Building the Walls of Constantinople

This video, shot on location in Istanbul, explores the walls of Byzantine Constantinople - and describes how they finally fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. My new book, "Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines" is now available! Check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/Insane-Emperor... Check out my other YouTube channels, ‪@toldinstonefootnotes‬ and ‪@scenicroutestothepast‬ Please consider supporting toldinstone on Patreon:   / toldinstone   If you're so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web:   / toldinstone     / toldinstone     / 20993845.garrett_ryan   Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:44 The Rhegium Gate 1:37 The design of the walls 2:48 The Golden Gate 3:51 Defying invaders 4:45 The Ottoman threat 5:36 The Mesoteichon vs. Mehmed's guns 6:58 The Kaligaria Gate 7:22 The final assault 8:16 The Kerkoporta 8:41 The Turks take the walls 9:44 The Charisius Gate