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The Fall of Constantinople refers to the capture of the Byzantine capital by the Ottoman Empire on Tuesday, May 29, 1453. The event marked the end of the political independence of the millennium-old Byzantine Empire, which was by then already fragmented into several Greek monarchies.[1] Most importantly, the fall of Constantinople accelerated the scholarly exodus of Byzantine Greeks which had caused the influx of Classical Greek Studies into the European Renaissance.[2] In addition, it played a crucial role to Ottoman political stability and subsequent expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans. The date of the event is one of the frequently proposed events marking the end of the Middle Ages as a historical period.