Constantinople’s Walls—The Strongest Fortress Ever Built
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The History of Constantinople
In 717, the Umayyad dynasty came with 200,000 soldiers to hold Constantinople under siege. Greek fire was a liquid flame projected through siphons that were capable of burning even on water. Most of Constantinople's residents had their own garden cigar vegetables. In 1451, 19-year-old memeth II of the Ottoman Empire ascended the throne and wanted to conquer Constantinople.
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