshole come here to Spain Italy or France. Look at the people and look at Ancient Roman paintings. We’re descendants of them by blood and culture. Greeks had some of the culture.
Ottomans much love to you from Arabia ❤️❤️ ..prophet Muhammad (SAW) said : Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will her leader be, and what a wonderful army will that army be .. prophet muhammad preached us in ur faithful army ..may god be with you
The tragic death of the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, the city of Constantinople, and an entire civilisation. The wall that protected Europe from total Islamic conquest, and the pillar of Orthodox Christianity.
Giannis Balagiannis Mate, I'm actually sympathising with the fallen Byzantines, as they were the force that kept Islamic forces out of Europe for so long. I guess I should edit my comment, so people won't get confused.
In a lot of ways the fall of Constantinople was symbolic. At the time, the Ottomans represented the new modern world where empires would be run by bureaucracies rather than nobility and that gunpowder would change how defenses would be built and how armies fought. Byzantium represented the old world of the middle ages relying on old systems of government and archaic forms of warfare. With the fall of Constantinople it signaled the end of the middle ages and the impending rise of the Modern Age and the Age of Discovery with Spain discovering the new world just under 40 years later
Ivan Baláž No not really because, 1. Spain wasn't a country yet. The union between Castile and Aragon wasn't made yet, 2. the kingdoms that would become Spain had bigger concerns in finishing the Reconquista against the Moors in Grenada, and 3. the Spanish kingdoms had no clue what was beyond the Atlantic ocean. When Christopher Columbus pitched his idea of sailing west it was to reach the rich and exotic ports of China and India. The Americas just happened to be in the way. The only reason Isabelle and Ferdinand of the combined kingdom of Castile-Aragon funded his voyage was a show of strength and prestige for them and the hopes that a new route to east Asia would provide more wealth to Spain to fund further Crusades into North Africa
@@ivanbalaz1082 Spain discovered the new world yes because of the loss of trade routes due to the fall of Constantinople but also because they finally defeated the Muslims in southern Spain in 1492 and no longer had to spend resources in the fight on the caliphate.
@@mp6471 It wasn't 1081, and it wasn't made by Emperor orders. To add to that only like 5k Latins died in this "Massacre" where as crusaders fucked over entire city including their "Latin brethren" so hard that population went down from 500 thousands people to less than 100 thousand.
Fortunately they didn't destroy Hagia Sophia so we can still see this heavenly church/mosque and listen to its song....That's a shame that Byzantine culture is forgotten in Europe!
10 thousands Byzantine knights were against 300 thousand turks! WOW! Greek lost in Glory. Turks won in shame! Respect for Orthodox Christians from a Catholic Templar
***** Dude, they litterally enslaved you for 600 years. That's why I said they could've expelled all of you guys during that time if they wanted to. There is really no ''Hellenism'' to be proud of anymore. Chillax
***** Battle in Vienna 1683 300,000 Turans vs 100,000 Christians.Ha you lost half of army.Polish hussars wiped Turans from Europe.And we will it make again but wipe you from Anatolia to Arabia.And again from Arabia to Sri Lanka
I may be an Atheist, but let me tell you this. If a Crusade is ever launched today. I would gladly join it. I fucking hate Muslims. And if there is a God, perhaps he would forgive me from straying, by fighting for a Noble Christian cause.
KnightTvrtko The Persians didn't conquer it. Even though they grossly out numbered the Greeks. That is because the Greeks are famous for winning battles greatly outnumbered. Like Alexanders Triumphant Victory over the Persians. The Greeks are far better then the Turks by Comparison. Not only did they conquer the known world, but they gave us so many gifts. Such as Philosophy, Democracy. Heck, a Greek Philosopher realized that the sun was the center of the Galaxy and not the Earth. What are the Turks famous for? Being Nomadic blood thirsty thieves, and that's all.
The Ottoman Empire granted the Orthodox Greeks full freedom to keep practicing their corrupt religion of trinity. The Ottomans also allowed other Orthodox denominations, such as the Armenians, to practice, whereas they were not allowed in the city prior to that time. The Orthodox Greeks said they preferred the turbans of the Turks to the birettas of Catholics because of the unusual tolerance offered to them at the time compared with the West.
@Πανος Παραπανος you celebrate your indepence over Turks . It proves who is the real winner . You tried megoli idea , now your ancestors are all over in Aegean sea 1922 remember?
@Πανος Παραπανος first of all you don't have any sources for genocide claims and also you were supported by Russia , great Britain and other Western powers . And also when Abdülhamid II launched offensive against greek Kingdom and won against you then ottomans were about to capture Athens you begged help from Russia . After that ottomans withdraw their forces from Athens . And don't forget how you lost whole Anatolia and you capitol to Asian Turks . That proves the real winner and also do not forget that for 363 years your women filled entire harem
@Πανος Παραπανος in past we always fought with you 1v1 and mostly you were outnumbered us until 15th century. Let's begin Turkish victories over greeks and see who was better at 1v1 Battle of kopetron 1048 Battle of manzikert 1071 Battle of Caesarea 1067 Siege of Nicea 1081 Battle of Polybotum 1116 Battle of Myriokephalon 1176 Siege of Antalya 1207 Battle of Bafeus 1302 Battle of Pelekanon 1329 Siege of Adrinople 1361 Siege of Prusa 1326 Siege of Constantinople 1453 * Siege of Trebizond 1461 Battle of Dimpos 1303 Battle of Domanic 1287 Siege of Philadelphia 1390 Battle of Gallipoli 1354 Siege of Nicomedia 1337 Second siege of Nicea 1331 Siege of Thessalonica 1430 Siege of Athens 1397 Conquest of Peleponesse 1460 Greco-Turkish War 1897 Battle of Athens 1827 Siege of Missolonghi 1826 Battle of Inonu I 1921 Battle of Inonu II 1921 Battle of Sakara 1921 Great Offensive 1922 Battle of Dumlupınar 1922 Operation of Cyprus 1974 These are 1v1 of Turks Vs greeks . You lost Anatolia and Peleponesse and Constantinople and your freedom. And you say that you always won :) Keep believing your butthurt propaganda
@Πανος Παραπανος that Gallipoli is to 14th century dumb idiot not 20th century read again and you lost %80 of battles against Turks in 1v1 and in 1922 Turks BOUGHT weapons from Soviets they didn't give them free
Guys, I don't see any logical comments here from any of you. Take a deep breath and think about it. When we come to this world, we don't pick our own (language, religion, culture, ethnicity, color or even our own names) correct? So what's all these none sense fights and arguments over the things that are not even our choices to begin with? I am a socialist Turk and I love my people, my country and at the same time, I don't hate anyone for their backgrounds, religions, colors or where they came from. We are all mortal human beings. We born the same way and eventually we all die. Therefore my advice to all of you; instead of looking back to the history and fight over the stupid shits that took places over centuries ago by our ancestors, open up a new page, start fresh, share and learn things from each other. Because life is short and it's not worth to fight each other.
we stole from everyone mate you couldnt do shit and now you are going to do something? hhahahahahah it was the rule back then, if you are weak you get conquered simple as that sorry hahahaha near mongolia > steppes > central asia > persia > pakistan > india > Middle east > anatolia > balkan > crimea > ukraine > caucausus > north africa > east africa ahahuzehuazh come on mate how are you going to defeat us if your ancestors couldnt even defend their territory hiding behind a thick wall?
SCARFACE07OWNER learn history first..west cathloic didnt help byzadium because they was orthodox..west was against byzadium because it was the central of world..so they didnt help but on the other hand they try to assisinate the king of byzadium .but really that wad the past..i want to ask u why uvtransmit aghia sophia to muslim place?all countrys has many things from differenet calture and u destroyed aghia sophia to make what?
hadith of prophet muhammed peace be upon him - Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will the leader be, and what a wonderful army will that army be!"
@@scpmanwar4990 says the one who has source from wikepedia and is dumb enough to believe anything bad about islam and when someone says bad about ur religion u get so offended. It was u guys that created the isis because our religion doesnt teach us about suicide
s0uza' Styz ur caliphate⁉️ I think ur "Atatürk" didn't 'like' ur caliphate's defeat Also Byzantium lasted for a millennium. Ur caliphate for 600~ years. Don't be proud about the ottomans.
Your caliphate was lost in 1918, The Western Christian world conquered Istanbul/Constantinople in 1918, but we gave it back in 1923. was little of value there left. You are welcome to Europe to live on our welfare system, we will bring you food and money.
the world has changed. Ottoman is gone. Byzantine is gone. The world has now bigger problems such as USA, EU Russia and radical terrorism. if we didnt unite, we would all loose everything we have. So make your choice for your children.
@@easternromanempire4633 82 Ελλάδα 83 Γερμανία 84 Γαλλία Θα νικήσουμε την Ελλάδα ξανά το 2023, θα καταληφθεί Υπάρχουν 100 χιλιάδες Έλληνες στρατιώτες, αλλά αυτός ο στρατιώτης δεν είναι αρκετός χαχαχαχς 😂 μου σε εμάς ο αριθμός των στρατιωτών μας είναι 1 εκατομμύριο Ο Μουσταφά Κεμάλ Ατατούρκ έριξε το γιουάν σου στη θάλασσα Θα το ρίξουμε ξανά στη θάλασσα το 2023, αλλά αυτή τη φορά θα ρίξουμε την Ελλάδα στη θάλασσα ενώ καταλαμβάνουμε την Ελλάδα. Έχετε ήδη αγοράσει ένα αεροπλάνο, δεν θα λειτουργήσει. Κοίτα, είσαι ήδη σε οικονομική κρίση.
@@m_cahit7952 You are greek though..so are your parents and your grandparents.. Your family converted and became turks a few generations ago just like 96% of your country. You have nothing in common with the mongol seljtuk tribe that arrived in greece a few centuries back. Unless you look like the average korean/japanese/mongol which I doubt. So when you talk about greeks you basically talk about you...Horrible google translation btw.
@cunteater69 This is not even the point: it seems strange to me to be proud of conquests in the 21st century, which is what Turkey (which I love very much!) Is constantly engaged in officially, alas. War is bad, there is absolutely nothing to be proud of, the Turks attacked the Eastern Roman Empire (which, however, was already dying) and conquered it, finally destroying the great civilization. It was natural for that time to rejoice and remodel churches into mosques. In our time, when people have enough information about how much grief and horror any war brings, rejoicing over victory in a war of conquest is savagery. How would you react to the fact that the Korodovy Mosque was converted back into a Christian Cathedral, declaring, like Erdogan, that we defeated the Arabs in the war and have the right to do so? It’s impossible to imagine. In Spain, for which the war was a liberation one, they officially and very loudly regret the expulsion of Muslims and Jews from Spain. And they certainly don’t remake museums back into temples.
Blame that on the Pope of Rome for not helping the Empire in their hour of need. After this battle, Western European Christians were shaking in their boots and then they went to the Americas and committed the biggest genocide in history to the Native Americans.
98bigbutt the (western) pope (and frane milan england and a whole lot more) did not even recognise Byzantium an unoposed continuance of the Roman Empire (which it is) so the pope (and the outhers) did not see a reason to help until +- 1300 because.... in 1300 Ottomans
@Artere Laksamana Wrong. The Greeks, after taking the city back(without a fight), sold most of the western Christians in the city to Muslim Slave Traders, including women and children. The First Crusade was launched to help the eastern Christians, but after everyone started to march to the holy land, coward byzantine emperor backed off and let the western Christians do the job themselves. The Fourth Crusade was condemned by the Pope even before they reached Constantinople. Read the history and stop larping to the heretic, schismatic Orthodox Church.
Italians died in the final defense of Constantinople, Spanish mercenaries fought for Byzantium against the Turks, the crusaders from across Western Europe many times saved Byzantine empire with the exception of a few conflicts.
As a student in history for 3 years I'd say The Byzantines are more respected than the Turks, the Byzantines holds the former glory of the Roman Empire and time and time again. The Byzantines are a purple phoenix, they were invaded up to 6 times, but still manages to hang on and recover, perhaps not as successful of their forefathers (Old Roman Empire), but they are considered the most "Underdogs" or "Survivors" of Empires in history.
99batran yes the ottomans are not famous for anything except doing wat islam inteded CONQUEST killing the greeks, persians, byzantines, carthaginans, spain, france, denmark, netherlands, and even in modern days germany belgium sweden england and marseille france are all totally overrun either by turks or saharan muslims. #death2islam
killerbeau95 Where are Serbs here? What they did to us 500 years? What Turks did to France or England for 500 years, they did almost nothing, we, from Balkan are real victimes , not you from West Europa!!!
Filip Đorić My apoligies. I wholeheartedly agree. Western european liberal policies have created the horrible situation in many western european countries. *cough Malmo Sweden ring a bell? You see Hungary and other balkans know of the evil of islam and do not openly allow muslim uneducated africans to suddenly come and live there. Budapest is a flourishing city while places like Marseille in France or Birmingham England they are in ruins. Islam only destroys day in and day out.
MrZeromaster95 Instresting what you said...not many people admit that part of history nowadays...its absolutely noteworthy that Sultan Mehmet Fatih was actually considered Caesar and Roman Emperor at his time.
The reason why Byzantium fell is because the ottoman empire was strong just like Byzantium was, but they had alot of advantages that made it almost impossible for Byzantium to remain strong. They were weakend by previous wars, they were almost surrounded by the ottomans, they didn't get alot of support from alies,...
Some Turks here must know that a number of very economically powerfull Greek Elite influenced heavily the political and military life of the newly established ottoman empire. Some examples follow (including Mehmet II himself): 1) After the Fall of Constantinople, Mehmet II claimed the title of "Caesar" of Rome (Kayser-i Rûm). However this claim was not recognized by the Patriarch of Constantinople, or Christian Europe. Mehmet's claim rested with the concept that Constantinople was the seat of the Roman Empire, after the transfer of its capital to Constantinople in 330 AD and the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Mehmet II also had a blood lineage to the Byzantine Imperial family; his predecessor, Sultan Orhan had married a Byzantine princess, and Mehmed claimed descent from John Tzelepes Komnenos. This makes Mehmet II part Greek in his blood line. 2) Famous Ottomans of Greek Descent or pure Greek origin that influnced the ottoman empire: Atik Sinan, architect for Mehmed II and Mustafa III İbrahim Ethem Pasha, Greek-born Grand Vizier Khair ad Din (1475-1546), Greek-born Ottoman Turkish Admiral, also known as Barbarossa; (Greek mother) Pargalı İbrahim Pasha, Suleyman the Magnificent's first appointed Grand Vizier, who left an important landmark on his reign. Alexandra Mavrokordatou (1605-1683), salonist and intellectual. Mimar Sinan, architect for Suleyman the Magnificent Kosem SULTAN İshak Pasha Grand Vizier Turgut Reis Ottoman Admiral
In many wars against the British, Greeks and French until 1923, the doctors of the Turkish armies were generally of Greek origin. İ. 1915 in the Dardanelles Gallipoli War between the Turks and the British and in 1922 Many Greeks who served in the Turkish army lost their lives in the Great Offensive War, where the Greek army was severely defeated.. There are many mausoleums dedicated to them..
If the third crusade had the same goal as the first crusade with a competent Byzantine emperor just as in the first crusade, I see then that the Byzantine Empire survives longer than 1453. Imagine if Isaac II Angelos had exploited the occasion when Frederick Barbarossa defeated the Turks in the Battle of Iconium 1190. From that moment there was a chance to avenge the defeat in Myriokephalon 1176 by taking Konya / Iconium. This would mean that the Byzantine empire could have been a strong opposition to the Turks for centuries unless the fourth crusade had attacked Constantinople 1204. Unfortunately, all empires collapse from the inside sooner or later.
This video shows that even at the end the Byzantines were brave and cunning warriors. They should have lived, but the treachery of Venice brought it down.
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: "Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonder leader will he be, and what a wonderful army will that army be!". It's amazing how Mehmet II was fulfilling The Prophet's prophecy as he was entering Constantinople.
@@iropeti1624 Maybe because these modern descendants are fighting a comment section war against each other regardless of the completely different circumstances and ideologies of their predecessors??
@@50CentArmy yeah no, it's not that deep. People usually laugh because they find fighting between two people amusing and interesting because the two "opponents" are usually cursing and insulting each other or joking around (we're all guilty of that). Regardless, seeing two nations being racist against each other should not be a funny or entertaining thing, it's very, very sad that they can't find peace with each other.
Aragorn: Send out riders my lord, you must call for aid. Constantine XI: And who will come? Aragorn: Catholics will answer.. Constantine XI: Catholics!? Where were catholics when Asia Minor fell? Where were catholics when the crusaders besieged our City? Where were cath... No, my lord Aragorn, we are alone...
They only did that to protect the Genovese district of Galata that is right next to Constantinople...Few, so few if any are the cases that the papal heretics marched to our aid without secretely wanting something else.
Yes you are right...in the same way the Romans were taught that they are in fact greeks and that their country is greece, when the truth is that their land is the whole Roman Empire, and its legacy their legacy.
***** I told you to visit the ancient sites of your fucking country and tell me what was the prevailant civilization you have looked moron on those sites and then come here to throw bullshit. Get lost piece of shit you don't worth any more comments except a middle fingure in your gay ass.
It was the sacrifice of our great emperor Palaologos that pass the liberation of Constantinople from generation to generation.He could flee along his people and his possesions but he choce to fight to the death.That gave him immortality.
It was a glorius day. Roman empire was the most antihuman thing in the history, killed and enslaved millions and later the christianity save the tradition. Roman empire was a dirty spot.
just to make it clear ... this is from an eyewitness... "Nothing will ever equal the horror of this harrowing and terrible spectacle. People frightened by the shouting ran out of their houses and were cut down by the sword before they knew what was happening. And some were massacred in their houses where they tried to hide, and some in churches where they sought refuge. The enraged Turkish soldiers . . . gave no quarter. When they had massacred and there was no longer any resistance, they were intent on pillage and roamed through the town stealing, disrobing, pillaging, killing, raping, taking captive men, women, children, old men, young men, monks, priests, people of all sorts and conditions . . . There were virgins who awoke from troubled sleep to find those brigands standing over them with bloody hands and faces full of abject fury. This medley of all nations, these frantic brutes stormed into their houses, dragged them, tore them, forced them, dishonored them, raped them at the cross-roads and made them submit to the most terrible outrages. It is even said that at the mere sight of them many girls were so stupefied that they almost gave up the ghost. Old men of venerable appearance were dragged by their white hair and piteously beaten. Priests were led into captivity in batches, as well as reverend virgins, hermits and recluses who were dedicated to God alone and lived only for Him to whom they sacrificed themselves, who were dragged from their cells and others from the churches in which they had sought refuge, in spite of their weeping and sobs and their emaciated cheeks, to be made objects of scorn before being struck down. Tender children were brutally snatched from their mothers' breasts and girls were pitilessly given up to strange and horrible unions, and a thousand other terrible things happened. . ."
+kangax this is just to make point out, that what they show in this movie (Conquest 1453) is nationalist twisted propaganda ... "the merciful" sultan at the end of the movie is just a wtf moment ...
+kangax I know right. I am a turk myself but I laughed my ass off when I saw this movie. This is Turkish propaganda. I fucking hate somr turkish people. They wont show real history but some fake shit to make turks proud.
@@kangax you are just a jealous tard.... Sultan was never known for killing innocents .. he was a great muslim ruler and history have the explanation that no great muslim ruler ever did injustice to the people of his city.when he conquered Constantinople he didn't kill anyone inside not woman not children .... It is against islamic rules ...
From the words of an Orthodox brother to the Greeks... For an army so vast, to stand and fight with a mere group of knights, that is what I call bravery. Outnumbered, outmatched, I will always love the Byzantines, They gave birth to the eastern way of life in Europe. Europe is to blame for the fall of Byzantium, while a threat rose in the east, the west kept fighting with itself. If the west helped... Constantinople would still be Greece. I too look forward to the rise and rebirth of the purple phoenix and for the return of Constantinople to it's rightful place. Serbia will always back their Greek brothers.
If Constantinople or Istanbul is NOT conquered by Turks then the age of discovery of new world will be delayed for many years. Remember, Europeans try to find an alternative route to access the spices in Asia since the Turks controlled the land route to Asia. Without this chain of events, I don't think the world is technologically advance just like today; no globalization or the internet which bring us humans (no matter the race, color, religion, etc) as one. Also I don't hate the Turks/Muslims or the Greeks because we ARE just human. I am a human and so you are. We're the same.
Constantinople 1453 (2017) Mido Hamada as Muhammad Al Fatih James Purefoy as Constantine XI Dominic West as Loukas Notaras Luke Evans as Giustiniagni Karim Saleh as Zagan Pasha
In my opinion this final last stand was the most honourable through the ages, the greeks where outnumbered by a significant amount more details: Byzantine Empire: 7.000 land soldiers protecting the vast theodosian walls, 600 ottoman defectors, 26 ships and700 genoese Ottoman turks: 110.000 land forces , 1500 serbian cavalry 76 cannons and 126 ships They point is not to celebrate the win of the turks, but the heroic last stand of the greeks which remained though the ages and it is still celebrated today, dont be mad be polite and imagine being where those outnumbered byzantines where and fight against an foe which had no mercy
Constantinople had the best walls ever constructed in mankind until 15th century. Do you really think it was the heroic Greeks that kept the city for hundreds of years? It was the engineering skills of Romans.
no, theodisian walls i mean the name theodosian is greek it means godgiven , the walls where weak after dozens of sieges and inner politics their maintenance was failing and they coulldnt be fully mained because of the small manpower the byzantines had at this time period
Stupid idiot, what does a military academy teach? You're not an officer, worm! The Ottomans were always in the majority. In equality they lost. See Vienna, Buda, Slankamen and Zenta. (and Constantinople 20: 1)
@@johnathanwesley2412 yeah!thats why they grew from almodt no land The city repaired walls before they could use cannon again there were no way for them to win but who tought about making ships go on land? You? To put more simply,constantinople didnt have a leader smart enough to outsmart mehmed and now its istanbul
I think by this time so-called "Greek fire" had already disappeared, but at 2:49 something looks like Greek fire is used. Is there any remaining sources that indicate Greek fire had survived until the end of Constantinople?
Guys stop fighting over this city! İstanbul or Constantinople , whatever you call it, belongs to all of us! Why should we fight after living hundreds of years together? If you want Byzantine soul to never die in İstanbul , i assure you it still lives you can be sure of it . You can see it in everywhere , living in the harmony with Ottoman touch. I see Greeks as my brothers and i refuse to fight with you for this.
im greek and i also dont see turks as enemies , but your leaders and your governments through the years have done to us a lot of bad things... 400 years of slavery , 1922 the great disaster of greek sitizens in mikra asia , all these bad actions cant be just erased. now as you stated greek and turkish people can live in peace like brothers but ur leaders dont want that , see erdogan for example. Now constantinopole or instabul , is greek under turkish hands , as a lot of towns in all over the world are under control of other nations than theirs.so i believe that at least turkish people should give us back our temple , its the very least they can do , but no they chose to defile it and corrupt it
You know what you are saying is impossible. Istanbul might not be the capital of Turkey but for every other standarts it is the most important city. For Tourism , for Economy , for industry , for culture. It is not possible for it to be given to another country. Be reasonable please. And eventough many greek buildings are left , 15 million people living in Istanbul are Turks. Its not that "greek" anymore.
+MrsRoxelanne obviously! as a greek i have to say that the 'stolen' lands are only in the dream of the nationalists. I mean come on we dont even have memories as greeks in instabul\constantinopole. Nationalists greeks want instabul, nationalist tuskish want greek islands. BE SERIOUS PEOPLE, we live in 2015 lets live in peace! And lets face it cnstantinopole was created by romans not greeks. It became greek when the byzantine empire became hellenistic and was ruled by greek dynasties. And btw beilive me in greece we dont talk about how we miss instabul. Only in youtube comments you can see so much hate.
+broke baster Exactly agree with you. And all these fights we see in the internet is a lie. I personally have been in Greece and not one person was unkind to me.
Τὸ δὲ τὴν πόλιν σοι δοῦναι, οὔτ’ ἐμόν ἐστιν οὔτ’ ἄλλου τῶν κατοικούντων ἐν ταύτῃ· κοινῇ γὰρ γνώμῃ πάντες αὐτοπροαιρέτως ἀποθανοῦμεν καὶ οὐ φεισόμεθα τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν». "Το να σου παραδώσω την Πόλη ούτε στις δικές μου προθέσεις είναι ούτε σε κανενός άλλου απ'όσους κατοικούν σ'αυτή, γιατί όλοι με κοινή απόφαση ( που πήραμε) με τη δική μας αβίαστη θέληση θα πεθάνουμε και δε θα υπολογίσουμε τη ζωή μας". (GREEK) To surrender the city to you is beyond my authority or anyone else's who lives in it, for all of us, after taking the mutual decision, shall die out of free will without sparing our lives. (ENG TRANSLATION) Constantine Dragases Palaiologos, from Peloponnese, the last king refused to give the city to the 400.000 turkish, stayed and fight with his 5000greek soldiers and around 1000 from Genoa under the command of Justiniani. Help NEVER came from the western Europe
limnmark Genoa Italy is the west. After the Reconquista Spain and Portugal fought a global war on Islam which certainly included the Ottomans only a few years after the fall of Constantinople.
Hes a heroic man but its not true way for their ppl İts a balanced war and this time Romans have 4 x strong Wall ( Best in this time ) This is siege And A 21 years older Heroic child Have perfectfull strategies
Wow, this comment section is a prime example of why you never scroll down. Also, perfectly explains all that's wrong with the world. Perhaps we do deserve all the misery coming our way.
The Byzantines defeated the Turks after the defeat in the Battle of Myriokephalon 1176, namely in Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir in 1177. Also in the battle of The Battle of Philomelion in the year 1117 the Byzantines nailed an important victory against the Turks under Alexios I Komnenos. What fascinates me with the Eastern Roman empire in how they always managed to recover from a major defeat in their history. The "Byzantines" saw themselves as Rome's heirs and therefore were a unique culture in itself. The Ottomans came with an already existing culture, namely Islam, and erased a unique culture with an already existing culture from Arabia and the Levant.
Turks came from Central Asia, not Arabia. Fatih Sultan Mehmet (the commander who conquered Constantine) was an intellectual who spoke 7 languages. He did not destroy anything in Byzantium. He kept his books. After the conquest, the people were not harmed. He did not interfere with the religion of the people. He did not ban the language spoken by the people. They became the people of the rich Ottoman Empire instead of the poor Byzantium. We Turks saw different cultures and civilizations as the wealth of humanity. Remember, every different race, every different language in the world is the wealth of humanity. We all have the same brain, and we see that this brain produces hundreds of languages. You said 'stone' when I said 'taş' to the object on the ground. Nothing happened to the culture of Byzantium, their historical heritage was not touched, do not worry. That's why it still exists.
@@herseydenbirseyler6034 oh turks and their peacful conquest sure sure you totally did not kill everyone in the city including people who tried to hide in the hagia sofia from you savage barbarians and their barbarian sultan
As a Turk i am so confused why catholic church not help them :/ Christianity betrayed Byzantine Empire. I do not hate any nation, but the Byzantine empire and the ottoman empire are over. please stop writing bullshit. sorry for my English :(
Leyla Kaya because.... the pope was depending on the highest payer. and the HRE (holy Roman empire) wasn't even capable of controlling their own territory. while the English and French were fighting between themselves. and the Spanish were fighting a struggle to empose absolute monarchies over their nations. the only reinforcements were from Venice and Genoa and they only helped them because if the ottomans were to control the city that will destroy their trading power in the mideteranian.
When the british empire raped the ottoman empire in the first world war, why did the arab muslims abandon the caliphate and even helped the brits to pillage what was left?
Youcef Guenaoua they didnt take the caliphate, they abandoned the caliphate in exchange for british protection and the promise that they will be kings in their own little provinces.
Turks conquered Istanbul in 1453, that is, 39 years before the discovery of America. So I deduce that all those who commented "Greeks are the real owners of Istanbul and hence they should have it back" will also advocate for giving America back to its "real owners": Native Americans. I'm sure the majority of the Greeks don't think that way but for the ones that do I would like to say: Anaximander, Plato and all the other great Greek thinkers must be spinning in their graves over your medieval mindset. We should work together and help prevent any wars from breaking out rather than reciprocally plant the seeds of animosity. After all, "Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder" (Atatürk).
+Greatest Turk I agree...but the Turks should at least not convert the Greatest of Great Greek Orthodox Churches, the Aghia Sophia..back to a Mosque. Now THAT would be sending a message of love and peace to Greeks, who built the great church.
jjgreek1 Hagia Sophia was used as a mosque for around 5 centuries until 1935, when Atatürk secularised it and converted it into a museum due to its cultural value and historical importance. I also agree that it should stay as a museum but cannot talk on behalf of the uneducated hillbilly Erdogan and his fundamentalist buddies.
Nikita Dimitriev Byzantium (/bɪˈzæntiəm/ ; Greek: Βυζάντιον Byzántion) was an ancient Greek colony on the site that later became Constantinople, and later still Istanbul. Byzantium was colonised by the Greeks from Megara in c. 657 BC. www.tovima.gr/files/1/2012/02/03/kalo23r.jpg
It's sad to see a Christian city and one of the most beautiful city falling in the hands of Muslims,Now Istanbul but to us it will always be Constantinople,If it was still Constantinople today it will be more famous too
I always think it’s strange how Rome was started by Romulus and ended with Romulus and Constantinople was founded as the eastern Roman Capitol by Constantine and ended with Constantine. Quite poetic.
God has a strange sense of humour and sarcasm
@@mrbond8975 Yes but truth
hallahu ekbar sulltane memedin dyte stambolle 1453 🕌🕋👌🌙
"it started with me, it will end with me" that's what I call a father.
So we should just prevent someone named George or Washington to get elected to the seat, huh?
Constantine XI Palaiologos the last emperor, Stripped himself of his armor. Rallying his men into one final charge as the ottomans surged over the breach, dying with great honor.
"God forbid that I should live as an Emperor without an Empire. As my city falls, I will fall with it. Whosoever wishes to escape, let him save himself if he can, and whoever is ready to face death, let him follow me".... "as to surrendering the city to you, it is not for me to decide or for anyone else of its citizens; for all of us have reached the mutual decision to die of our own free will, without any regard for our lives"
A glorious man RIP
And he was also Serbian, which not many people know.
Wait so is this video all historically accurate? I’m doing a project and I have to explain why it isn’t or is historically accurate and to be honest I’m really bad at history and based on your comment from 3 years ago, you seem pretty educated lol.
@@draki9722 He was not Serbian. He only had a Serbian mother but that's all.
@@draki9722 he was not Serbian he was Greco Roman
@@draki9722 he was not Serbian
One of the greatest wars in mankind history! No one can forget that mehmed made his ships sail on land. That's insane!
Hannibal Barca did it before
@@artoruvidal2793 so what?
He didn't conquer Constantinople
@@SyedShamsNasirbruh
He defeated Rome in its pick for 12 in Italian soil
@@artoruvidal2793 Wow. If it is true and Hannibal Barca did this, we TURKS like it and we would be honored because same years in Europe, while the Pope was selling land from heaven and deceiving people, our Sultan Fatih Sultan Mehmed readed Hannibal Barca's life and his culture. ;)
@@watcn6371 turkey is a shadow of the ottomans, it’s a shit hole
In that final siege the Romans fought and kept the tradition of bravery alive. Just like their fathers and grandfathers before them, they fought and died on those walls, to protect that last beacon of the Roman Empire. May they rest well.
t e n o r o t a r o then they got fucked up
@@abdullahmustafaoglu1507 160.000 turks with the most advanced weapons of that period and CANNONS against 7.000 Byzantine men tired of the countless wars with other nations. I think thats the most brave fight of all times. So show some respect will ya?
@@bannerman9062 at that time Selztouks have created an empire big as Persia's before its fall. And besides that Seltzouks were trying to have big families so they can have many soldiers, it was their way of life. There is no propaganda in it if you consider their citizens to be more than a million. And trust me for that time period a nation that had a million citizens wasnt that uncommon for the asian countries. Besides you can search it yourself, many archeologicals and history experts say that the forces of Turks against the Byzantines were more than 20 times of the Byzantine troops.
@@bannerman9062 Also about europe...you should know that they tried...a lot of times. They almost concuered Vienna it self, they concuered all Valkanian countries (katholics in religion most of them) and the reason that they failed to concuer the rest europe was because the european kings united against the turks. It was actually pretty epic, imagine a dousin of kings that believe in the same God but hate each other. Now imagine them to march against a common enemy...Sorry if you didnt knew anything about all these and i hope to find these informations pretty useful. (Oh btw, katholics never tried to save the rest Valkanian countries, they just prevented the turks from moving forward to them.)
@@bannerman9062 first of all i should have known that your researches are based on Google... Secondly all european countries were orthodox until 1100 if i recall correct, maybe even earlier, and then they became catholics and turned their backs at their fellow Christians. Now about the alliance between Turks and any European country was only made to prevent the war, if you read about what happened after the fall of Constantinople you will see that Turks actually attacked Malta, all Balkan countries, Vienna (twice), Polish kings and French kings. At last yes i am sorry for my mistake, it is Seljuks but they weren't any different than Turks it is just how they called themselves at that time and how they were known (that doesn't mean that all Turks were Seljuks). Now about that Google search u did...you should that Google isn't that good source of information. You should learn historical events by documenters or books that are accurate. Its pretty easily to get wrong information by an unreliable source. Anyways, its is NOT a propaganda, Byzantines were outnumbered by the Turks 20 to 1, their gold was all spent and stolen and their men were tired of other wars with other nations, help wasn't gaven by anyone and especially NOT by the "honorable and great knights of Europe" (crusaders).
F for Constantine XI, he was a true solider and emperor :(( Maybe he couldn't do very much to save the Empire, but he didn't sourrender and fought till his last breath [*]
Even though he was outnumbered, he was very determined to hold the city and kept fighting alongside his men until his death. A great leader.
A brave enemy is better than a cowardly friend. Huge respet from Turkey
This is what kept the Greeks alive. Centuries later during our war of independence from the ottomans the leader of the army said to the English consulate who was trying to strike a peace deal for the ottomans: "My king (palaiologos) never surrendered, and was in perpetual war with the turks. Why would i surrender or make peace as a Greek?"
We must agree that Byzantine Empire, even if it was often weaker than its neighbors but Byzantine Empire was the most persistent defending and holding its territory which was attacked from everywhere, by every random nations for more than 1 millennium. The Arabs decisively defeated both the Byzantines and Sassanid Persians but as you can see, the Persians fell even before 8th century, while Byzantine, who was also heavily damaged and lost almost all territories but it continued fighting and even trying to restore their glory for the next 8 centuries. With a smaller territory, Byzantine Empire still became the most important economical and cultural power of Europe and it didn't take parts in the European Dark Age. Constantinople itself had been the only and last Byzantine territory for their last 70 years, and yet still they continued defending their last single city - empire and won 3 times against the rising and surrounding Ottoman Empire before it heroically fell in 1453.
@Πανος Παραπανος excuses all over
@Inigo Bantok Eastern Roman empire was the empire of the Greek world and it remained that way until the end. The term Byzantine is to distinguish it from latin s.
It's not that difficult...
@Inigo Bantok imagine all Europe today was roman empire again with same Laws. And then we called German or France region as Romans forever.
@@technics291 l
@@eho6380 aha ,so Justinian that restored Rome almost ,ruled 527-565,and Empire was ruined before it had its greatest ruler
Not matter who is now in Istanbul/Constantinople,Turks or Greeks,i know that was is and will be the greatest and historical city to the world...Constantine
MarbleMan Istanbul
Gökhan Koç I said Constantine my friend,not Constantinople at the end
Nope Rome is.
@@GokhhanKoc Instabul is a greek name, just a little fix
@@costantinemf4207 But a Türkisch City ;)
Constatine XI died along with his empire. Respect. The Romans knew they had no chance, but still fought furiously.
Saying "they had no chance" is pretty dumb.
The wall I'm talking about is meters high, and even with large cannons, there's no proper damage.
Having a staretigic position changes the difficult factor.
@@maximumcringelevel8617 do you know by the time the walls 1000 years old and they had already been weakened and breached . Also the city was severely depopulated , still recovering from the fourth crusade
@@rebeccaanderson5626
I don't know much about the conquest of Constantinople, but on the wall, the huge Ottoman cannons couldn't even penetrate the wall when the cannons fired.
@@maximumcringelevel8617 do you know the walls were already collapsing and also they were breaking some parts of the wall to create space for farming ( local farmers ). The Ottoman cannons concentrated shots of Fire on a single spot off the wall thereby damaging it significantly to the point of collapse . But every night the defenders would repair it.
@@rebeccaanderson5626
Ohh, thanks for the that information.
"From this fall, the entire occident shaked. Fearfully, the news were heard in Rome, Genua, in Venice, like a warning thunder they rolled over France, over to Germany, and shudderingly Europe realizes, that thanks to it's dull carelessness through the disastrous, forgotten door, the Kerkaporta, a fatefully ravaging force has broken in, that would limit it's forces for hundrets of years to come. But in human history, just like in life, regret does not bring a lost moment back, and a thousand years will not buy back, what a single hour lost."
-Stefan Zweig, on the fall of Constantinople
Venice were a bunch of traitors
@@nevize6660 I agree 100% they sacked Constantinople and split the empire, signing away its fate as the Ottoman Empire was on the rise!
thats a pack
For all the Turk vs. Greek fighting over this...if the Greeks want to hate anyone over the fall of Byzantium, hate the Venetians. It was the Catholics and the Latin Empire that first sacked the city and turned the empire into a shadow of itself. It was those who were supposed to be on a Crusade, traitors, who paved the way for the Turks to begin with, two centuries earlier.
Matthew Cronin Venetian occupation wasn't as horrible as Turkish occupation. Christian culture in no way devolved, neither did lifestyle in Constantinople. Unlike the Latins, the Turks forcibly, somewhat *hijacked* the constituent culture and made it their own.
If Catholics stayed more in Istanbul Greeks would be Catholics and speak a different european language. Under the Turks you kept your religion identity and language.
@@tuzruneissik7168 What about the blood? Yes, I mean DNA.
Latin empire? The last real Latins died with the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Italians, French, Spaniards,... Call themselves Latins, but they aren't really... That's a complete joke. The Eastern Romans, aka Byzantines were probably more Roman and kept the Greek &Latin legacy for centuries, the west broke it down, then with the help of the Eastern Romans, after the fall of the Byzantine empire in 1453, the West "or so called Latins" learned from the real Latins, and lightened the Renaissance
ImmortalVarangian Hey asshole come here to Spain Italy or France. Look at the people and look at Ancient Roman paintings. We’re descendants of them by blood and culture. Greeks had some of the culture.
every empire falls.....nothing lasts forever...only the divine kingdom of God lasts for eternity
Allahs kingdoms 😌😌
yes, that and the kingdom of Narnia shall last for eternity
@TBY_ Lucas Allah means God u fool
@TBY_ Lucas and what donu want me to do about it?
@@chocolate6315 Muslim god
this is turkish movie ``Fetih1453``
These comments are great, I already have 19 tumours :)
I cant even understand what half of them is even supposed to mean :,)
Why 19
People really do be thinking they are still crusading tf.
thanks
Went to check them out for myself, i regret it deeply
The saddest part of Christian Orthodox History.
The saddest part of Christian history
+Anton Kwanton ITS ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY
thank you Allah
+فوائد islam prayer does not have repentance
You have won in Andalusia and Russia great conquerors :)
Support turkey from macedonia
Mara Bronkovic 🙌
Such an L
Betrayer
Alexander the Great would spit on u
North Macedonia you mean, those place full of Slavics now, Ancient Macedonia was Greeks
Ottomans much love to you from Arabia ❤️❤️ ..prophet Muhammad (SAW) said : Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will her leader be, and what a wonderful army will that army be .. prophet muhammad preached us in ur faithful army ..may god be with you
Constantinople will be ours soon
@@rebeccaanderson5626 but that day is far from today, but I hope it will happen
@@commisardmitry6469 I HOPE TOO . What is done can never be undone
In your dreams lol
İstanbul gonna stay turkish
The tragic death of the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, the city of Constantinople, and an entire civilisation. The wall that protected Europe from total Islamic conquest, and the pillar of Orthodox Christianity.
stfu
greek empire couh couh
Tho the Byzantine Empire was much more Greek than Roman, but aside from that, you're totally right.
***** fuck muhammd and islam, I am atheist, not Christians.
Giannis Balagiannis Mate, I'm actually sympathising with the fallen Byzantines, as they were the force that kept Islamic forces out of Europe for so long. I guess I should edit my comment, so people won't get confused.
In a lot of ways the fall of Constantinople was symbolic. At the time, the Ottomans represented the new modern world where empires would be run by bureaucracies rather than nobility and that gunpowder would change how defenses would be built and how armies fought. Byzantium represented the old world of the middle ages relying on old systems of government and archaic forms of warfare. With the fall of Constantinople it signaled the end of the middle ages and the impending rise of the Modern Age and the Age of Discovery with Spain discovering the new world just under 40 years later
Spain discovered new word because of fall of byzantium
lol no
+Ivan Baláž lol no
Ivan Baláž No not really because, 1. Spain wasn't a country yet. The union between Castile and Aragon wasn't made yet, 2. the kingdoms that would become Spain had bigger concerns in finishing the Reconquista against the Moors in Grenada, and 3. the Spanish kingdoms had no clue what was beyond the Atlantic ocean. When Christopher Columbus pitched his idea of sailing west it was to reach the rich and exotic ports of China and India. The Americas just happened to be in the way. The only reason Isabelle and Ferdinand of the combined kingdom of Castile-Aragon funded his voyage was a show of strength and prestige for them and the hopes that a new route to east Asia would provide more wealth to Spain to fund further Crusades into North Africa
@@ivanbalaz1082 Spain discovered the new world yes because of the loss of trade routes due to the fall of Constantinople but also because they finally defeated the Muslims in southern Spain in 1492 and no longer had to spend resources in the fight on the caliphate.
Fall of constantinople was one of the watershed moment of world history and christendom
What amazing an empire a city got destroyed
@@pradiptapal6655 destroyed by the best empire and fearful empire of the world which was small
@@chocolate6315 mongol empire is the greatest
no one in that time, in Europe, cared about the fall of Constantinople
costantinople was the USA of at then
Love you ottoman from indonesia !!
Ottomans commited a genocide against armenians
@@kimilsung2608 I guarantee you,there would be no armenians if we did :)
I blame the Venetians and the 4th crusade for sacking Constantinople the led to their fall to the Ottomans.
Yes but remember also about 1081 massacre of Latins by Andronikos the asshole
@@mp6471 WTF!?
@@mp6471 It wasn't 1081, and it wasn't made by Emperor orders.
To add to that only like 5k Latins died in this "Massacre" where as crusaders fucked over entire city including their "Latin brethren" so hard that population went down from 500 thousands people to less than 100 thousand.
We Turks would crush you anyways
yea prophet muhammad predicted it so like them crusaders say, DEUS VULT!
Fortunately they didn't destroy Hagia Sophia so we can still see this heavenly church/mosque and listen to its song....That's a shame that Byzantine culture is forgotten in Europe!
@Πανος Παραπανος no
@Πανος Παραπανος of course not
Ayasofya camii oldu 😂
Didn’t age well
Dont cry baby aya sofya is our anymore😀🇹🇷
Was this a film about Constantinople 'cos this video is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing!
Roma Invicta one last time Emperor Constantine...
10 thousands Byzantine knights were against 300 thousand turks! WOW! Greek lost in Glory. Turks won in shame!
Respect for Orthodox Christians from a Catholic Templar
***** That is also thanks to Turks. They literally could've expelled all of you from their empire.
***** Dude, they litterally enslaved you for 600 years. That's why I said they could've expelled all of you guys during that time if they wanted to. There is really no ''Hellenism'' to be proud of anymore. Chillax
*****
Battle in Vienna 1683
300,000 Turans vs 100,000 Christians.Ha you lost half of army.Polish hussars wiped Turans from Europe.And we will it make again but wipe you from Anatolia to Arabia.And again from Arabia to Sri Lanka
I may be an Atheist, but let me tell you this.
If a Crusade is ever launched today. I would gladly join it.
I fucking hate Muslims.
And if there is a God, perhaps he would forgive me from straying, by fighting for a Noble Christian cause.
KnightTvrtko
The Persians didn't conquer it.
Even though they grossly out numbered the Greeks.
That is because the Greeks are famous for winning battles greatly outnumbered.
Like Alexanders Triumphant Victory over the Persians.
The Greeks are far better then the Turks by Comparison.
Not only did they conquer the known world, but they gave us so many gifts.
Such as Philosophy, Democracy. Heck, a Greek Philosopher realized that the sun was the center of the Galaxy and not the Earth.
What are the Turks famous for? Being Nomadic blood thirsty thieves, and that's all.
glory to the Eastern Roman Empire , which fell from a very heroic way
And glory to the ottoman empire which was built during oppression of byzantines and mongolians both by a normal tribe man.
@@suhebmalek1890 shut Up greek muslim
@@findekano100 he wasnt arguing you, he just added something to make the story more epic, dont be so cruel.
@@findekano100 someone got buttfucked,btw he isnt even turkish look at his name
@@suhebmalek1890 mashallah
The Ottoman Empire granted the Orthodox Greeks full freedom to keep practicing their corrupt religion of trinity. The Ottomans also allowed other Orthodox denominations, such as the Armenians, to practice, whereas they were not allowed in the city prior to that time. The Orthodox Greeks said they preferred the turbans of the Turks to the birettas of Catholics because of the unusual tolerance offered to them at the time compared with the West.
@Πανος Παραπανος ok slave now shut up and pay tribute and don't forget to deliver your son to responsible janissaries
@Πανος Παραπανος you celebrate your indepence over Turks . It proves who is the real winner . You tried megoli idea , now your ancestors are all over in Aegean sea 1922 remember?
@Πανος Παραπανος first of all you don't have any sources for genocide claims and also you were supported by Russia , great Britain and other Western powers . And also when Abdülhamid II launched offensive against greek Kingdom and won against you then ottomans were about to capture Athens you begged help from Russia . After that ottomans withdraw their forces from Athens . And don't forget how you lost whole Anatolia and you capitol to Asian Turks . That proves the real winner and also do not forget that for 363 years your women filled entire harem
@Πανος Παραπανος in past we always fought with you 1v1 and mostly you were outnumbered us until 15th century. Let's begin Turkish victories over greeks and see who was better at 1v1
Battle of kopetron 1048
Battle of manzikert 1071
Battle of Caesarea 1067
Siege of Nicea 1081
Battle of Polybotum 1116
Battle of Myriokephalon 1176
Siege of Antalya 1207
Battle of Bafeus 1302
Battle of Pelekanon 1329
Siege of Adrinople 1361
Siege of Prusa 1326
Siege of Constantinople 1453 *
Siege of Trebizond 1461
Battle of Dimpos 1303
Battle of Domanic 1287
Siege of Philadelphia 1390
Battle of Gallipoli 1354
Siege of Nicomedia 1337
Second siege of Nicea 1331
Siege of Thessalonica 1430
Siege of Athens 1397
Conquest of Peleponesse 1460
Greco-Turkish War 1897
Battle of Athens 1827
Siege of Missolonghi 1826
Battle of Inonu I 1921
Battle of Inonu II 1921
Battle of Sakara 1921
Great Offensive 1922
Battle of Dumlupınar 1922
Operation of Cyprus 1974
These are 1v1 of Turks Vs greeks . You lost Anatolia and Peleponesse and Constantinople and your freedom.
And you say that you always won :)
Keep believing your butthurt propaganda
@Πανος Παραπανος that Gallipoli is to 14th century dumb idiot not 20th century read again and you lost %80 of battles against Turks in 1v1 and in 1922 Turks BOUGHT weapons from Soviets they didn't give them free
Η Ελλάδα θα γίνει ξανά δικιά μας ! ΚΥΡΙΕ ΙΣΟΥ ΧΡΙΣΤΈ ΒΟΉΘΗΣΕ ΜΑΣ ΝΑ ΕΠΙΣΤΡΈΨΟΥΜΕ ΠΙΣΩ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΌΛΗ ΑΛΛΑ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΑΤΡΊΔΑ ΜΑΣ !!!🙏🙏☦️☦️☦️🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Ti qifsha ropt
🖐✋🤚 stop Byzanteium ottoman wins
@@mustofalionpiranhanilecroc4105 everyone knows. They just can't see the GLORIOUS VICTORY of Sultan Mehmed
İf want this u , and try it lost Athen
Let see last 1000 year
Let talking ur ancestors
Please bro god gave brain for humanity …
@kean perera lol what? When did we even lose Constantinople? Romans had that for 1100+ years. We won it.Anyways got to library
Guys, I don't see any logical comments here from any of you. Take a deep breath and think about it. When we come to this world, we don't pick our own (language, religion, culture, ethnicity, color or even our own names) correct?
So what's all these none sense fights and arguments over the things that are not even our choices to begin with?
I am a socialist Turk and I love my people, my country and at the same time, I don't hate anyone for their backgrounds, religions, colors or where they came from. We are all mortal human beings. We born the same way and eventually we all die. Therefore my advice to all of you; instead of looking back to the history and fight over the stupid shits that took places over centuries ago by our ancestors, open up a new page, start fresh, share and learn things from each other. Because life is short and it's not worth to fight each other.
I like you.
If only more people could think like you...
I am Greek and i agree with you. These ultra nationalist fights are stupid and pointless.
we stole from everyone mate you couldnt do shit and now you are going to do something? hhahahahahah
it was the rule back then, if you are weak you get conquered simple as that sorry hahahaha
near mongolia > steppes > central asia > persia > pakistan > india
> Middle east > anatolia > balkan > crimea > ukraine > caucausus
> north africa > east africa
ahahuzehuazh come on mate how are you going to defeat us if your ancestors couldnt even defend their territory hiding behind a thick wall?
SCARFACE07OWNER learn history first..west cathloic didnt help byzadium because they was orthodox..west was against byzadium because it was the central of world..so they didnt help but on the other hand they try to assisinate the king of byzadium
.but really that wad the past..i want to ask u why uvtransmit aghia sophia to muslim place?all countrys has many things from differenet calture and u destroyed aghia sophia to make what?
hadith of prophet muhammed peace be upon him - Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will the
leader be, and what a wonderful army will that army be!"
A barbarian leader and an army of wild pigs...…,
Yeah 3 days Killing and looting people,raping womens and sell fellow humans to be slave.
Yes very glorious...
@@scpmanwar4990 says the one who has source from wikepedia and is dumb enough to believe anything bad about islam and when someone says bad about ur religion u get so offended. It was u guys that created the isis because our religion doesnt teach us about suicide
@@otto4119 No Im not here to say anything bad about Islam.
Im saying that every religion had flaws
@@scpmanwar4990 ottoman empire was based on islam and represented on Islam. I forgive you for not knowing that
Those guys were heroes many would have flee to stay alive but they stayed and that is real bravery
Glory to Byzantium and the Orthodox faith!
Professor Arrhenius lol...it can be only in your dreams....
Professor Arrhenius Glory for who ?
Our caliphate beat Byzantium !!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
s0uza' Styz ur caliphate⁉️
I think ur "Atatürk" didn't 'like' ur caliphate's defeat
Also Byzantium lasted for a millennium. Ur caliphate for 600~ years.
Don't be proud about the ottomans.
Your caliphate was lost in 1918, The Western Christian world conquered Istanbul/Constantinople in 1918, but we gave it back in 1923. was little of value there left. You are welcome to Europe to live on our welfare system, we will bring you food and money.
Conquest of Constantinople: Decisive Ottoman Victory.
Istanbul belong to Turks and will remain forever...
Inshallah it will.
Istanbul will once again GREEK as much if you do not want to redo GREEK the name of true god Jesus Christ
LONG LIVE THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE LONG LIVE JESUS CHRIST
(modern day greece + facts + my profile picture = Istambul: ottomans are jerks and civilization destroyers) JUST LIKE MODERN DAY IN EUROPE
TEMPLAR KNIGHT Lol, Byzantine Empire was buried in history by Ottoman Empire in 1453. What are you talking about? :)
the world has changed. Ottoman is gone. Byzantine is gone. The world has now bigger problems such as USA, EU Russia and radical terrorism. if we didnt unite, we would all loose everything we have. So make your choice for your children.
+Tansu Tazegul And global warming.
+Monsieur PussyCat nah Global Warming is fairy tale .
+Achmad Raihan I wish
+Achmad Raihan so true. The world was much warmer and much colder in the past.
And Donald Trump
when people are salty over 1453 like it was yesterday. all of you grow up.
3:34 Richat - Mark Petrie
''With the passing of years and in time they will be ours again''
HAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA
Nahhhhhh sana nahhhhhhh
I will fight until death.
hahahhaa. TURKS will take another roma too! OTTOMAN is back !!!
Seems like all the mongols discovered the internet.
These chats are basically a new war between Turk supporters and Greek supporters GLORY TO BYZANTIUM!!!
Byzantine is the best constantinople is Greek🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️
@@easternromanempire4633 CoNstAntİNaPoLe İş ĞrEkk
@@easternromanempire4633 82 Ελλάδα 83 Γερμανία 84 Γαλλία
Θα νικήσουμε την Ελλάδα ξανά το 2023, θα καταληφθεί
Υπάρχουν 100 χιλιάδες Έλληνες στρατιώτες, αλλά αυτός ο στρατιώτης δεν είναι αρκετός χαχαχαχς 😂
μου σε εμάς
ο αριθμός των στρατιωτών μας είναι 1 εκατομμύριο
Ο Μουσταφά Κεμάλ Ατατούρκ έριξε το γιουάν σου στη θάλασσα Θα το ρίξουμε ξανά στη θάλασσα το 2023, αλλά αυτή τη φορά θα ρίξουμε την Ελλάδα στη θάλασσα ενώ καταλαμβάνουμε την Ελλάδα.
Έχετε ήδη αγοράσει ένα αεροπλάνο, δεν θα λειτουργήσει.
Κοίτα, είσαι ήδη σε οικονομική κρίση.
@@Bayramtr ağa çaktırma
@@m_cahit7952 You are greek though..so are your parents and your grandparents.. Your family converted and became turks a few generations ago just like 96% of your country. You have nothing in common with the mongol seljtuk tribe that arrived in greece a few centuries back. Unless you look like the average korean/japanese/mongol which I doubt. So when you talk about greeks you basically talk about you...Horrible google translation btw.
* Watches Video *
Text message: Dad: why you crying so damn loud
Me too, I'm also crying... Although I am not Roman and not Greek. It was a mass killing and an awful distruction, Not good.
@cunteater69 This is not even the point: it seems strange to me to be proud of conquests in the 21st century, which is what Turkey (which I love very much!) Is constantly engaged in officially, alas. War is bad, there is absolutely nothing to be proud of, the Turks attacked the Eastern Roman Empire (which, however, was already dying) and conquered it, finally destroying the great civilization. It was natural for that time to rejoice and remodel churches into mosques. In our time, when people have enough information about how much grief and horror any war brings, rejoicing over victory in a war of conquest is savagery. How would you react to the fact that the Korodovy Mosque was converted back into a Christian Cathedral, declaring, like Erdogan, that we defeated the Arabs in the war and have the right to do so? It’s impossible to imagine. In Spain, for which the war was a liberation one, they officially and very loudly regret the expulsion of Muslims and Jews from Spain. And they certainly don’t remake museums back into temples.
Conquest of Istanbul 565th Anniversary Special Film I İstanbul’un Fethi'nin 565 Yıla Özel Film [HD]
th-cam.com/video/SSdWzQNJsNc/w-d-xo.html
Istanbul is Turkish and will always be Turkish
turkish poosy.
Constantinople*
Ghaztoir since 1453
Thank NATO for its continued occupation, german lapdog.
A Truly sad day for Christians :(
History No Change
Blame that on the Pope of Rome for not helping the Empire in their hour of need. After this battle, Western European Christians were shaking in their boots and then they went to the Americas and committed the biggest genocide in history to the Native Americans.
ben ingilizce bilmiyom kardeş
98bigbutt the (western) pope (and frane milan england and a whole lot more) did not even recognise Byzantium an unoposed continuance of the Roman Empire (which it is) so the pope (and the outhers) did not see a reason to help until +- 1300 because.... in 1300 Ottomans
Mark vay amk bi yorum yatık tamam haklısınız yaw :D
Whatever side you are on this, you have to admit that this was an epic siege.
And what did western Christians do to help their East Christian brothers? Nothing, actually they were happy about it.
What eastern Christians did to help catholics in the crusades? Nothing.
@Artere Laksamana Wrong. The Greeks, after taking the city back(without a fight), sold most of the western Christians in the city to Muslim Slave Traders, including women and children. The First Crusade was launched to help the eastern Christians, but after everyone started to march to the holy land, coward byzantine emperor backed off and let the western Christians do the job themselves. The Fourth Crusade was condemned by the Pope even before they reached Constantinople. Read the history and stop larping to the heretic, schismatic Orthodox Church.
@Artere Laksamana Bruh, don't do drugs. That's a sin. What are you writing like that?
Italians died in the final defense of Constantinople, Spanish mercenaries fought for Byzantium against the Turks, the crusaders from across Western Europe many times saved Byzantine empire with the exception of a few conflicts.
@Artere Laksamana jealous..
No-one can deny that the Byzantines fought bravely, to the last man.
As a student in history for 3 years
I'd say The Byzantines are more respected than the Turks, the Byzantines holds the former glory of the Roman Empire and time and time again. The Byzantines are a purple phoenix, they were invaded up to 6 times, but still manages to hang on and recover, perhaps not as successful of their forefathers (Old Roman Empire), but they are considered the most "Underdogs" or "Survivors" of Empires in history.
99batran yes the ottomans are not famous for anything except doing wat islam inteded CONQUEST killing the greeks, persians, byzantines, carthaginans, spain, france, denmark, netherlands, and even in modern days germany belgium sweden england and marseille france are all totally overrun either by turks or saharan muslims. #death2islam
99batran Well the Ottoman Empire became preety much the Muslim Roman Empire.
killerbeau95 Where are Serbs here? What they did to us 500 years? What Turks did to France or England for 500 years, they did almost nothing, we, from Balkan are real victimes , not you from West Europa!!!
Filip Đorić My apoligies. I wholeheartedly agree. Western european liberal policies have created the horrible situation in many western european countries. *cough Malmo Sweden ring a bell? You see Hungary and other balkans know of the evil of islam and do not openly allow muslim uneducated africans to suddenly come and live there. Budapest is a flourishing city while places like Marseille in France or Birmingham England they are in ruins. Islam only destroys day in and day out.
MrZeromaster95 Instresting what you said...not many people admit that part of history nowadays...its absolutely noteworthy that Sultan Mehmet Fatih was actually considered Caesar and Roman Emperor at his time.
The reason why Byzantium fell is because the ottoman empire was strong just like Byzantium was, but they had alot of advantages that made it almost impossible for Byzantium to remain strong. They were weakend by previous wars, they were almost surrounded by the ottomans, they didn't get alot of support from alies,...
Such as Catholics lmao
Love the chanting/singing at the beginning, anyone know where to find some more in that style?
Look up Templar Chants
The style is Gregrian Chant.
Some Turks here must know that a number of very economically powerfull Greek Elite influenced heavily the political and military life of the newly established ottoman empire. Some examples follow (including Mehmet II himself):
1) After the Fall of Constantinople, Mehmet II claimed the title of "Caesar" of Rome (Kayser-i Rûm). However this claim was not recognized by the Patriarch of Constantinople, or Christian Europe. Mehmet's claim rested with the concept that Constantinople was the seat of the Roman Empire, after the transfer of its capital to Constantinople in 330 AD and the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Mehmet II also had a blood lineage to the Byzantine Imperial family; his predecessor, Sultan Orhan had married a Byzantine princess, and Mehmed claimed descent from John Tzelepes Komnenos. This makes Mehmet II part Greek in his blood line.
2) Famous Ottomans of Greek Descent or pure Greek origin that influnced the ottoman empire:
Atik Sinan, architect for Mehmed II and Mustafa III
İbrahim Ethem Pasha, Greek-born Grand Vizier
Khair ad Din (1475-1546), Greek-born Ottoman Turkish Admiral, also known as Barbarossa; (Greek mother)
Pargalı İbrahim Pasha, Suleyman the Magnificent's first appointed Grand Vizier, who left an important landmark on his reign.
Alexandra Mavrokordatou (1605-1683), salonist and intellectual.
Mimar Sinan, architect for Suleyman the Magnificent
Kosem SULTAN
İshak Pasha Grand Vizier
Turgut Reis Ottoman Admiral
In many wars against the British, Greeks and French until 1923, the doctors of the Turkish armies were generally of Greek origin. İ.
1915 in the Dardanelles Gallipoli War between the Turks and the British and in 1922 Many Greeks who served in the Turkish army lost their lives in the Great Offensive War, where the Greek army was severely defeated..
There are many mausoleums dedicated to them..
@@aliokansarca1773 Prove your fact or dont talk. Greeks in Ottoman never have this importance.
I Don't know about Greece and Greece nothing to me. I only know about Ottoman hehehee
RIP to all those Christians who were massacred in Constantinople . Deus Lo Vult
+joe Cosby idiot crusader hahaha don't you get it that islam is the truth?? Allah Akbar!!!!
+عزوز الاسد Allahu Akbar
+عزوز الاسد Wait, if Islam is the truth, then should we just all shout "ALLAHU AKBAR!" and start killing everyone?
trust me dude they're the spittin image of all islamic armies ever
عزوز الاسد truth , thats the bigest lie .
If the third crusade had the same goal as the first crusade with a competent Byzantine emperor just as in the first crusade, I see then that the Byzantine Empire survives longer than 1453. Imagine if Isaac II Angelos had exploited the occasion when Frederick Barbarossa defeated the Turks in the Battle of Iconium 1190. From that moment there was a chance to avenge the defeat in Myriokephalon 1176 by taking Konya / Iconium. This would mean that the Byzantine empire could have been a strong opposition to the Turks for centuries unless the fourth crusade had attacked Constantinople 1204. Unfortunately, all empires collapse from the inside sooner or later.
that was pretty awesome short film!
This video shows that even at the end the Byzantines were brave and cunning warriors. They should have lived, but the treachery of Venice brought it down.
Even with reinforcements there was no way for them to win the ottomans outmatched them outnumbered them and had better tech
Haha yeah it wasn't Ottomans but Venice tat brought it down??
@@zainahmed6502 There would be no Ottomans had the Byzantines not got fucked by Venice.
Every empire has traitor who is ambitios to become sultan or king. Same with ataturk
Western Europeans amirite?
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: "Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonder leader will he be, and what a wonderful army will that army be!". It's amazing how Mehmet II was fulfilling The Prophet's prophecy as he was entering Constantinople.
We , the orthodox, soldiers of Christ,will claim it back.
@@clumsyguy8066 Good luck with that 😂
@@th0r_0dinson You will remember me, elder paisios mentioned it all in his prophecy.
@@clumsyguy8066 K
That so called leader ordered 3 days of straight of violence, loot and rape towards the people of the city. What a great guy ...
it is so fun seeing greeks and turks on a keyboard war, i feel like i am reliving this event
I don't know why you'd find this amusing, it's actually quite tragic 😳
@@iropeti1624 Maybe because these modern descendants are fighting a comment section war against each other regardless of the completely different circumstances and ideologies of their predecessors??
@@50CentArmy yeah no, it's not that deep. People usually laugh because they find fighting between two people amusing and interesting because the two "opponents" are usually cursing and insulting each other or joking around (we're all guilty of that). Regardless, seeing two nations being racist against each other should not be a funny or entertaining thing, it's very, very sad that they can't find peace with each other.
@@iropeti1624 lol
Basically this was real life Lord of the Rings. The Orcs won that one ... and Torcy was born ...
Aragorn: Send out riders my lord, you must call for aid.
Constantine XI: And who will come?
Aragorn: Catholics will answer..
Constantine XI: Catholics!? Where were catholics when Asia Minor fell? Where were catholics when the crusaders besieged our City? Where were cath... No, my lord Aragorn, we are alone...
You are right. However, the Genovese responded to the call(2.000 of them under Giustiniani) and fought with bravery.
They only did that to protect the Genovese district of Galata that is right next to Constantinople...Few, so few if any are the cases that the papal heretics marched to our aid without secretely wanting something else.
Yes you are right...in the same way the Romans were taught that they are in fact greeks and that their country is greece, when the truth is that their land is the whole Roman Empire, and its legacy their legacy.
***** I told you to visit the ancient sites of your fucking country and tell me what was the prevailant civilization you have looked moron on those sites and then come here to throw bullshit. Get lost piece of shit you don't worth any more comments except a middle fingure in your gay ass.
Σπαρτιάτης480 My friend, ALL OF THE CITIES in Turkey WERE BUILT BY GREEKS...not even ONE was built by them...
Sultan Mehmed II, The Best of The best Army, and his army best of the best ever
It was the sacrifice of our great emperor Palaologos that pass the liberation of Constantinople from generation to generation.He could flee along his people and his possesions but he choce to fight to the death.That gave him immortality.
Byzantine Empire collapsed because their own 'European allies', the Muslims just ended their suffering by bringing the empire down
I believe in this thesis / idea.
Greeks this is İSTANBUL now and forever.........
shut up hitler
Ni khuyu sibe Georgian billett ..
@Πανος Παραπανος this is İstanbul. İf you can get come and try
The day the light of the Greco Roman empire faded, tragic day
It was a glorius day. Roman empire was the most antihuman thing in the history, killed and enslaved millions and later the christianity save the tradition. Roman empire was a dirty spot.
+antonarset I can tell you that if the middle east and Egypt had stayed in Roman hands, it would be a far better place to live than today.
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***** it was cultured, christian, protector of Europe against the threat of Islam. had great arts and writers and painters.
antonarset no , the ottoman empire were much worse .
Yo is this a movie? Wanna watch it. Where r these scenes from?
Comment Awards brought me here........this too emotional 😭
just to make it clear ... this is from an eyewitness...
"Nothing will ever equal the horror of this harrowing and terrible spectacle. People frightened by the shouting ran out of their houses and were cut down by the sword before they knew what was happening. And some were massacred in their houses where they tried to hide, and some in churches where they sought refuge.
The enraged Turkish soldiers . . . gave no quarter. When they had massacred and there was no longer any resistance, they were intent on pillage and roamed through the town stealing, disrobing, pillaging, killing, raping, taking captive men, women, children, old men, young men, monks, priests, people of all sorts and conditions . . . There were virgins who awoke from troubled sleep to find those brigands standing over them with bloody hands and faces full of abject fury. This medley of all nations, these frantic brutes stormed into their houses, dragged them, tore them, forced them, dishonored them, raped them at the cross-roads and made them submit to the most terrible outrages. It is even said that at the mere sight of them many girls were so stupefied that they almost gave up the ghost.
Old men of venerable appearance were dragged by their white hair and piteously beaten. Priests were led into captivity in batches, as well as reverend virgins, hermits and recluses who were dedicated to God alone and lived only for Him to whom they sacrificed themselves, who were dragged from their cells and others from the churches in which they had sought refuge, in spite of their weeping and sobs and their emaciated cheeks, to be made objects of scorn before being struck down. Tender children were brutally snatched from their mothers' breasts and girls were pitilessly given up to strange and horrible unions, and a thousand other terrible things happened. . ."
+kangax
this is just to make point out, that what they show in this movie (Conquest 1453) is nationalist twisted propaganda ... "the merciful" sultan at the end of the movie is just a wtf moment ...
+kangax I know right. I am a turk myself but I laughed my ass off when I saw this movie. This is Turkish propaganda. I fucking hate somr turkish people. They wont show real history but some fake shit to make turks proud.
@@kangax you are just a jealous tard.... Sultan was never known for killing innocents .. he was a great muslim ruler and history have the explanation that no great muslim ruler ever did injustice to the people of his city.when he conquered Constantinople he didn't kill anyone inside not woman not children .... It is against islamic rules ...
From the words of an Orthodox brother to the Greeks... For an army so vast, to stand and fight with a mere group of knights, that is what I call bravery. Outnumbered, outmatched, I will always love the Byzantines, They gave birth to the eastern way of life in Europe. Europe is to blame for the fall of Byzantium, while a threat rose in the east, the west kept fighting with itself. If the west helped... Constantinople would still be Greece. I too look forward to the rise and rebirth of the purple phoenix and for the return of Constantinople to it's rightful place. Serbia will always back their Greek brothers.
who is the fuck serbia ? How do you get istanbul ? fucking 2 little shithole country's
We invaded Serbia in 24 hours lol
24 hours? More Like years, Don't get ahead Of yourself, The ottomans Weren't that great To conquer in one day.
War has never been fair bro....we kept kicking their ass since the Seljuks Empire...we came to the gates of Istanbul step by step by many wars.
@@aleksandryevteushenko5225greek returings 😢
If Constantinople or Istanbul is NOT conquered by Turks then the age of discovery of new world will be delayed for many years. Remember, Europeans try to find an alternative route to access the spices in Asia since the Turks controlled the land route to Asia. Without this chain of events, I don't think the world is technologically advance just like today; no globalization or the internet which bring us humans (no matter the race, color, religion, etc) as one.
Also I don't hate the Turks/Muslims or the Greeks because we ARE just human. I am a human and so you are. We're the same.
BLuE HooDz If Constantinople haven't been conquered The age of discovary might not even exist
Salam alaikum from Malaysia
...
السلام عليكم من ماليزيا
Alaikumsalam
Ridley Scott should make a film about this battle
yeah
Jewish Hollywood wont touch this. That turkey even made this is a sad joke of the true story.
thats true
Constantinople 1453 (2017)
Mido Hamada as Muhammad Al Fatih
James Purefoy as Constantine XI
Dominic West as Loukas Notaras
Luke Evans as Giustiniagni
Karim Saleh as Zagan Pasha
Marilyn Hernandez
We should kick-start it.
In my opinion this final last stand was the most honourable through the ages, the greeks where outnumbered by a significant amount more details:
Byzantine Empire: 7.000 land soldiers protecting the vast theodosian walls, 600 ottoman defectors, 26 ships and700 genoese
Ottoman turks: 110.000 land forces , 1500 serbian cavalry 76 cannons and 126 ships
They point is not to celebrate the win of the turks, but the heroic last stand of the greeks which remained though the ages and it is still celebrated today, dont be mad be polite and imagine being where those outnumbered byzantines where and fight against an foe which had no mercy
r3ddim You have point
Constantinople had the best walls ever constructed in mankind until 15th century. Do you really think it was the heroic Greeks that kept the city for hundreds of years? It was the engineering skills of Romans.
no, theodisian walls i mean the name theodosian is greek it means godgiven , the walls where weak after dozens of sieges and inner politics their maintenance was failing and they coulldnt be fully mained because of the small manpower the byzantines had at this time period
Υou know walls need soldiers to defend them son.......
conquest of constantinople was the pinacle of ottoman success. it didnt fall into anyones hands
whats the name of all the soundtracks?
What is the first soundtrack called?
This is honestly one of the saddest moments in history
depends on which side of the fence you live man. lets hope for no more warfare
Welp no. It was a glorious day. From that day until Qiyamat it would be for Muslims. It's said in Quran not by me.
BMA
Or Gladest!!
for who
not for us bro lets enjoy together though
Mehmet 2 is a genius. Looking the ships. It is move the land
oh yes, a turk genius! 20 against one
Of course! I was an army officer!
Stupid idiot, what does a military academy teach? You're not an officer, worm! The Ottomans were always in the majority. In equality they lost. See Vienna, Buda, Slankamen and Zenta. (and Constantinople 20: 1)
@@johnathanwesley2412 yeah!thats why they grew from almodt no land
The city repaired walls before they could use cannon again there were no way for them to win but who tought about making ships go on land? You?
To put more simply,constantinople didnt have a leader smart enough to outsmart mehmed and now its istanbul
I think by this time so-called "Greek fire" had already disappeared, but at 2:49 something looks like Greek fire is used. Is there any remaining sources that indicate Greek fire had survived until the end of Constantinople?
Can anyone share the name of this movie?
ottman ya ottman ma cha allah ya ottman.
Guys stop fighting over this city!
İstanbul or Constantinople , whatever you call it, belongs to all of us!
Why should we fight after living hundreds of years together?
If you want Byzantine soul to never die in İstanbul , i assure you it still lives you can be sure of it .
You can see it in everywhere , living in the harmony with Ottoman touch.
I see Greeks as my brothers and i refuse to fight with you for this.
im greek and i also dont see turks as enemies , but your leaders and your governments through the years have done to us a lot of bad things... 400 years of slavery , 1922 the great disaster of greek sitizens in mikra asia , all these bad actions cant be just erased. now as you stated greek and turkish people can live in peace like brothers but ur leaders dont want that , see erdogan for example. Now constantinopole or instabul , is greek under turkish hands , as a lot of towns in all over the world are under control of other nations than theirs.so i believe that at least turkish people should give us back our temple , its the very least they can do , but no they chose to defile it and corrupt it
+gandalf the weedzard throughout the years* , your leaders *
You know what you are saying is impossible.
Istanbul might not be the capital of Turkey but for every other standarts it is the most important city.
For Tourism , for Economy , for industry , for culture.
It is not possible for it to be given to another country.
Be reasonable please.
And eventough many greek buildings are left , 15 million people living in Istanbul are Turks.
Its not that "greek" anymore.
+MrsRoxelanne obviously! as a greek i have to say that the 'stolen' lands are only in the dream of the nationalists. I mean come on we dont even have memories as greeks in instabul\constantinopole. Nationalists greeks want instabul, nationalist tuskish want greek islands. BE SERIOUS PEOPLE, we live in 2015 lets live in peace! And lets face it cnstantinopole was created by romans not greeks. It became greek when the byzantine empire became hellenistic and was ruled by greek dynasties. And btw beilive me in greece we dont talk about how we miss instabul. Only in youtube comments you can see so much hate.
+broke baster Exactly agree with you.
And all these fights we see in the internet is a lie.
I personally have been in Greece and not one person was unkind to me.
What music did they use?
Name of the music, please, i'm searching it from ages, please
even if im turk i still respect the constantine XI he fought till he died
Respect ✊
A more fitting end to Rome than Romulus Augustulus cowering in Ravenna as Odoacer broke through Ravenna's gates.
Τὸ δὲ τὴν πόλιν σοι δοῦναι, οὔτ’ ἐμόν ἐστιν οὔτ’ ἄλλου τῶν κατοικούντων ἐν ταύτῃ· κοινῇ γὰρ γνώμῃ πάντες αὐτοπροαιρέτως ἀποθανοῦμεν καὶ οὐ φεισόμεθα τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν».
"Το να σου παραδώσω την Πόλη ούτε στις δικές μου προθέσεις είναι ούτε σε κανενός άλλου απ'όσους κατοικούν σ'αυτή, γιατί όλοι με κοινή απόφαση ( που πήραμε) με τη δική μας αβίαστη θέληση θα πεθάνουμε και δε θα υπολογίσουμε τη ζωή μας". (GREEK)
To surrender the city to you is beyond my authority or anyone else's who lives in it, for all of us, after taking the mutual decision, shall die out of free will without sparing our lives.
(ENG TRANSLATION)
Constantine Dragases Palaiologos, from Peloponnese, the last king refused to give the city to the 400.000 turkish, stayed and fight with his 5000greek soldiers and around 1000 from Genoa under the command of Justiniani. Help NEVER came from the western Europe
+limnmark The catholics preferred the muslims to the true christians, the eastern orthodox
no , 4.000.000.000 turkish more true ;D
limnmark Genoa Italy is the west. After the Reconquista Spain and Portugal fought a global war on Islam which certainly included the Ottomans only a few years after the fall of Constantinople.
Hes a heroic man but its not true way for their ppl
İts a balanced war and this time Romans have 4 x strong Wall ( Best in this time )
This is siege
And A 21 years older Heroic child Have perfectfull strategies
yeah he was a great man of honor,as a Turk I respect him and greeks(not the ones to say Istanbul will be theirs again lol)
What are the names of the songs??
What movie is this from?
turks never give up! understand Europeans
Fuck you kid
Who trust in allah wins, we trusted in allah and we won
Giannis Balagiannis we don't need the nato, we have turkisch people
And you have donmeh jews to save turkey. Turkey is israeli lapdog.
This is not the first time we raped you idiots, its more than million times happend
Fatih'in İstanbul'u fethettiği yaştasın. - TENGRİ BİZ MENEN -
Fatih İmanıyla Aldı Savaşta Bile Namaz Kıldı Sen Gelmiş Tengri Bizi Menen Diyorsun Atalarindan Boylemi gordun
what a the name of the musical piece used in this video plse
what movie is this from
Conquest 1453
It was this day, 565 years ago.
Piotr Koziński
567*
Wow, this comment section is a prime example of why you never scroll down. Also, perfectly explains all that's wrong with the world. Perhaps we do deserve all the misery coming our way.
Is it about the Turkish extremist?
Is it the part of the movie? If yes, what is the title of this movie?
Fetih 1453
what are the music titles they are playing in this video????
Moving mountains, Mark Petrie- richat
0:33 Moving Mountais - 2 Steps From Hell
S. Crystine
00.30 ?
S. Crystine iii
The Byzantines defeated the Turks after the defeat in the Battle of Myriokephalon 1176, namely in Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir in 1177. Also in the battle of The Battle of Philomelion in the year 1117 the Byzantines nailed an important victory against the Turks under Alexios I Komnenos. What fascinates me with the Eastern Roman empire in how they always managed to recover from a major defeat in their history. The "Byzantines" saw themselves as Rome's heirs and therefore were a unique culture in itself. The Ottomans came with an already existing culture, namely Islam, and erased a unique culture with an already existing culture from Arabia and the Levant.
Türkler arabistandan gelmediler, orta asyadan geldiler? Ne arap kültürü?
Turks came from Central Asia, not Arabia. Fatih Sultan Mehmet (the commander who conquered Constantine) was an intellectual who spoke 7 languages. He did not destroy anything in Byzantium. He kept his books. After the conquest, the people were not harmed. He did not interfere with the religion of the people. He did not ban the language spoken by the people. They became the people of the rich Ottoman Empire instead of the poor Byzantium. We Turks saw different cultures and civilizations as the wealth of humanity. Remember, every different race, every different language in the world is the wealth of humanity. We all have the same brain, and we see that this brain produces hundreds of languages. You said 'stone' when I said 'taş' to the object on the ground. Nothing happened to the culture of Byzantium, their historical heritage was not touched, do not worry. That's why it still exists.
Myrikephalon is turkish victory
türkleri arap sanıyo aq buna laf anlatmaya çalışmayın değmez bile
@@herseydenbirseyler6034 oh turks and their peacful conquest sure sure you totally did not kill everyone in the city including people who tried to hide in the hagia sofia from you savage barbarians and their barbarian sultan
What is the name of the song in the beginning?
What movie is this called?
As a Turk i am so confused why catholic church not help them :/ Christianity betrayed Byzantine Empire.
I do not hate any nation, but the Byzantine empire and the ottoman empire are over. please stop writing bullshit.
sorry for my English :(
Leyla Kaya because....
the pope was depending on the highest payer.
and the HRE (holy Roman empire) wasn't even capable of controlling their own territory.
while the English and French were fighting between themselves.
and the Spanish were fighting a struggle to empose absolute monarchies over their nations.
the only reinforcements were from Venice and Genoa and they only helped them because if the ottomans were to control the city that will destroy their trading power in the mideteranian.
When the british empire raped the ottoman empire in the first world war, why did the arab muslims abandon the caliphate and even helped the brits to pillage what was left?
pongpong123able
To take the caliphate of course, however Britain betrayed them and conquer their landsm
Youcef Guenaoua they didnt take the caliphate, they abandoned the caliphate in exchange for british protection and the promise that they will be kings in their own little provinces.
pongpong123able Because they wanted independence...
Turks conquered Istanbul in 1453, that is, 39 years before the discovery of America. So I deduce that all those who commented "Greeks are the real owners of Istanbul and hence they should have it back" will also advocate for giving America back to its "real owners": Native Americans. I'm sure the majority of the Greeks don't think that way but for the ones that do I would like to say: Anaximander, Plato and all the other great Greek thinkers must be spinning in their graves over your medieval mindset. We should work together and help prevent any wars from breaking out rather than reciprocally plant the seeds of animosity. After all, "Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder" (Atatürk).
+Greatest Turk I agree...but the Turks should at least not convert the Greatest of Great Greek Orthodox Churches, the Aghia Sophia..back to a Mosque. Now THAT would be sending a message of love and peace to Greeks, who built the great church.
jjgreek1 Hagia Sophia was used as a mosque for around 5 centuries until 1935, when Atatürk secularised it and converted it into a museum due to its cultural value and historical importance. I also agree that it should stay as a museum but cannot talk on behalf of the uneducated hillbilly Erdogan and his fundamentalist buddies.
+Greatest Turk What about Cyprus?Should be given to the Greeks or stay as it is?i am Greek by the way.
+Planet Of The Humans
Then Istanbul does not belong to your nationality. The Byzantines were Roman, not Greek.
Nikita Dimitriev Byzantium (/bɪˈzæntiəm/ ; Greek: Βυζάντιον Byzántion) was an ancient Greek colony on the site that later became Constantinople, and later still Istanbul. Byzantium was colonised by the Greeks from Megara in c. 657 BC.
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What's the song that plays in the beginning?
It's sad to see a Christian city and one of the most beautiful city falling in the hands of Muslims,Now Istanbul but to us it will always be Constantinople,If it was still Constantinople today it will be more famous too