📜 An empire died in a single night

Ajouté : 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]An empire died in a single night. May 29th, 1453.

[00:00:04]Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks. [music] Sultan Mehmet unleashes massive cannons against the ancient walls. Panicked citizens huddle inside the Hagia Sophia as doors splinter. The last Roman emperor vanishes into the final bloody melee.

[00:00:20]This collapse forces European [music] explorers toward the Atlantic and America. Follow for more daily history.