Late Byzantine Empire
A Spilled Bowl of Honey Doomed Constantinople
A kitchen accident in 1453 handed Ottoman engineers the means to breach the unbreachable walls of Constantinople.
Read the full story in the app
Untold Archives: one untold history story, every morning.
Download on the App StoreLate Byzantine EmpireOttoman EmpireMedieval TechnologyConstantinopleSiege Warfare15th CenturyMilitary EngineeringMehmed IIConstantine XIGreek FireAccidental Discovery
History is full of stories like this one.