He has and I wish they make a movie about him. Maybe create an internet movement to petition the History channel to do this. They are not 100% historically accurate in even Vikings but better than PC Hollywierd. My essay titled The Last Empire can be viewed on Gates of Vienna blog spot under Anestos Canelides "The Last Empire." My mother was from Korinthos. If I was on my laptop I'd post a quote attributed to him. I'm finished with my fictional account but needs editing before I try to get it published. Living in a small Podunk Arizona town makes it difficult.
Shame there is no movies about Constatine XI or the Roman Sassanid War. Only turkish biased national films exist to represent the Eastern Roman Empire.
There's a new Netflix docuseries focusing on Mehmet and the Conquest of Constantinople. It depicts Constantine XI accurately and respectfully. It's amazing and I'm stoked to see the man I admire the most depicted well.
@@Hellspawn16 Well, I haven't seen a Greek (I bet you mean Hellin) that doesn't know what is Byzantine Empire (again, I bet that you mean Roman Empire). The ''Byzantines'' are the medieval ''Greeks'' and we are the modern ones. We don't have the budget to produce something like that and even Hollywood that does, it produces films like Troy or 300 which aren't historical at all, yet I admit that the propaganda from the left political spectrum is a bit strong and we also do have a sense of abolishing the narcissistic sense of superiority when we talk about the history of our nation. Then again... would you watch them in our language?
@Average Dude dude, Anax Aetolos is not Greek he is ... Hellin :-/ Wikipedia says : Hellín is a town and municipality located in the south of the province of Albacete, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. In reality Anax Aetolos is a heavily brainwashed Greek that ended up hating half of his self. Half the Greeks are like that. Sad story.
From a Serb, I have full respect for the last Emperor of the Greeks and Romans, for his last stand against a far superior army. His courage should set an example for all leaders. May he remain an image of bravery and Valor. Long live Byzantium.
agreed. he proved himself a worthy heir of julius caesar, augustus, the first constantine, justinian and other roman emperors. in short, he was truly the last of the romans
@Goliat eXperience His mother was Helena Dragaš is a granddaughter to the bulgarian tsar Ivan Alexander. The mother of Helena Dragas was Kera Tamara (bulgarian) married to Konstantin Dejan ruler of Velbazhd which was a bulgarian city and a bulgarian bolyar family from there So, ye, Constantine XI is a serb, ofcourse just like Jesus, Atlantis, Putin, Napoleon Bonapard, Barck Obama and etc.
To see the Hagia Sophia under the cross once more. It would mean the city of the worlds desire would be in the hands of it's owners and builders. The Byzantines come anew.
***** What you say is totally different! Of course modern Greeks are descendants of Eastern Roman Empire! Byzantines spoke Greek, were Greek-Orthodox and had clearly Hellenic culture. But they considered themselves Romans because the Empire was Roman, not Greek. Byzantine Empire was the follower of the Roman Empire, after the Western part of it was conquered. It was gradually hellenized, but it can't be considered a Greek Empire. Mην λεμε οτι θελουμε συμπατριωτη...
There was more value in his little finger than in all the Turks who lived, live and will live, he was the last true Roman. We Catholics should make him a saint (and Constantine I too) and we Italians should build him a statue in Rome (and also a statue in Genoa for Giovanni Giustiniani Longo) All Westerners who define themselves as such should CRY for that dramatic event which is the fall of Constantinople. ΤΙΜΗ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΞΗ ΣΤΟ ΤΕΛΕΥΤΑΙΟ ΡΟΜΑ ΡΟΥΜΑ
On this day hundreds of years ago he fell defending the blessed city of Constantinople. No matter how many peace offers the last Byzantines recieved they always answered that they would never surrender by the grace of God.
STFU u dick shit, if they were Romans they would only be Romans but there were also Greeks and Greek language so Byzantium is the name whether u want it or not
@@IamSome1 Listen here you lil shit. The westerners came up with the term "Byzantine" during the Reinassance, wayyy after the fall of Constantinople. They were Roman. There was no Second Rome. They were and are the First Rome but 800 years later after fall of the West.
A lot of historians like to dispute weather or not Constantine XI was the last Roman Emperor but the way i see it is in the end when all hope of victory was lost this man personally charged into the fray fought and died like a Roman was buried with his men and the Empire finally died with Constantine XI the last Roman.
***** Uh huuuuuuhhh. And if the Eastern Empire is Roman, than the last Roman Emperor would be Tsar Nicholas II, since the Russian Empire considered itself the 3rd Rome, and was heavily influenced by Byzantine culture. The Eastern AKA Byzantine Empire were posers, enough said.
Peterpansshadow That was the Empire it would like like if the United States lost its eastern half due to a Invasion the western half would still be America just without its capital
And the gtreat roman emperor trajan was born in......SPAIN. so what ? we should call it a spanish empire ? dude.............no matter if they were from greece....spain or britain.....THEY WERE ROMANS.
That's bull. rome never fell in 476 ad. in fact what happened in 476 ad was the reunification of the east and the west under the sole rule of zeno the eastern roman emperor. no empire fell in 476 ad. READ THE FACTS. Odoacer send the imperial insignia to new rome and declared zeno emperor of east and west. no western empire fell in 476 ad.
For the Crescent used in our symbol, it represents Artermis Bow (the Godess is often represented with this symbol) and for the middle eastern symbols, most of them are "Crescent Moon"+SUN". Now for your claims about Turkish presence in Anatolia, you are right, especially since some Turkish tribes had became Byzantines and for the Ottomans, I'm of course speaking about the Ottoman Empire ... And before they got The City, the Ottomans weren't fighting under Crescent Moon+Morning Star flag ...
well Constantine the Great was born in Nis in Serbia, and he was a founder of Constantinople, and the last ruler of Constantinople was also from Serb mother and his name was Constantine too.. interesting :)
The last Byzantine (Eastern Roman) emperor Constantine XI died a heroic and martyr's death in May of 1453, defending Constantinople from the Moslem Turkish aggressors. He was the Orthodox Christian descendant of Greek, Bulgarian, and Serbian aristocrats. May his soul rest in peace... THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN BYZANTINE EMPIRE WILL BE RESURRECTED !!!
after 629 a.c. emperor Heraclius change all letters in coins with greek letters , all public services was in greek , and he call himself as Emperor of Greeks , even Chosroes/Khusrau II, king of Persia (590-628) named as King of Greece in his letter to him in 620 a.c.
Lol, the Crescent Moon+Star has been the Emblem of Constantinoupolis for thousand years and some Byzantium rulers were fighting under the Crescent+Moon banner. This Parsons is funny :) Now, there are Byzantium coins on my channel with the Crescent and the Moon, so could you please show me some old Turkish objects with the Crescent Moon+Star on it so I can compare them with ours ?
its only when you stand at the point where he crowned emperor in Mystras, that you can feel the enormous duty this mas had to bear. May God rest his soul and be a paradigm of courage for all of us.
Иван Иванов please Russian. You are the third Rome. The protector of Roman. The true heir to the Roman Empire. Bring back the Empire. The east Roman Empire.
Is Tin Poli (Istanbul), Constantinople Place your ear perpendicularly on Constantinople's wall Hear the echoes? If not listen intently Is tin poli (Istanbul) Echoes originating from the city Be wary For barbarians hover at her gates Her triple skin unable to bear the siege Her walls breached Agia Sophia reached Holy Wisdom's flame forever extinguished Tears trickling down from candles White marble stained
1:17-1:23 is a picture from Roger Kupelian's film "East of Byzantium" and pictures Vardan Mamikonian, the Fortress of Amberd, and Mount Ararat. It has nothing to do with the Byzantine Empire, it revolves around the Mamikonian Family, the flag of the family is seen carried by the Vardan in the picture. 1:36-1:44 is also a picture from Roger Kupelian's film "East of Byzantium" and pictures Vardan Mamikonian rallying his troops prior to the Battle of Avarayr. Once again, nothing to do with the Byzantine Empire.
Vartan Mamikonyan That's really stupid dude, you hate a country cause they ruled over our ancestors? And who mixed with who? lol "Armenians belong to 13 distinct genetic groups that go back tens of thousands of years, while at the same time there is no trace of invaders in their DNA in the last 4000 years, making them homogeneous in their diversity." -Armenian DNA Project
Vartan Mamikonyan Dude, do you study genetics? Or have you read anything on the genetic structure of Armenians? Obviously not. So let's say you look nothing like us, what difference does it make? Are you implying that you're mixed or that we're mixed? What's the "average" Armenian in your opinion? lol
Vartan Mamikonyan They have our historic land... can you even name the territories? The only countries that were illegally given Armenian land are turkey and azerbaijan. Iran is a corrupt country, what do you think the US is? What do you think the world is? The world is a corrupt place!
Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached,” asked the wise Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus, six hundred years ago.
I have to make this comment for the restauration of the historical truth as some people here mention that greeks are not greeks:the greeks are the only nation in the balkans that are autocthone aka preexisted in the aera before the arrival of turks or albanians / It is known that turks came in the country now called turkey from mongolia to be more precise from the banks of Orkhon river/ It is also generaly admitted by all glossologues that the albanian language bares no ressemblance with the illyrian which were a celtic language= centum language like the greek or the italian or the french and not satem language like the albanian or like the persian/ Glossologues put the creation of the albanian language in the steppes between Caucasus and Romania and this is more prevelant by the infiltration of loan words in the albanian for all marine things which underlines the fact that the albanians came to the region now called albania from somewhere else/ The same say the documents left to us by historians of the era when the name albanopolis is mentioned for the first time in the Alexiad of Anna Komneni/ On the contrary Greeks inhabite till today the land of their ancestors and they speak the continuation of the same language their ancestors spoke
Yes the symbol was eastern origin ... For example Hellenic Coins older than 2000 years with the Crescent Moon on it have been found in Afghanistan which was the place where many Greek Kingdoms were established. For example the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, the Greco-Indian Kingdom, ... As for your claimes about Byzantium, I love the "May BE" while the more than 2000 years old coins I'm speaking about exist which permit me to back my claims, contrary to you with your "MAYBE".
I don't want to argue religion, or empires, I just want to make two observations: Istanbul has an incredible history and Constantine XI was a brave man who died fighting for his beliefs.
There wasnt 160.000 Ottoman soldiers it was 60.000 and yes this guy could be a legend if he was Emperor in a better time of Byzantine Empire.I respect him.He was a Good commander.His words "This is my city and this is my people,whoever wants to run he is free to go,whoever wants to die,follow me" are really great and emotinal.He was really brave.May he rest in peace
Although the Byzantines called themselves Romei, the were actually Greek, but why? First of all, all forms of writing and literature were in Greek. Second, the religion was Greek Orthodox. Third, everyone spoke Greek. Being Greek is not a race, but it is the customs and traditions that are followed that make one a Greek. Nevertheless, Constantinople the wonderful aspect of Constantinople was that it was an extremely cosmopolitan city with a diverse population who learnt to live with all people and cultures. Why did Byzantium fall? There were a number of reasons behind this. First, the 4th Crusade robbed it of its wealth as venetians and French took all of the loot from this city. Second, once the powerful Byzantine army decreased in strength, until they had to hire mercenaries who were sometimes worse than the enemy itself. Third, modern advances in canon technology made fortifications obsolete. Fourth, there was no cooperation amongst the aristocrats within Constantinople.
George Bird We adapt ourself to the environment but we are Roman. East Roman. The culture was Greek yes. But we are Roman. The « true » Roman fell in 476 but it’s not true. We didn’t proclaim ourself Roman. We were born Roman. And YOU proclaim us Greek. if you had really helped us we would have taken over the empire during the war of independence.
You completely ignore that the previopus Romans or the current italian Roamns had massive jealously for Byzantine church or eastern church hence why some crusades plundered Constanntinopole and brought it to its knees. hence why after the 12th century the ''greek'' romans wanted no relationship whatsoever with their western ''brothers''@@konstantinaromanos3175
"The Memoirs of George Sphrantzes are preserved in two versions. One of them is the authentic text by Sphrantzes, Chronicon Minus, a memoir of a pronounced chronographic nature, describing the events between 1413 and 1477, which the author recorded as an active participant and a contemporary. The other version is Chronicon Maius, also called Pseudo-Sphrantzes, a compilation composed between 1573 and 1575 by a famous forger, the Metropolitan of Monembasia Macarius Melissenus."
don't forget his cousin Theophilus Palaeologus, the lord Branas, the Castilian Don Francisco of Toledo, Katakouzinos, Mathaios Sgouromalis and John Dalmatus "'all seven holding their swords, charged into the sea of the enemy soldiers, hitting left and right in a final act of defiance. They were never seen again''
hahaha no way.this is your opinion.how many romans fought at 28 may 1453 ????500 ???lol you are a joke.Hellas first and the romans copy/paste of everything at last.
You are so very right fellow greek . Thank you for correcting my mistake and proving me to be even righter . Its good to know that at least a part of the public shares my opinion . Almost everyone is being racist to Greece these days and i dont understand why .
ALL this places leaving Turkish today was 1000% Greek. Our Enemies know that very well. That's why they try to prove, that Byzantium was not Greek. IF BYZANTIUM WAS ROMAN, WHY THE CATHOLICS AND THE PAPA OF ROME NOT PROTECT THE CITY OF ISTANBUL (Konstantinoupoles) from the Turkish Conquerors the year 1453 ?
+Georgios Papadopoulos George.......the westerners did not protected constantinople in 1453 cause if u have known history u would know the roman empire ended after the 800 AD events when the empire was splited permantly with the rise of charlemagne in the west. After 800 AD we became enemies with the west and the church was divided first in 863 AD and then permantly in 1054 AD. Like u may know the franks sucked constantinople in 1204 AD and the hatred between east and west grew up. In 1453 there were greek priests who preffered the turks from the latin rule. So u wrong. byzantium as we call today the eastern empire WAS THE ROMAN EMPIRE OF THE EAST and know this. WE ARE TO BLAME FOR MAKING THE WEST OUR ENEMIES AS WE NEVER HELPED THEM DURING THE 7NTH-8TH AD CENTURIES WHEN THE POPES ASKED BYZANTIUM FOR HELP AGAINST THE LOGOBARDS AND CALLED US TRAITORS AFTER WE REFUSED TO HELP THE WESTERN PROVINCES AND THE POPES APPEALED TO THE FRANKS WHO DEFEATED THE ENEMY AND RESTORED ITALY TO THE POPE BUT NOT TO THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPEROR. Those are historical facts which lead to the final break of the two halves of the empire after the 800 ad events. JUST THINK OF THOSE TWO EVENTS WHICH PROVES ME RIGHT. 1) When velisarius liberated africa from the vandals in 534 ad he forbided his soldiers to plunder and the inhabitans saluted him NOT as a conqueror an outsider BUT as a roman general who restored africa to the empire of rome. 2) When the franks conquered constantinople in 1204 AD they sucked the city and plundered cause by then the roman empire was a thing of the past in the west and in the east it was redused in to a little more than the whole city of constantinople. There was not really an empire in the east by 1204 AD. the church was divided by 1054 ad the well known SCHISMA and it's no coincidence the last three dynasties of emperors who ruled "byzantium" were GREEK DYNASTIES which caused the final demise of the eastern empire like the treason they did in the crucial battle of manjikert in 1071 when from treachery from constantinople the emperor romanos IV diogenis lost the battle from the turks of alp arslan. Alp arslan treated the "roman" emperor with more respect than the emperor got from his subjects in constantinope after wards. Alp arslan released romanos who returned to constantinople and there he was sufferd and killed by his former subjects. SO george i think u got your anser as to WHY THE WEST DID NOT HELPED US AND WHY THE EASTERN EMPIRE WAS ROMAN UNTIL 1453 EVEN IN NAME ONLY AFTER THE 800 AD EVENTS.
+vasilis magklaveras You are Greek and I am Greek. O.K? This country, today call Turkey belongs for thousands of years to the Greek people, to the Armenians, and to Kurdish. Turkish are conquerors in this area. Turkey is a Dracula in the Area. Destroy civilizations. I know very well my history. Our Emperor IOANNIS VATAGES coming. Glory to the last Greek Emperor of the city Konstantinoupolis CONSTANTINE PALAIOLOGOS.
yeah.....it belong to the empire of rome which conquered it many years before christ was born and don't forget u are called ROMIOS = ROMAIOS even today. the greeks ancestors adopted the roman name and that is what counts. the name BYZANTINE EMPIRE is provided by those western historians who hated the eastern empire and not wanted it to bear the roman name. NO ONE CALLED THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE...BYZANTINE EMPIRE UNTIL AFTER THE FALL OF THE EMPIRE TRO THE TURKS IN 1453. UNTIL 1453 AND 100 YEARS MORE NO ONE CALLED THAT EMPIRE BYZANTINE BYZANTINE WHICH MEANS THERE WAS NO SUCH EMPIRE. IT'S LIKE TO CALL US GREEKS WITH ANOTHER NAME AFTER 1000 YEARS IN 3,000 AD................WILL U ACCEPT IT ?
Captain Ghost The pope said that Constantine had yielded the western part of the empire to the pope which is totally false. moreover in 1054 we refused to recognize the Pope as our religious leader. which has earned the schism between Catholic and orthodox. The pope had also crowned an asshole named Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans and those without our consent usurping our throne. for simplicity, Western usurpers were hated even more than Turks. And the pope try with a crusade against ottoman in 1430 with Hungarian and polish.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the "Byzantine Empire" was the Eastern Roman Empire. When Rome fell in 476, the Western Empire fell with it. The East lived on in some shape or form until 1453. The "Holy Roman Empire" was neither Holy, Roman or an Empire. You are implying to be a Roman, one must come from the city of Rome. By the fifth century, this was completely false. Yes, Greek became the dominant language and culture over Latin, but they were still Romans, to themselves and their enemies.
I am Romanian and the Greek people, Russian, Bulgaria, Estonia,Ukraina all Ortodox,,,God Bless Bizantin King,,,,and Orthodox people who bellive in Iisus and true faith.
Yes you are right the name of the empire was official in Greek Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων "Empire of the Romans", But we must see the historical context.. we must see the name Ῥωμαίων in the meaning of that days and not in the meaning of today. In late antiquity and the middle ages the name "Rhomäer" was meaning a Greek speaking orthodox christian. The name Hellen/Greek was meaning a greek speakeng that believes to the old 12 olympic Gods. The official Language was Greek in the Byzantine Empire.
"Another example of the influence of the east was the frequent use of the star and crescent moon symbol, which appears on coins, military insignia and, perhaps, as a sometime municipal emblem of the imperial city. The symbol was clearly of eastern origin, dating from at least the second millennium BCE in Moab and Sumer." "The name of Byzantion is believed to be of Thracian or Illyrian origin, and may be derived from a Thracian or Illyrian personal name, Byzas."
For Constantine XI, Ultimus Romanorum, who on the last day of the siege, cast aside his imperial regalia and threw himself into battle and into legend.
The siege of Malta was not just a naval battle it ended up on land. There are records mentioning the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller actually had fight in close combat. They were trying to overtake the forts on the island.
Kinross wrote, "Already most of the towns in its path were in ruins. One third of Ushak no longer existed. Alashehir was no more than a dark scorched cavity, defacing the hillside. Village after village had been reduced to an ash-heap. Out of the eighteen thousand buildings in the historic holy city of Manisa, only five hundred remained." "It is estimated some 3,000 lives had been lost in the burning of Alaşehir alone."
@delagrazia "You are Peter, and upon this rock I shall build my Church." The Byzantines forgot that part. A rock doesn't budge, doesn't compromise, stands strong as a leader. If Jesus wanted Peter to be first among equals, He would've just said "upon you shall lie the power to be a false leader that can't do anything unless you have the approval of the others."
"...has come down to us in two forms: a short version, the Chronicon Minus and a much larger account, the Chronicon Maius, which incorporates the text of the Minus and inserts a great deal of additional material. The Minus is comprised mostly of relatively brief notices and seems to represent the notes that George Sphrantzes had amassed in his career until his death in 1477."
I sent two birds to the red apple tree, of which the legends speak. One was killed, the other was hurt, and they never came back to me. Of the marble emperor - το Μαρμαρωμένο Βασιλιά - there is no word, no talk. But grandmothers sing about him to the children like a fairy tale.I sent two birds, two house martins, to the red apple tree. But there they stayed and became a dream.
To define Costantin XI a " Byzantine Emperor" is an understatement, he was the Emperor of the Romans, this was the title he used, the last Emperor of a long series.
The second one is called Battle of Vienna, and Ottomans lost it due two frontal side fighting and especially the treachery of Adem Giray (Crimean) Khan. "Khan felt humiliated by repeated snubs by Kara Mustafa. He reportedly refused to attack the Polish relief force as it crossed the mountains, where the Tatar light horse would have had an advantage over the Polish heavy cavalry. This left vital bridges undefended and allowed passage of the allied forces, which arrived to relieve the siege."
o mi amigo, constantino es uno de los pocos lideres que han sabido cumplir con su deber, me pliego a este tributo, acabo de leer su historia y la de constantinopla, como decimos aca vencer o morir
Also we consider that Ottoman Empire had interests and activity from Western Mediterranean to Indian Ocean, from Caucaus to Iran, etc. not just Europe. But it is interesting to see that contemporary and even some modern sources claimed in almost every battle Ottomans had numerical superiority and even they won the battles that caused them very high casualties like a Pyrhhic victory. Given numbers about Ottoman armies were very smooth(!?) and began from 80.000 to 300,000 if you believe them.
"An emperor shouldn't outlive his empire". - Constantine XI Palaiologos Dragases
He has and I wish they make a movie about him. Maybe create an internet movement to petition the History channel to do this. They are not 100% historically accurate in even Vikings but better than PC Hollywierd. My essay titled The Last Empire can be viewed on Gates of Vienna blog spot under Anestos Canelides "The Last Empire." My mother was from Korinthos. If I was on my laptop I'd post a quote attributed to him. I'm finished with my fictional account but needs editing before I try to get it published. Living in a small Podunk Arizona town makes it difficult.
GLORIA ISIDORE ALEXANDRE GRECO ROMAIN CHEVALERIE CHEVALERIE CAVELERIE XX ANS MÉDIÉVAL L'ODYSSÉE SUD PYRÉNÉES ALPES ESPAGNA DE NOTRE CONTINENT D'OCCIDENT L'ODYSSÉE TOLKIEN GENIES GONDOR
Shame there is no movies about Constatine XI or the Roman Sassanid War. Only turkish biased national films exist to represent the Eastern Roman Empire.
I rather watch movies about Alexios Komnenos
There's a new Netflix docuseries focusing on Mehmet and the Conquest of Constantinople. It depicts Constantine XI accurately and respectfully. It's amazing and I'm stoked to see the man I admire the most depicted well.
@@Hellspawn16 Well, I haven't seen a Greek (I bet you mean Hellin) that doesn't know what is Byzantine Empire (again, I bet that you mean Roman Empire). The ''Byzantines'' are the medieval ''Greeks'' and we are the modern ones. We don't have the budget to produce something like that and even Hollywood that does, it produces films like Troy or 300 which aren't historical at all, yet I admit that the propaganda from the left political spectrum is a bit strong and we also do have a sense of abolishing the narcissistic sense of superiority when we talk about the history of our nation. Then again... would you watch them in our language?
@Average Dude dude, Anax Aetolos is not Greek he is ... Hellin :-/ Wikipedia says : Hellín is a town and municipality located in the south of the province of Albacete, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. In reality Anax Aetolos is a heavily brainwashed Greek that ended up hating half of his self. Half the Greeks are like that. Sad story.
@Average Dude he hates being Greek. Didn't you notice he doesn't want you to call him Greek? :)
From a Serb,
I have full respect for the last Emperor of the Greeks and Romans, for his last stand against a far superior army. His courage should set an example for all leaders. May he remain an image of bravery and Valor. Long live Byzantium.
agreed. he proved himself a worthy heir of julius caesar, augustus, the first constantine, justinian and other roman emperors. in short, he was truly the last of the romans
+Crocuta IV He wasn't Italian, he just had Italian captains in his service
Crocuta IV Νο he wasn't he was only half Greek and half Serb
His father was Greek and his mother Serbian.
@Goliat eXperience His mother was Helena Dragaš
is a granddaughter to the bulgarian tsar Ivan Alexander. The mother of Helena Dragas was Kera Tamara
(bulgarian) married to Konstantin Dejan ruler of Velbazhd which was a bulgarian city and a bulgarian bolyar family from there So, ye, Constantine XI is a serb, ofcourse just like Jesus, Atlantis, Putin, Napoleon Bonapard, Barck Obama and etc.
He is a Greek leonidas and 300 Spartans of the middle ages ! God bless him God bless Greece and Holy Constantinople
To see the Hagia Sophia under the cross once more.
It would mean the city of the worlds desire would be in the hands of it's owners and builders.
The Byzantines come anew.
+Prinz Eugen now museum son
Faustina Martha It’s better than a terrorist temple
Shut up pls
GLORY TO THE LAST EMPEROR OF BYZANTIUM
The last emperor of the ROMAN EMPIRE
***** Ιt wasn't exactly a Greek Empire...
***** What you say is totally different! Of course modern Greeks are descendants of Eastern Roman Empire! Byzantines spoke Greek, were Greek-Orthodox and had clearly Hellenic culture. But they considered themselves Romans because the Empire was Roman, not Greek. Byzantine Empire was the follower of the Roman Empire, after the Western part of it was conquered. It was gradually hellenized, but it can't be considered a Greek Empire.
Mην λεμε οτι θελουμε συμπατριωτη...
kwstas chalazo Glory to the Last Roman Emperor you mean
VarangianOblast Don't play the smart guy.
Eastern Roman Empire is also called Byzantine Empire.
The empire will rise again
God I hope
i will be the one who called god chosen one
oh yeah
i'm working on it
God willing...
greeks and romans were badasses
the end should be another of his quotes before dying - "an emperor shouldn't outlive his empire"
We are proud that he was a half Serb!!! Greatings from Serbia!
Змај-Огњени ВУК Maybe we should unify our country into one. And retake the Balkan
We should follow his example for our countries
His last answer to Fetih was under the title: «Αυτοκράτωρ Ρωμαίων Βασιλεύς Ελλήνων»
" Roman Emperor King of Hellenes "
There was more value in his little finger than in all the Turks who lived, live and will live, he was the last true Roman. We Catholics should make him a saint (and Constantine I too) and we Italians should build him a statue in Rome (and also a statue in Genoa for Giovanni Giustiniani Longo)
All Westerners who define themselves as such should CRY for that dramatic event which is the fall of Constantinople.
ΤΙΜΗ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΞΗ ΣΤΟ ΤΕΛΕΥΤΑΙΟ ΡΟΜΑ ΡΟΥΜΑ
On this day hundreds of years ago he fell defending the blessed city of Constantinople. No matter how many peace offers the last Byzantines recieved they always answered that they would never surrender by the grace of God.
There's no such thing as a "Byzantine" emperor or the "Byzantine" empire. Call them what they were: Roman.
STFU u dick shit, if they were Romans they would only be Romans but there were also Greeks and Greek language so Byzantium is the name whether u want it or not
@@IamSome1 Listen here you lil shit.
The westerners came up with the term "Byzantine" during the Reinassance, wayyy after the fall of Constantinople.
They were Roman.
There was no Second Rome.
They were and are the First Rome but 800 years later after fall of the West.
Gloria eterna ed onore a Bisanzio ed all' Imperatore Costantino XI Paleologo 👑⚔️✝️
R.I.P. Last Roman Emperor
Der letzte, und einer der Mutigsten Byzantinischen Kaiser, Er wird immer Unvergessen bleiben und möge in Frieden Ruhen. Mit Gottes Ehre.
Great Roman Emperor,
he was greek/serbian emperor and he was just ruling the east byz/um
@@xdx2653 yes but he was still a Roman Emperor and the last Emperor of the Roman Empire
I cry every time
A lot of historians like to dispute weather or not Constantine XI was the last Roman Emperor but the way i see it is in the end when all hope of victory was lost this man personally charged into the fray fought and died like a Roman was buried with his men and the Empire finally died with Constantine XI the last Roman.
***** Agree. The real last Roman Emperor.
No, the last Roman Emperor was Romulus Augustulus. The Eastern/Byzantine Empire was just a bunch of Greek pretenders.
Peterpansshadow The Eastern Empire was the Roman Empire
***** Uh huuuuuuhhh. And if the Eastern Empire is Roman, than the last Roman Emperor would be Tsar Nicholas II, since the Russian Empire considered itself the 3rd Rome, and was heavily influenced by Byzantine culture. The Eastern AKA Byzantine Empire were posers, enough said.
Peterpansshadow That was the Empire it would like like if the United States lost its eastern half due to a Invasion the western half would still be America just without its capital
he was half serbian, respect for greek brothers :)
Yes...his mother Helena Dragats was Serbian...
Constantine's father was Greek and his mother Serbian.
And the gtreat roman emperor trajan was born in......SPAIN. so what ?
we should call it a spanish empire ?
dude.............no matter if they were from greece....spain or britain.....THEY WERE ROMANS.
closest descendants of those romans are todays greeks.
Not at all pretending. They were part of the Roman Empire whose capital was moved from Rome to New Rome (Constantinople) by Constantine in 330 AD.
rome fallen 476 ad
That's bull. rome never fell in 476 ad. in fact what happened in 476 ad was the reunification of the east and the west under the sole rule of zeno the eastern roman emperor.
no empire fell in 476 ad.
READ THE FACTS.
Odoacer send the imperial insignia to new rome and declared zeno emperor of east and west.
no western empire fell in 476 ad.
For the Crescent used in our symbol, it represents Artermis Bow (the Godess is often represented with this symbol) and for the middle eastern symbols, most of them are "Crescent Moon"+SUN". Now for your claims about Turkish presence in Anatolia, you are right, especially since some Turkish tribes had became Byzantines and for the Ottomans, I'm of course speaking about the Ottoman Empire ... And before they got The City, the Ottomans weren't fighting under Crescent Moon+Morning Star flag ...
Our last Great king ! In Greece we considered him like Leonidas and his 300 Spartans
I want to see Hagia Sophia as church again one day!!!
well Constantine the Great was born in Nis in Serbia, and he was a founder of Constantinople, and the last ruler of Constantinople was also from Serb mother and his name was Constantine too.. interesting :)
The last Byzantine (Eastern Roman) emperor Constantine XI died a heroic and martyr's death in May of 1453, defending Constantinople from the Moslem Turkish aggressors.
He was the Orthodox Christian descendant of Greek, Bulgarian, and Serbian aristocrats.
May his soul rest in peace...
THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN BYZANTINE EMPIRE WILL BE RESURRECTED !!!
Wonderful video!!
Long live Greeks Long live Romans
A great man and a great emperor. Such a tragedy.
Byzantium never dies!+
Respect from china
after 629 a.c. emperor Heraclius change all letters in coins with greek letters , all public services was in greek , and he call himself as Emperor of Greeks , even Chosroes/Khusrau II, king of Persia (590-628) named as King of Greece in his letter to him in 620 a.c.
Gloria all'Imperatore Costantino XI
R.I.P The last Roman Emperor and an honorable man to the end.
Lol, the Crescent Moon+Star has been the Emblem of Constantinoupolis for thousand years and some Byzantium rulers were fighting under the Crescent+Moon banner. This Parsons is funny :) Now, there are Byzantium coins on my channel with the Crescent and the Moon, so could you please show me some old Turkish objects with the Crescent Moon+Star on it so I can compare them with ours ?
Nice video
its only when you stand at the point where he crowned emperor in Mystras, that you can feel the enormous duty this mas had to bear. May God rest his soul and be a paradigm of courage for all of us.
"Город пал, а я ещё жив"
Последние слова последнего императора Византии, Константина Палеолога.
Иван Иванов please Russian. You are the third Rome. The protector of Roman. The true heir to the Roman Empire. Bring back the Empire. The east Roman Empire.
Is Tin Poli (Istanbul), Constantinople
Place your ear perpendicularly on Constantinople's wall
Hear the echoes?
If not listen intently
Is tin poli (Istanbul)
Echoes originating from the city
Be wary
For barbarians hover at her gates
Her triple skin unable to bear the siege
Her walls breached
Agia Sophia reached
Holy Wisdom's flame forever extinguished
Tears trickling down from candles
White marble stained
1:17-1:23 is a picture from Roger Kupelian's film "East of Byzantium" and pictures Vardan Mamikonian, the Fortress of Amberd, and Mount Ararat. It has nothing to do with the Byzantine Empire, it revolves around the Mamikonian Family, the flag of the family is seen carried by the Vardan in the picture.
1:36-1:44 is also a picture from Roger Kupelian's film "East of Byzantium" and pictures Vardan Mamikonian rallying his troops prior to the Battle of Avarayr. Once again, nothing to do with the Byzantine Empire.
charles henri They're making the movie in the US, but they're having trouble raising enough funds to complete it.
Vartan Mamikonyan Persian history is very rich, why should you hate history? lmfao
Vartan Mamikonyan That's really stupid dude, you hate a country cause they ruled over our ancestors? And who mixed with who? lol
"Armenians belong to 13 distinct genetic groups that go back tens of thousands of years, while at the same time there is no trace of invaders in their DNA in the last 4000 years, making them homogeneous in their diversity."
-Armenian DNA Project
Vartan Mamikonyan Dude, do you study genetics? Or have you read anything on the genetic structure of Armenians? Obviously not. So let's say you look nothing like us, what difference does it make? Are you implying that you're mixed or that we're mixed? What's the "average" Armenian in your opinion? lol
Vartan Mamikonyan They have our historic land... can you even name the territories? The only countries that were illegally given Armenian land are turkey and azerbaijan. Iran is a corrupt country, what do you think the US is? What do you think the world is? The world is a corrupt place!
Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached,” asked the wise Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus, six hundred years ago.
Fuck yourself
I have to make this comment for the restauration of the historical truth as some people here mention that greeks are not greeks:the greeks are the only nation in the balkans that are autocthone aka preexisted in the aera before the arrival of turks or albanians / It is known that turks came in the country now called turkey from mongolia to be more precise from the banks of Orkhon river/ It is also generaly admitted by all glossologues that the albanian language bares no ressemblance with the illyrian which were a celtic language= centum language like the greek or the italian or the french and not satem language like the albanian or like the persian/ Glossologues put the creation of the albanian language in the steppes between Caucasus and Romania and this is more prevelant by the infiltration of loan words in the albanian for all marine things which underlines the fact that the albanians came to the region now called albania from somewhere else/ The same say the documents left to us by historians of the era when the name albanopolis is mentioned for the first time in the Alexiad of Anna Komneni/ On the contrary Greeks inhabite till today the land of their ancestors and they speak the continuation of the same language their ancestors spoke
sine Namen we are no Greeks we are Romans
Yes the symbol was eastern origin ... For example Hellenic Coins older than 2000 years with the Crescent Moon on it have been found in Afghanistan which was the place where many Greek Kingdoms were established. For example the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, the Greco-Indian Kingdom, ... As for your claimes about Byzantium, I love the "May BE" while the more than 2000 years old coins I'm speaking about exist which permit me to back my claims, contrary to you with your "MAYBE".
I don't want to argue religion, or empires, I just want to make two observations: Istanbul has an incredible history and Constantine XI was a brave man who died fighting for his beliefs.
Istanbul is since 1928 so i don't think it has great history but Constantinople ineed has a great history.
There is no such city called Istanbul there is only Constantinople.
aware that he gave the Orthodox churches Catholicism so that the Constantinople
There wasnt 160.000 Ottoman soldiers it was 60.000 and yes this guy could be a legend if he was Emperor in a better time of Byzantine Empire.I respect him.He was a Good commander.His words "This is my city and this is my people,whoever wants to run he is free to go,whoever wants to die,follow me" are really great and emotinal.He was really brave.May he rest in peace
a true warrior respected by both muslim and christian
@Demoesceptico good work on paying tribute to this great defender of christendom.
Although the Byzantines called themselves Romei, the were actually Greek, but why? First of all, all forms of writing and literature were in Greek. Second, the religion was Greek Orthodox. Third, everyone spoke Greek. Being Greek is not a race, but it is the customs and traditions that are followed that make one a Greek. Nevertheless, Constantinople the wonderful aspect of Constantinople was that it was an extremely cosmopolitan city with a diverse population who learnt to live with all people and cultures. Why did Byzantium fall? There were a number of reasons behind this. First, the 4th Crusade robbed it of its wealth as venetians and French took all of the loot from this city. Second, once the powerful Byzantine army decreased in strength, until they had to hire mercenaries who were sometimes worse than the enemy itself. Third, modern advances in canon technology made fortifications obsolete. Fourth, there was no cooperation amongst the aristocrats within Constantinople.
***** UM lol ever heard of Justinian the great? His Generals reconquered most of the former Roman Empire. It became to expensive to hold.
George Bird We adapt ourself to the environment but we are Roman. East Roman. The culture was Greek yes. But we are Roman. The « true » Roman fell in 476 but it’s not true. We didn’t proclaim ourself Roman. We were born Roman. And YOU proclaim us Greek. if you had really helped us we would have taken over the empire during the war of independence.
You completely ignore that the previopus Romans or the current italian Roamns had massive jealously for Byzantine church or eastern church hence why some crusades plundered Constanntinopole and brought it to its knees. hence why after the 12th century the ''greek'' romans wanted no relationship whatsoever with their western ''brothers''@@konstantinaromanos3175
In 0:30 what kind of helmet is the roman emperor wearing, I've tried to find a nsme of it, because i always seeing it in paintings. help me out here?
🇬🇷 marble Emperor 🇬🇷
Thanks man , its good to know that at least some people think right :)
Слава Великому Императору!
Every time i visit Constantinople, the beauty of the nature and the Byzantine ruins make my heart weep.
Orthodox Power!!!!
Power jubo mung! Sultan muhamed hancurkn mung punye empayar
"The Memoirs of George Sphrantzes are preserved in two versions. One of them is the authentic text by Sphrantzes, Chronicon Minus, a memoir of a pronounced chronographic nature, describing the events between 1413 and 1477, which
the author recorded as an active participant and a contemporary. The other version is Chronicon Maius, also called Pseudo-Sphrantzes, a compilation composed between 1573 and 1575 by a famous forger, the Metropolitan of Monembasia Macarius Melissenus."
Glory and Honor to the last Emperor of Hellenes
don't forget his cousin Theophilus Palaeologus, the lord Branas, the Castilian Don Francisco of Toledo, Katakouzinos, Mathaios Sgouromalis and John Dalmatus "'all seven holding their swords, charged into the sea of the enemy soldiers, hitting left and right in a final act of defiance. They were never seen again''
not greeks but romans! they always identified themselves as Romans.
yeah but they were ethnically greeks
hahaha no way.this is your opinion.how many romans fought at 28 may 1453 ????500 ???lol you are a joke.Hellas first and the romans copy/paste of everything at last.
Holy crucifix and aquilia standar will return to constantinople
Vivat Roma, Vivat Constantinopoli, Vivat Constantini XI
You are so very right fellow greek . Thank you for correcting my mistake and proving me to be even righter . Its good to know that at least a part of the public shares my opinion . Almost everyone is being racist to Greece these days and i dont understand why .
ALL this places leaving Turkish today was 1000% Greek. Our Enemies know that very well. That's why they try to prove, that Byzantium was not Greek.
IF BYZANTIUM WAS ROMAN, WHY THE CATHOLICS AND THE PAPA OF ROME NOT PROTECT THE CITY OF ISTANBUL (Konstantinoupoles) from the Turkish Conquerors the year 1453 ?
+Georgios Papadopoulos
George.......the westerners did not protected constantinople in 1453 cause if u have known history u would know the roman empire ended after the 800 AD events when the empire was splited permantly with the rise of charlemagne in the west.
After 800 AD we became enemies with the west and the church was divided first in 863 AD and then permantly in 1054 AD.
Like u may know the franks sucked constantinople in 1204 AD and the hatred between east and west grew up.
In 1453 there were greek priests who preffered the turks from the latin rule.
So u wrong.
byzantium as we call today the eastern empire WAS THE ROMAN EMPIRE OF THE EAST and know this.
WE ARE TO BLAME FOR MAKING THE WEST OUR ENEMIES AS WE NEVER HELPED THEM DURING THE 7NTH-8TH AD CENTURIES WHEN THE POPES ASKED BYZANTIUM FOR HELP AGAINST THE LOGOBARDS AND CALLED US TRAITORS AFTER WE REFUSED TO HELP THE WESTERN PROVINCES AND THE POPES APPEALED TO THE FRANKS WHO DEFEATED THE ENEMY AND RESTORED ITALY TO THE POPE BUT NOT TO THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPEROR.
Those are historical facts which lead to the final break of the two halves of the empire after the 800 ad events.
JUST THINK OF THOSE TWO EVENTS WHICH PROVES ME RIGHT.
1) When velisarius liberated africa from the vandals in 534 ad he forbided his soldiers to plunder and the inhabitans saluted him NOT as a conqueror an outsider BUT as a roman general who restored africa to the empire of rome.
2) When the franks conquered constantinople in 1204 AD they sucked the city and plundered cause by then the roman empire was a thing of the past in the west and in the east it was redused in to a little more than the whole city of constantinople.
There was not really an empire in the east by 1204 AD.
the church was divided by 1054 ad the well known SCHISMA and it's no coincidence the last three dynasties of emperors who ruled "byzantium" were GREEK DYNASTIES which caused the final demise of the eastern empire like the treason they did in the crucial battle of manjikert in 1071 when from treachery from constantinople the emperor romanos IV diogenis lost the battle from the turks of alp arslan.
Alp arslan treated the "roman" emperor with more respect than the emperor got from his subjects in constantinope after wards.
Alp arslan released romanos who returned to constantinople and there he was sufferd and killed by his former subjects.
SO george i think u got your anser as to WHY THE WEST DID NOT HELPED US AND WHY THE EASTERN EMPIRE WAS ROMAN UNTIL 1453 EVEN IN NAME ONLY AFTER THE 800 AD EVENTS.
+vasilis magklaveras
You are Greek and I am Greek. O.K? This country, today call Turkey belongs for thousands of years to the Greek people, to the Armenians, and to Kurdish.
Turkish are conquerors in this area. Turkey is a Dracula in the Area. Destroy civilizations. I know very well my history. Our Emperor IOANNIS VATAGES coming.
Glory to the last Greek Emperor of the city Konstantinoupolis CONSTANTINE PALAIOLOGOS.
Not Kurds but Assyrians
yeah.....it belong to the empire of rome which conquered it many years before christ was born and don't forget u are called ROMIOS = ROMAIOS even today. the greeks ancestors adopted the roman name and that is what counts.
the name BYZANTINE EMPIRE is provided by those western historians who hated the eastern empire and not wanted it to bear the roman name.
NO ONE CALLED THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE...BYZANTINE EMPIRE UNTIL AFTER THE FALL OF THE EMPIRE TRO THE TURKS IN 1453.
UNTIL 1453 AND 100 YEARS MORE NO ONE CALLED THAT EMPIRE BYZANTINE BYZANTINE WHICH MEANS THERE WAS NO SUCH EMPIRE.
IT'S LIKE TO CALL US GREEKS WITH ANOTHER NAME AFTER 1000 YEARS IN 3,000 AD................WILL U ACCEPT IT ?
Captain Ghost The pope said that Constantine had yielded the western part of the empire to the pope which is totally false. moreover in 1054 we refused to recognize the Pope as our religious leader. which has earned the schism between Catholic and orthodox. The pope had also crowned an asshole named Charlemagne Emperor of the Romans and those without our consent usurping our throne. for simplicity, Western usurpers were hated even more than Turks. And the pope try with a crusade against ottoman in 1430 with Hungarian and polish.
Really nice video where that statue ?in the end video.
SLAVA THE LAST TZAR(EMPEROR)!!!! SLAVA PROTECTOR OF THE CONSTANTINOPOL!!!!! SLAVA THE LAST ROMAN!!!! WHO DIED WITH SWORD IN HIS HANDS!!!!
The father of Constantinos Palailogos was Greek and the mother was Serbian
Yes ! Finally someone who speaks the truth here besides me ! Well done friend ! :)
There is No Greek Empire but Roman Empire, please fix it thanks!
*****
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
Well, in theory Roman, but actually Greek. :P
Syfonen I wholeheartedly agree!
I also think modern Greeks have the right to consider themselves descendants of Eastern Roman Empire.
kwstas chalazo Ethnically Greek. The nation was still Roman.
The eastern Roman empire was Hellenized because most of its people were Roman citizens of Greek descent. No need to fix anything.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the "Byzantine Empire" was the Eastern Roman Empire. When Rome fell in 476, the Western Empire fell with it. The East lived on in some shape or form until 1453. The "Holy Roman Empire" was neither Holy, Roman or an Empire. You are implying to be a Roman, one must come from the city of Rome. By the fifth century, this was completely false. Yes, Greek became the dominant language and culture over Latin, but they were still Romans, to themselves and their enemies.
I salute this honorable man from Turkiye. He was a great warrior.
Yes, he had guts. More emperors like him before and the Empire would not fell.
He die for nothing, because the city fell...
Cüneyt Akalınoğlu yalakalık yaptığın adamların yorumları okudun mu
Domuz uşağı seni
Cüneyt Akalınoğlu He was no Turk.
Glory to Constantine XI Palaiologos and all warriors who died that year.May them rest in peace :)
Indescribable
yes it is always good to see some one that actually knows what they are talking about especially on a topic such as the fall of constantinople.
He is the REAL Greek Hero in the defence of Constantinople. He fought to the last.
I feel the same way!
Regards from an American descendant of Orthodox Christian Bulgarians from Macedonia!
@spade760100 And what makes you saying that they will return?
This is so impressive.
I am Romanian and the Greek people, Russian, Bulgaria, Estonia,Ukraina all Ortodox,,,God Bless Bizantin King,,,,and Orthodox people who bellive in Iisus and true faith.
Glory to Byzantine from Poland
Nice video.
Yes you are right the name of the empire was official in Greek Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων "Empire of the Romans",
But we must see the historical context.. we must see the name Ῥωμαίων in the meaning of that days and not in the meaning of today.
In late antiquity and the middle ages the name "Rhomäer" was meaning a Greek speaking orthodox christian. The name Hellen/Greek was meaning a greek speakeng that believes to the old 12 olympic Gods.
The official Language was Greek in the Byzantine Empire.
I am loving this!!!
Music is awesome
"Another example of the influence of the east was the frequent use of the star and crescent moon symbol, which appears on coins, military insignia and, perhaps, as a sometime municipal emblem of the imperial city. The symbol was clearly of eastern origin, dating from at least the second millennium BCE in Moab and Sumer."
"The name of Byzantion is believed to be of Thracian or Illyrian origin, and may be derived from a Thracian or Illyrian personal name, Byzas."
My only regret in life is not being born early enough to fight with my Bromans.
For Constantine XI, Ultimus Romanorum, who on the last day of the siege, cast aside his imperial regalia and threw himself into battle and into legend.
The siege of Malta was not just a naval battle it ended up on land. There are records mentioning the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller actually had fight in close combat. They were trying to overtake the forts on the island.
Kinross wrote, "Already most of the towns in its path were in ruins. One third of Ushak no longer existed. Alashehir was no more than a dark scorched cavity, defacing the hillside. Village after village had been reduced to an ash-heap. Out of the eighteen thousand buildings in the historic holy city of Manisa, only five hundred remained."
"It is estimated some 3,000 lives had been lost in the burning of Alaşehir alone."
@delagrazia "You are Peter, and upon this rock I shall build my Church." The Byzantines forgot that part. A rock doesn't budge, doesn't compromise, stands strong as a leader. If Jesus wanted Peter to be first among equals, He would've just said "upon you shall lie the power to be a false leader that can't do anything unless you have the approval of the others."
"...has come down to us in two forms: a short version, the Chronicon Minus and a much larger account, the Chronicon Maius, which incorporates the text of the Minus and inserts a great deal of additional material. The Minus is comprised mostly of relatively brief notices and seems to represent the notes that George Sphrantzes had amassed in his career until his death in 1477."
that would be epic!
I sent two birds to the red apple tree, of which the legends speak. One was killed, the other was hurt, and they never came back to me. Of the marble emperor - το Μαρμαρωμένο Βασιλιά - there is no word, no talk. But grandmothers sing about him to the children like a fairy tale.I sent two birds, two house martins, to the red apple tree. But there they stayed and became a dream.
a true king !!!
Baiaz no a basileus an emperor
The Descendants of Rome, the Сhildren of Hellas, we stand, such is our burden and we will stand, such is our destiny!
To define Costantin XI a " Byzantine Emperor" is an understatement, he was the Emperor of the Romans, this was the title he used, the last Emperor of a long series.
Byzantium: The Roman Empire of the Greek Nation.
The second one is called Battle of Vienna, and Ottomans lost it due two frontal side fighting and especially the treachery of Adem Giray (Crimean) Khan.
"Khan felt humiliated by repeated snubs by Kara Mustafa. He reportedly refused to attack the Polish relief force as it crossed the mountains, where the Tatar light horse would have had an advantage over the Polish heavy cavalry. This left vital bridges undefended and allowed passage of the allied forces, which arrived to relieve the siege."
A fine tribute to a great man and a great Christian.
o mi amigo, constantino es uno de los pocos lideres que han sabido cumplir con su deber, me pliego a este tributo, acabo de leer su historia y la de constantinopla, como decimos aca vencer o morir
Constantino XI fue el Rey Leónidas medieval.
@AegeanKing Can you do that ?
Also we consider that Ottoman Empire had interests and activity from Western Mediterranean to Indian Ocean, from Caucaus to Iran, etc. not just Europe. But it is interesting to see that contemporary and even some modern sources claimed in almost every battle Ottomans had numerical superiority and even they won the battles that caused them very high casualties like a Pyrhhic victory. Given numbers about Ottoman armies were very smooth(!?) and began from 80.000 to 300,000 if you believe them.
Can Christians recapture and reestablish Constantinople?