The Crusaders' entry into Constantinople, 12th April 1204, 1840 (oil on canvas), 1840

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Interesting comparison JMWTurner's previous Seascape with 2 important previously lost Seascapes rediscovered through our advanced research-Rembrandt van Rijn's 1635 "Storm off the Port Amsterdam"-Michiel Sweerts 1662 "Storm off Constantinople with Old Lighthouse👨‍🎨 distant Mosques

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Today in Eight-month-old Constantine is crowned as co-emperor (Caesar) by his father Heraclius at Constantinople. (613 CE)

Image: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.

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folks just look at these absolutely charming Nativity-themed Ottoman Armenian miniatures from a 1678 hymnal made by the priest Yakob Pēligratc‘i in Constantinople: left, the Annunciation, with Ottoman floral motif; right, the Magi, cute little domes behind (Walters Ms. W.547):

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A young man has an older man write a letter for him near the Egyptian bazaar in Constantinople:

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Some more and very rare slice of life concepts of Constantinople from the AC Revelations artbook ❤️

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La Corne d'Or (Constantinople), 1907
Paul Signac (français, 1863 - 1935)

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Would you wear a ring inscribed with your own name? This one says "Bearer of God, help thy servant Michael Attaleiates"—a prominent jurist.

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📷: Ring, before 1080, enamel on gold, BZ.1947.19.

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3 octobre 610 : Le général Héraclius prend le pouvoir à Constantinople.
3 octobre 2019 : La pharaonne Hatchepsout conserve le pouvoir en librairie.

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Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky’s Ship on Stormy Seas or Constantinople - can’t pick only one!

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The Crusaders' entry into Constantinople, 12th April 1204, 1840 (oil on canvas), 1840

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More good history with via Braveheart
Medieval battles entry43&44
Constantinople fall strategic use of cannons in May
By July England discovers their efficiency
In 1450 at Formigny Fremch had started 1st handguns: culverin/couleuvrine (sort of)

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Second Ecumenical Council of Constantinople, 1876

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"If you've a girl in Constantinople, she'll be waiting in Istanbul"
:^)

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The purpose was to reclaim Sicily from the Arabs. Despite initial success, quarrels & desertions followed. Maniaces was recalled. He proclaimed emperor, but died in a skirmish while marching towards Constantinople. This campaign inspired Normans for the future conquest of Sicily.

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The French knights of the Fourth Crusade after the fall of Constantinople, having some religious & aesthetics consciousness, spare and kept some luxuriously decorated relics. On the contrary their Flemish & German colleagues melted theirs to extract the golden parts, diamonds etc

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Ibn al-Athir (d. 1233) on the Fourth Crusade & the Latin Conquest of Constantinople in 1204

https://t.co/eqtt9DGhZ2

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Istanbul not Constantinople.

Number five is my spirit animal?? Thanks for giving us , love it and can't wait for Season 2!

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