The walls of Constantinople are the greatest surviving example of European medieval military architecture in the world. They withstood numerous sieges until being finally overcome by the artillery of Mehmet the Conqueror in 1453, and exist today as a time capsule of Byzantine and Medieval history. This book examines the main defensive system protecting the landward side of the city, which consisted of three parallel walls about 5 miles long. The walls defended the city against intruders, including Attila the Hun, before finally being breached by European knights during the Fourth Crusade in 1204 and, ultimately, destroyed by Turkish artillery in 1453.
Название: Walls of Constantinople AD 324-1453
Author: Stephen Turnbull
Illustrator: Peter Dennis
Series: Fortress (Book 25)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: (October 22, 2004)
ISBN-10: 184176759X
ISBN-13: 978-1841767598
Paperback: 64 pages
Язык: english
Формат: pdf в rar
Размер: 30.6 Мб
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