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title: The Siege of Constantinople
author: Dirk D.
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8002/the-siege-of-constantinople/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Siege of Constantinople

_Authored by Dirk D._

## Image File

[![The Siege of Constantinople](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8002.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8002.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) depicting the siege of [Constantinople](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantinople/) in the 7th century CE, although the presence of canons clearly indicate it is based on the final and fatal siege of the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) in 1453 CE. From the Church of Moldovita, Romania.

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D., D. (2018, January 22). The Siege of Constantinople. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8002/the-siege-of-constantinople/>
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D., Dirk. "The Siege of Constantinople." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 22, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8002/the-siege-of-constantinople/>.
### MLA
D., Dirk. "The Siege of Constantinople." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8002/the-siege-of-constantinople/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Belagerung_Konstantinopels.jpg) by [**Dirk D.**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Belagerung_Konstantinopels.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 22 January 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.