Synopsis for Lockdown Wed 24 April
- William Tyler
- Apr 22, 2024
- 1 min read
The Rise and Fall of The Byzantine Empire
Founding of Constantinople on site of older Byzantium
Fall of Western Roman Empire, Survival of Eastern Empire (Byzantine)
Christianity later divides between Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox
A rich and cosmopolitan city
Plague
Venetian Conquest
Decline
Fall in 1453 to Islam
Envoi: In a Cornish country church
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