This Day in History Entry #225
May 29th, 2013 by Wordsman
It was Rome without Rome, strange to say
And outlasted the West far and’way
After two months of siege
Mehmed was the new liege
And the Turks were now having their day
Event: The fall of Constantinople and end of the Byzantine (also called “Eastern Roman”) Empire
Year: 1453
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Constantinople
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire
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May 29th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
Which is why Tuesday is still considered an unlucky day in Greece