Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 84
... Constantinople about 413 the architects of the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II proposed solving the problem by constructing concentric fortifications on the landward side of the city . First there was a ditch 18 metres wide and 6.5 ...
... Constantinople about 413 the architects of the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II proposed solving the problem by constructing concentric fortifications on the landward side of the city . First there was a ditch 18 metres wide and 6.5 ...
Page 85
... Constantinople itself seemed impregnable against their advance , with- standing two sieges . The first was a desultory affair compared with what was to come , although of course the Byzantines were not to know that . In 655 a projected ...
... Constantinople itself seemed impregnable against their advance , with- standing two sieges . The first was a desultory affair compared with what was to come , although of course the Byzantines were not to know that . In 655 a projected ...
Page 105
... Constantinople was doomed . The last emperor , Constantine Palaeologus XI , was killed in the battle . His head was cut off and taken to various parts of the Ottoman Empire , so that everyone should know that the last emperor was no ...
... Constantinople was doomed . The last emperor , Constantine Palaeologus XI , was killed in the battle . His head was cut off and taken to various parts of the Ottoman Empire , so that everyone should know that the last emperor was no ...
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