Originally posted by violentjack
Actually it was treason in christian ranks that brought fall of
Konstantinople.First to fall was Pera and Mletan quarters,and then
Phanar district that surendered without shot being fired even before
first Ottoman soldiers were to enter town on May 29 1453
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It is not true that the city fell because of treason.The city fell because of many factors:
The defenders were outnumbered
The turks managed to blockade the port with their fleet and managed to
get their ships in to the Golden Horn.So the city was surrounded from
all sides
The turks had artillery and were doing great damage to the walls,so the
few defenders had also the task to repair the walls every night.
Pope and Venice decided too late to send reeinforcements which of course never arrived
The Kerkoporta postern was not opened by any traitors.This small gate
was used by the defenders in order to make flanking sorties against the
turks.what happened at 29th May was that the flanking units under
Brocchiardi brothers didn't
manage to close the gate and the jannisaries passed through the open
kerkoporta and took control of the walls over the gate of
St.Romanus.When they had done this,the
defense of the city was destined to break.At the same time there was an
assault from the walls that looked to the sea.Emperor
Constantine XI must have fallen fighting at the gate of St.Romanus
Edited by RomiosArktos