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Topographical map of Constantinople during the Byzantine period, corresponding to the modern-day Fatih district of Istanbul. The city was known as Byzantium under Roman Empire . Constantinople (today part of Istanbul , Turkey ) was built on the land that links Europe to Asia through Bosporus and connects the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea .
Siege of Constantinople (626) Siege of Constantinople (674–678) Siege of Constantinople (717–718) Siege of Constantinople (821–822) Siege of Constantinople (860) Rus'–Byzantine War (941) Siege of Constantinople (1047) Siege of Constantinople (1203) Sack of Constantinople; Siege of Constantinople (1235) Siege of Constantinople (1260)
474 AD: Great Fire of Constantinople [1] 532 AD: Nika Riots and Fire of Constantinople; 537 AD: Completion of the Hagia Sophia by Justinian I [2] [3] [4] 626 AD: First siege of Constantinople; 674–678 AD: First Arab siege of Constantinople; 717–718 AD: Second Arab siege of Constantinople; 1204 AD: Sack of Constantinople; 1261 AD: Reconquest ...
The struggle for Constantinople [1] [2] [3] was a complex series of conflicts following the dissolution of the Byzantine Empire in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade in 1204, fought between the Latin Empire established by the Crusaders, various Byzantine successor states, and foreign powers such as the Second Bulgarian Empire and Sultanate of Rum, for control of Constantinople and supremacy ...
Pages in category "Battles of Constantine the Great" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Battle of Adrianople (324) B. Battle of Brescia (312) C.
Battle of Dadosesani Land: The battle fought on 1 September 1015 during the German–Polish War. 1016: Battle of Nesjar: Future Norwegian king Saint Olav Haraldsson laid foundation for his reign in this victory. Battle of Assandun: 18 October – Danes led by Canute the Great defeat an English army led by King Edmund II ('Ironside'). 1018
The following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. ... Siege of Constantinople: 717–718 Arab–Byzantine wars: 170,000
The Dardanelles operation was a failed assault in 1807 by the British Royal Navy against the coastal fortifications of Constantinople. The operation was part of the Anglo-Turkish War. In 1806, the French envoy Sebastiani had been dispatched to Constantinople with orders to bring about the Ottoman Empire's re-entry into the Napoleonic Wars.