{"id":84825,"date":"2023-12-30T02:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T07:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=84825"},"modified":"2023-10-06T09:26:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T13:26:18","slug":"building-the-walls-of-constantinople","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/12\/30\/building-the-walls-of-constantinople\/","title":{"rendered":"Building the Walls of Constantinople"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eFdC5Rm_im0?si=4AVbckqndhVaTvdD\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>toldinstone<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 15 Sept 2023<\/p>\n<p>This video, shot on location in Istanbul, explores the walls of Byzantine Constantinople &mdash; and describes how they finally fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqazBnMEpwMGdTeEdTcWJQY2d6TkZ4WFUyOHlTd3xBQ3Jtc0tsUDZrdmxYRnFONk1pUnFrd2tYeVFzRGoya3ZlTEt4YnNidHN3Vi1NTTNKeC1YMnExTC0tUHg0LWMzVDNoLVhabmFSWWJYZlA4ZVctZ18tMTJUZ1ZZdi1hbGRVRHdDUmg0T0s3OVJPaUZyTkxQNkhlMA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FAskHistorians%2Fwiki%2Fprofiles%2Ftoldinstone&#038;v=eFdC5Rm_im0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskHistorian&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toldinstone\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toldinstone\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG00bWdIRmxNTjgtcGEzX1VydDNNRjJVcDRwUXxBQ3Jtc0tsZWtqNVhTOHhkazkxRTFGSGdzb0ZPV3ZGWFhsSDFPQ2lTeEhRQ05pdUxCZjhSVXRZME1SRm9yNEYyOFdHZEo2dlBIQTFwTC1DWjhGUUFzV0hZS0prTlFnQTlYSDI4T054S3BQR3BhNjFyLTJaYVFmTQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fauthor%2Fshow%2F20993845.Garrett_Ryan&#038;v=eFdC5Rm_im0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n0:44 The Rhegium Gate<br \/>\n1:37 The design of the walls<br \/>\n2:48 The Golden Gate<br \/>\n3:51 Defying invaders<br \/>\n4:45 The Ottoman threat<br \/>\n5:36 The Mesoteichon vs. Mehmed&#8217;s guns<br \/>\n6:58 The Kaligaria Gate<br \/>\n7:22 The final assault<br \/>\n8:16 The Kerkoporta<br \/>\n8:41 The Turks take the walls<br \/>\n9:44 The Charisius Gate<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>toldinstone Published 15 Sept 2023 This video, shot on location in Istanbul, explores the walls of Byzantine Constantinople &mdash; 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