{"id":9862,"date":"2016-05-28T14:50:18","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T18:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sfioanevanghelistul.ca\/wordpress\/?p=9862"},"modified":"2016-05-30T20:26:20","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T00:26:20","slug":"29-mai-1453","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sfioanevanghelistul.ca\/wordpress\/en\/2016\/05\/28\/29-mai-1453\/","title":{"rendered":"May 29, 1453"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"gt-res-content\" class=\"almost_half_cell\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Constantin al XI-lea (1449-1453) \u015fi capturarea Constantinopolului de c\u0103tre turci \">Constantine XI (1449-1453) and the capture of Constantinople by the Turks<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Teritoriile ce recuno\u015fteau autoritatea ultimului \u00eemp\u0103rat bizantin se reduceau la Constantinopol, cu \u00eemprejurimile sale imediate din Tracia, \u015fi cea mai mare a Peloponesului sau Moreea, la o oarecare distan\u0163\u0103 de capital\u0103, guvernat\u0103 de fra\u0163ii \u00eemp\u0103ratului. \">Territories recognize the authority of the last Byzantine emperor in Constantinople were reduced, with its immediate surroundings in Thrace, and most of the Peloponnesus or Morea, at some distance from the capital, governed by brothers king.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63395 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Constantine_XI_Palaiologos_miniature.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Constantine_XI_Palaiologos_miniature.jpg 220w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Constantine_XI_Palaiologos_miniature-113x150.jpg 113w\" alt=\"Constantine_XI_Palaiologos_miniature\" width=\"220\" height=\"292\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Onestitatea, noble\u0163ea, energia, b\u0103rb\u0103\u0163ia \u015fi patriotismul erau calit\u0103\u0163ile dominante ale lui Constantin, confirmate de cele mai multe izvoare grece\u015fti contemporane \u015fi de propria conduit\u0103 din timpul asediului Constantinopolului.\">Honesty, nobility, power, manhood and patriotism were the dominant qualities of Constantine, confirmed most contemporary Greek sources and their own conduct during the siege of Constantinople. <\/span><span title=\"Umanistul italian Francesco Filelfo, care, \u00een timpul \u015federii sale la Constantinopol, la cunoscut personal pe Constantin \u00eenainte de urcarea sa pe tron, \u00eel nume\u015fte pe \u00eemp\u0103rat, \u00eentr-una dintre epistolele sale, b\u0103rbat cu \u201csuflet pios \u015fi nobil\u201d(pio et excelso\">Italian humanist Francesco Filelfo that, during his stay in Constantinople, personally knew Constantine before his accession to the throne, appointed king, in one of his letters, a man with &#8220;soul pious and noble&#8221; (Pio et excelso <\/span><span title=\"animo). \">animo).<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Adversarul puternic \u015fi teribil al lui Constantin eraMehmed al II-lea, \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 de 21 de ani, care reunea \u00een natura sa izbucnirile violente de cruzime nepotolit\u0103, setea de s\u00e2nge \u015fi multe dintre cele mai josnice vicii cu pasiunea pentru \u015ftiint\u0103, art\u0103 \u015fi cultur\u0103,\">The opponent is powerful and terrible of Constantine eraMehmed II, aged 21, who united in its nature violent outbursts of cruelty unquenched thirst for blood and many of the most despicable vices passion for science, art and culture, <\/span><span title=\"energia \u015fi calit\u0103\u0163ile de general, om de stat \u015fi organizator.\">energy and general qualities, statesman and organizer. <\/span><span title=\"Un istoric bizantin relateaz\u0103 c\u0103 se dedica cu \u00eenfl\u0103c\u0103rare \u015ftiin\u0163elor, \u00een special astrologiei, c\u0103 citea povestiri despre faptele eroice ale lui Alexandru al Macedoniei , ale lui Iulius Caesar \u015fi ale \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163ilor Constantinopolului \u015fi c\u0103 vorbea cinci limbi, \u00een afar\u0103 de turc\u0103. \">A Byzantine historian relates that eagerly devote sciences, especially astrology, he was reading stories about the heroic deeds of Alexander of Macedon, Julius Caesar and the emperors of Constantinople and spoke five languages in addition to Turkish.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Izvoarele orientale elogiaz\u0103 evlavia sa, dreptatea, bl\u00e2nde\u0163ea \u015fi protec\u0163ia acordat\u0103 savan\u0163ilor \u015fi poe\u0163ilor.\">Oriental springs praises his piety, justice, kindness and protection granted to scholars and poets. <\/span><span title=\"Istoricii secolelor XIX-XX l-au apreciat diferit pe Mehmed al II-lea;\">Historians nineteenth and twentieth centuries have considered different Mehmed II; <\/span><span title=\"unii i-au contestat orice calitate pozitiv\u0103, al\u0163ii au recunoscut c\u0103 era o personalitate extraordinar\u0103, aproape genial\u0103.\">some have challenged any positive quality, others acknowledged that was an extraordinary personality, almost brilliant. <\/span><span title=\"Dorin\u0163a cuceririi Constantinopolului era o obsesie a t\u00e2n\u0103rului sultan, care, potrivit istoricului Ducas, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">The desire conquest of Constantinople was an obsession of the young sultan, who, according to the historian Ducas,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\u201cnoaptea \u015fi ziua, merg\u00e2nd la culcare \u015fi de\u015ftept\u00e2ndu-se, \u00een palatul sau sau in afara acestuia, \u00eesi fr\u0103manta mintea prin ce ac\u0163iuni si cu ce mijloace militare sa puna mana pe Constantinopol\u201d. \">&#8220;Night and day, going to bed and waking is the palace or outside it, knead their minds what actions and what the military means to seize Constantinople&#8221;. <\/span><span title=\"Petrecea nop\u0163i de insomnie schi\u0163\u00e2nd pe h\u00e2rtie planul ora\u015fului \u015fi al fortifica\u0163iilor sale, marc\u00e2nd locurile de unde ar putea fi mai lesne atacat. \">He spent nights of insomnia paper outlining the plan of the city and its fortifications marking the places where it can be more easily attacked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Ne-au parvenit portretele ambilor adversari, cele ale lui Constantin Paleologul pe sigilii \u015fi \u00een c\u00e2teva manuscrise t\u00e2rzii, cele ale lui Mehmed al II-lea pe medaliile b\u0103tute \u00een secolul al XV-lea de arti\u015ftii italieni \u00een onoarea sultanului \u015fi \u00een c\u00e2teva portrete, mai\">They have received portraits of both opponents, those of Constantine Palaeologus on seals and several manuscripts later, those of Mehmed II the medals minted in the XVth century Italian artists in honor of Sultan and several portraits more <\/span><span title=\"cu seam\u0103 cel pictat de celebrul artist vene\u0163ian Gentile Bellini (+1507), care a petrecut o scurt\u0103 vreme (1479-1480) la Constantinopol catre sfarsitul domniei lui Mehmed al II-lea. \">especially the painted by famous Venetian artist Gentile Bellini (1507), who spent a short time (1479-1480) in Constantinople towards the end of the reign of Mehmed II.<br \/>\n<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63396 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mehmed-const.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mehmed-const.jpg 377w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mehmed-const-117x150.jpg 117w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mehmed-const-235x300.jpg 235w\" alt=\"Mehmed, cuceritorul Constantinopului\" width=\"264\" height=\"336\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Decis s\u0103 aplice lovitura de gra\u0163ie Constantinopolului, Mehmed a ac\u0163ionat cu extrem\u0103 prudent\u0103.\">Decided to apply the coup de grace Constantinople, Mehmed acted with extreme caution. <\/span><span title=\"\u00cent\u00e2i de toate, la nord de ora\u015f, pe malul european al Bosforului, \u00een cel mai \u00eengust punct, a construit o puternic\u0103 fort\u0103reat\u0103 cu turnuri, ale c\u0103rei ruine maiestuoase se z\u0103resc \u00eenc\u0103 (Rumeli-Hisar);\">First of all, north of the city, on the European shore of the Bosphorus, in the narrowest point, has built a strong fortress with towers, one can see the majestic ruins of which still (Rumeli-Hisar); <\/span><span title=\"tunurile instalate acolo lansau proiectile de piatr\u0103 enorme pentru acea epoc\u0103. \">cannons installed there to launch the enormous stone era.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"C\u00e2nd s-a r\u0103sp\u00e2ndit vestea construirii citadelei pe Bosfor, popula\u0163ia cre\u015ftin\u0103 din capital\u0103, din Asia, Tracia \u015fi insule a scos, potrivit lui Ducas, un strig\u0103t de disperare: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">When the news spread citadel build on the Bosphorus, the Christian population in the capital, Asia, Thrace and islands removed, according to Ducas, a cry of despair: <\/span><span title=\"\u201cAcum a venit sf\u00e2r\u015fitul ora\u015fului;\">&#8220;Now is the end of the city; <\/span><span title=\"acum vedem semnele ruinei neamului nostru;\">now we see signs of ruin of our nation; <\/span><span title=\"acum zilele lui Antihrist s-au apropiat.\">Now the days of Antichrist approached. <\/span><span title=\"Ce se va \u00eent\u00e2mpla cu noi?\">What will happen to us? <\/span><span title=\"Ce-i de f\u0103cut?\">What to do? <\/span><span title=\"... Unde sunt sfintii protectori ai ora\u015fului?\u201d \">&#8230; Where are the protectors of the holy city? &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Un alt contemporan \u015fi martor ocular care a tr\u0103it toate ororile asediului Constantinopolului, vene\u0163ianul Nicolo Barbaro, autorul pre\u0163iosului Jurnal al asediului, scria: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">Another contemporary and eyewitness who lived the horrors of the siege of Constantinople, the Venetian Nicolo Barbaro, author of Diary of precious siege, wrote: <\/span><span title=\"\u201cAceast\u0103 fortificatie este extrem de puternic\u0103 dinspre mare, astfel \u00eenc\u00e2t este inexpugnabil\u0103, pentru c\u0103 pe t\u0103rm \u015fi ziduri se afl\u0103 bombarde \u00eentr-un num\u0103r foarte mare;\">&#8220;This is extremely powerful fortification from the sea, so that is impregnable to the shore and bombards walls are a huge number; <\/span><span title=\"dinspre uscat fortifica\u0163ia este, de asemenea, puternic\u0103, de\u015fi mai pu\u0163in dec\u00e2t dinspre mare\u201d. \">landward fortification is also strong, although less than the Sea. &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Aceast\u0103 fortifica\u0163ie a t\u0103iat comunicatia capitalei cu Nordul \u015fi porturile M\u0103rii Negre, pentru c\u0103 toate ambarca\u0163iunile str\u0103ine, at\u00e2t la intrarea, c\u00e2t \u015fi la ie\u015firea dm Bosfor, erau interceptate de turci;\">This fortification of the capital cut off communication with the North and Black Sea ports, because all foreign craft both at entry and exit dm Bosphorus, were intercepted by the Turks; <\/span><span title=\"\u00een caz de asediu, Constantinopolul ar fi fost privat de aprovizionarea cu gr\u00e2ne din porturile M\u0103rii Negre.\">in case of siege, Constantinople would have been deprived of grain supplies from the Black Sea ports. <\/span><span title=\"Era foarte simplu pentru turci s\u0103 ia aceste m\u0103suri, pentru c\u0103, \u00een fa\u0163a fort\u0103re\u0163ei europene, se inaltau pe tarmul asiatic al Bosforului fortifica\u0163iile construite la sf\u00e2r\u015fitul secolului al XIV-lea de sultanul Baiazid (Anatoli-Hisar). \">It was very easy for the Turks to take these measures, because, before the European fortress, rises on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus fortifications built at the turn of the century by Sultan Bayezid XIV (Anatoli-Hisar).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Mehmed a invadat apoi posesiune grecesti din Moreea, pentru a impiedica pe despotul Moreei sa vina ina ajutorul Constantinopolului intr-o imprejurare critica.\">Mehmed then invaded the Greek possessions in Morea, to prevent the despot Morea Constantinople to come ina help in a critical circumstance. <\/span><span title=\"Dup\u0103 ace\u015fti pa\u015fi preliminari, Mehmed, acest \u201cdu\u015fman p\u0103g\u00e2n al poporului cre\u015ftin\u201d, pentru a-l cita pe Barbaro, a \u00eenceput asediul marelui ora\u015f. \">After these preliminary steps, Mehmed, this &#8220;pagan enemy of the Christian people&#8221; to him quote Barbaro, began the siege of the big city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Constantin s-a str\u0103duit pe c\u00e2t posibil s\u0103 opun\u0103 o rezistent\u0103 demn\u0103 puternicului adversar \u00eentr-o lupt\u0103 inegal\u0103 ale c\u0103rei rezultate erau, s-ar putea spune, previzibile.\">Constantine was tried as much as possible to oppose a powerful resistance worthy opponent in an unequal battle whose results were, you might say, predictable. <\/span><span title=\"\u00cemp\u0103ratul poruncise s\u0103 se adune \u00een ora\u015f, din vecin\u0103t\u0103\u0163ile capitalei, toate rezervele posibile de gr\u00e2ne \u015fi s\u0103 se faca unele repara\u0163ii la zidurile ora\u015fului.\">The king commanded to gather in the city, the neighborhoods of the capital, all possible reserves of grain and to make some repairs to the city walls. <\/span><span title=\"Garnizoana greac\u0103 a ora\u015fului nu dep\u0103\u015fea c\u00e2teva mii de oameni. \">Greek garrison town not exceed a few thousand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"V\u0103z\u00e2nd apropierea acestui pericol de ne\u00eenl\u0103turat, Constantin a cerut ajutor Occidentului;\">Seeing this danger near inevitable, Constantine sought help West; <\/span><span title=\"dar \u00een locul ajutorului militar dorit un cardinal roman de origine greac\u0103, Isidor, fostul mitropolit al Moscovei \u015fi participant la sinodul florentin, a ajuns \u00een Constantinopol \u015fi, pentru a celebra restaurarea p\u0103cii \u00eentre Bisericile Oriental\u0103 \u015fi Apusean\u0103, a oficiat un serviciu religios de unire \u00een\">but instead of military aid wanted a cardinal novel of Greek origin, Isidore, the former Metropolitan of Moscow and attend the council Florentine arrived in Constantinople, to celebrate the restoration of peace between churches Eastern and Western officiated a religious service union in <\/span><span title=\"biserica Sf. Sofia, ceea ce a provocat cea mai mare agita\u0163ie \u00een r\u00e2ndurile popula\u0163iei ora\u015fului.\">church St. Sofia, which caused the greatest stir among the city&#8217;s population. <\/span><span title=\"Unul dintre cei mai \u00eenal\u0163i demnitari ai Bizan\u0163ului, Lucas Notaras, a rostit atunci aceste celebre cuvinte: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">One of the most senior officials of Byzantium, Lucas Notaras, uttered these famous words then: <\/span><span title=\"\u201cMai bine s\u0103 vedem domnind in oras turbanul turcesc decat tiara latinilor\u201d. \">&#8220;Better to see in town reigning Turkish turban than the Latin tiara.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Vene\u0163ienii \u015fi genovezii au luat parte la ap\u0103rarea capitalei.\">Venetians and Genoese took part in defending the capital. <\/span><span title=\"Constantin \u015fi popula\u0163ia ora\u015fului s-au bizuit, \u00een special, pe un nobil genovez cu mare reputatie militara, Giovanni Giustiniani, care a ajuns \u00een Constantinopol cu dou\u0103 nave de mari dimensiuni aduc\u00e2nd 700 de lupt\u0103tori.\">Constantine and the city&#8217;s population have relied especially on a Genoese nobleman with great military reputation, Giovanni Giustiniani, who arrived in Constantinople with two large ships bringing 700 fighters. <\/span><span title=\"Intrarea \u00een Cornul de Aur era blocat\u0103, cum se \u00eent\u00e2mplase deja de c\u00e2teva ori in momente critice din trecut, de un lan\u0163 masiv de fier.\">Entrance to the Golden Horn was blocked, as happened several times already in critical moments of the past, a massive iron chain. <\/span><span title=\"Se presupune c\u0103 r\u0103m\u0103\u015fite ale acestui lan\u0163 de fier puteau fi v\u0103zute p\u00e2n\u0103 recent \u00een curtea bisericii bizantine Sf. Irina, unde se afl\u0103 acum Muzeul Otoman caderea-const-10de Istorie Militar\u0103. \">It is assumed that remains of this iron chain could be seen until recently in the churchyard Byzantine St. Irene Museum where they are now the fall-const-10de Ottoman Military History.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"For\u0163ele militare ale lui Mehmed, terestre \u015fi maritime \u2013 alc\u0103tuite, \u00een afar\u0103 de turci, din reprezentanti ai diferitelor popoare cucerite -, dep\u0103\u015feau cu mult num\u0103rul modest al ap\u0103r\u0103torilor Constantinopolului, greci \u015fi c\u00e2\u0163iva latini, mai cu seam\u0103 italieni. \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-63390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-10.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-10.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-10-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-10-300x199.jpg 300w\" alt=\"caderea-const-10\" width=\"448\" height=\"298\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/>Mehmed&#8217;s military forces, land and sea &#8211; comprised, besides Turkish, representatives of different peoples conquered &#8211; far beyond the modest number of the defenders of Constantinople, Greek and some Latins, particularly Italians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Unul dintre cele mai importante evenimente din \u00eentreaga istorie mondial\u0103 era iminent.\">One of the most important events in the history world was imminent. <\/span><span title=\"Faptul \u00eensu\u015fi al asedierii \u015fi cuceririi de c\u0103tre turci a \u201cora\u015fului protejat de Dumnezeu\u201d, Constantinopolul, a l\u0103sat o amprent\u0103 profund\u0103 \u00een izvoare, care, \u00een diferite limbi \u015fi din diferite puncte de vedere, au descris ultimele momente ale Imperiului bizantin \u015fi care ne permit\">The very fact of the siege and conquest by the Turks of the &#8220;God-protected city&#8221; Constantinople, left a profound imprint springs, which in different languages and from different viewpoints, described the last moments of the Byzantine Empire, and allow us <\/span><span title=\"s\u0103 asist\u0103m, uneor literalmente pe zile \u015fi ore, la desf\u0103\u015furarea ultimului act al acestei drame istorice emo\u0163ionante.\">to witness, sometimes literally days and hours to conduct final act of this exciting historical drama. <\/span><span title=\"Ne-au parvenit izvoare redactate \u00een greac\u0103, latin\u0103, italian\u0103, slav\u0103 \u015fi turc\u0103. \">They have reached the sources written in Greek, Latin, Italian, Slavic and Turkish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Principalele izvoare grece\u015fti se disting \u00een aprecierea acestui eveniment.\">The main sources are distinguished Greek in appreciation of this event. <\/span><span title=\"Georgios Phrantzes, care a participat la asediu, prieten intim al ultimului \u00eemp\u0103rat bizantin \u015fi celebru diplomat care detinuse \u00eenalte demnit\u0103\u0163i \u00een Imperiu, nutrea o dragoste nem\u0103rginit\u0103 pentru \u00eemp\u0103ratul s\u0103u erou \u015fi pentru dinastia Paleologilor \u00een general \u015fi era ostil unirii Bisericilor;acesta descrie ultimele zile ale\">Georgios Phrantzes who participated in the siege, boyfriend of the last Byzantine emperor and famous diplomat who hold high dignity in the Empire, harbored a boundless love for his king hero and palaiologos in general and was hostile to the union of Churches; it describes the last days of <\/span><span title=\"Bizantului cu intentia de a restabili onoarea \u00eenvinsului Constantin, a patriei sale jignite \u015fi a credin\u0163ei grece\u015fti ortodoxe ofensate. \">Byzantium intended to restore the honor of the vanquished Constantine, his homeland Greek Orthodox faith insulted and offended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Un alt scriitor contemporan, grecul Critobul, care trecuse de partea turcilor \u015fi dorea s\u0103-\u015fi demonstreze loialitatea fat\u0103 de Mehmed al II-lea, a dedicat istoria sa, puternic influentat\u0103 de Tucidide, \u201ccelui mai mare \u00eemp\u0103rat, regelui regilor, Mehmet\u201d;\">Another contemporary writer, Greek Critobul who sided with the Turks wanted to demonstrate loyalty to Mehmed II, has dedicated its history, strongly influenced by Thucydides, &#8220;the greatest king, king of kings, Mehmet&#8221; <\/span><span title=\"a istorisit evenimentele din ultimele zile ale Bizantului din punctul de vedere al unui supus al noului Imperiu Otoman, de\u015fi nu i-a atacat pe conationalii s\u0103i greci. \">He recounted the events of the last days of Byzantium from the point of view of a subject of the new Ottoman Empire, although not attacked by his fellow Greeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Un grec din Asia Mic\u0103, Ducas, partizan al unirii, \u00een care vedea singura salvare pentru Imperiu, a scris dintr-o perspectiv\u0103 favorabil\u0103 Apusului, a accentuat \u00een special serviciile \u015fi meritele comandantului genovez Giustiniani, reduc\u00e2nd mai degrab\u0103 rolul lui Constantin, dar a scris\">A Greek from Asia Minor, Ducas, a supporter of the union, who figured the only salvation for the Empire, wrote a favorable outlook West, emphasized in particular the services and merits commander Genoese Giustiniani, reducing rather the role of Constantine, but he wrote <\/span><span title=\", \u00een acela\u015fi timp, nu f\u0103r\u0103 dragoste \u015fi comp\u0103timire pentru greci. \">at the same time, not without love and sympathy for the Greeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\u00cen fine, al patrulea istoric grec al ultimei perioade a Bizantului, unicul atenian din literatura bizantin\u0103, Laonikos Chalcocondyles, aleg\u00e2nd ca subiect principal al istoriei sale nu Bizantul, ci Imperiul turc, \u015fi-a fixat o tem\u0103 nou\u0103 \u015fi vast\u0103: \u201cExtraordinara cre\u015ftere a\">Finally, the fourth Greek historian of the last period of Byzantium, the only Athenian literature Byzantine Laonikos Chalcocondyles, choosing as the focus of its history not Byzantium, but Turkish Empire, has set a new theme and extensive &#8220;Extraordinary growth <\/span><span title=\"puterii t\u00e2n\u0103rului Imperiu otoman, care sa \u00een\u0103ltat pe ruinele statelor grece\u015fti, france \u015fi slave\u201d.Lucrare cu caracter general, scrierea lui Laonikos \u2013 care, \u00een plus, nu a fost un martor ocular al ultimelor zile ale Constantinopolului \u2013 nu are dec\u00e2t o \u00eensemn\u0103tate secundar\u0103\">young power Ottoman Empire, who ascended to the ruins of the Greek states, france and slave &#8220;.Lucrare general, Laonikos&#8217;s writing &#8211; which, moreover, was not an eyewitness of the last days of Constantinople &#8211; is only a secondary importance <\/span><span title=\". \">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63397 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Isidore_of_Kiev.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Isidore_of_Kiev.jpg 370w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Isidore_of_Kiev-111x150.jpg 111w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Isidore_of_Kiev-222x300.jpg 222w\" alt=\"Isidore_of_Kiev\" width=\"207\" height=\"280\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Printre cele mai valoroase izvoare redactate \u00een latin\u0103, c\u00e2teva apartin unor autori care au tr\u0103it la Constantinopol pe toat\u0103 durata asediului.\">Among the most valuable sources written in Latin, some belong to authors who lived in Constantinople throughout the siege. <\/span><span title=\"Unul era apelul \u201cC\u0103tre toti credincio\u015fii \u00eentru Hristos\u201c, scris de cardinalul Isidor, care a sc\u0103pat cu greutate s\u0103 nu fie luat captiv de turci.\">One was the call &#8220;to all believers in Christ,&#8221; the cardinal wrote Isidor, who escaped with weight should not be taken captive by the Turks. <\/span><span title=\"El \u00eei implora pe toti cre\u015ftinii s\u0103 ridice armele pentru a ap\u0103ra credinta cre\u015ftin\u0103 aflat\u0103 \u00een pericol.\">He implored all Christians to take up arms to defend the Christian faith in danger. <\/span><span title=\"Raportul c\u0103tre pap\u0103 al arhiepiscopului Chiosului, Leonard, care a sc\u0103pat \u015fi el de captivitate, a interpretat marea nenorocire care lovise Bizantul drept pedeapsa pentru abaterea grecilor de la credinta apusean\u0103.\">Report to the pope of Chios Archbishop Leonard, who escaped captivity and he has performed great misfortune that struck Byzantine Greeks as punishment for deviation from Western faith. <\/span><span title=\"\u00cen sf\u00e2r\u015fit, un poem \u00een versuri, \u00een patru strofe, intitulat \u201cConstantinopolis\u201c, a fost compus de italianul Pusculus, care a petrecut ceva vreme \u00een captivitate la turci.\">Finally, a poem in verse, in four stanzas, entitled &#8220;Constantinopolis&#8221;, was composed by Italian Pusculus, who spent some time in Turkish captivity. <\/span><span title=\"Era un imitator al lui Virgiliu \u015fi, \u00eentr-o oarecare m\u0103sur\u0103, al lui Homer.\">It was an imitator of Virgil and, to some extent, of Homer. <\/span><span title=\"Credincios apusean zelos, a dedicat poemul s\u0103u papei \u015fi a fost, ca \u015fi Leonard, convins c\u0103 Dumnezeu a pedepsit Bizan\u0163ul pentru schisma sa. \">Western zealous faithful, the Pope dedicated his poem and was, like Leonard, convinced that God punished Byzantium for its schism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Printre izvoarele italiene se afl\u0103 nepre\u0163uitul Jurnal al asediului Constantinopolului, scris \u00een vechiul dialect venetian, \u00eentr-un stil arid de cronic\u0103, al c\u0103rui autor este un nobil venetian, Nicolo Barbaro.\">Italian sources are among the priceless Journal of the siege of Constantinople, written in old Venetian dialect, in a style arid chronicle whose author is a noble Venetian, Nicolo Barbaro. <\/span><span title=\"A enumerat zi de zi conflictele dintre greei \u015fi turci din timpul asediului, motiv pentru care lucrarea sa are o important\u0103 capital\u0103 \u00een stabilirea cronologiei evenimentelor. \">Enumerated daily conflicts between GREE and Turks during the siege, which is why his work is of paramount importance in establishing the chronology of events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\u00cen rusa veche, o istorie important\u0103 a cuceririi \u0162arigradului, \u201caceast\u0103 mare \u015fi teribil\u0103 isprav\u0103\u201d, a fost scris\u0103 de \u201cp\u0103c\u0103tosul \u015fi smeritul Nestor Iskinder (lskander)\u201d.\">In old Russian, a history of the conquest of Constantinople important, &#8220;this great and terrible deed&#8221; was written by &#8220;lowly sinner and Nestor Iskinder (lskander)&#8221;. <\/span><span title=\"Probabil rus Ia origine, a luptat \u00een armata sultanului \u015fi a descris cu impar\u0163ialitate \u015fi, pe c\u00e2t posibil, zi de zi actiunile turcilor din timpul asediului \u015fi dup\u0103 c\u0103derea ora\u015fului.\">Take likely Russian origin, fought in the army of the Sultan and described impartially and, if possible, every day actions of the Turks during the siege and the fall of the city. <\/span><span title=\"Istoria c\u0103derii Constantinopolului este, de asemenea, relatat\u0103 \u00een diferite cronici ruse\u015fti. \">History fall of Constantinople is also related in various Russian chronicles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\u00cen sf\u00e2r\u015fit, exist\u0103 izvoare turce\u015fti care apreciaz\u0103 marele eveniment din punctul de vedere al Islamului victorios \u015fi triumf\u0103tor \u015fi al reprezentantului s\u0103u str\u0103lucit, Mehmed al II-lea Cuceritorul.\">Finally, there are Turkish sources who appreciate great event from the viewpoint of Islam victorious and triumphant and brilliant his representative, Mehmed II the Conqueror. <\/span><span title=\"Izvoarele turce\u015fti se prezint\u0103 uneori sub forma unor colec\u0163ii de legende populare turce\u015fti despre Constantinopol \u015fi Bosfor.\">Turkish springs sometimes presented in the form of collections of Turkish popular legends about Constantinople and the Bosphorus. <\/span><span title=\"Aceast\u0103 enumerare a izvoarelor principale arat\u0103 ce documenta\u0163ie bogat\u0103 \u015fi variat\u0103 exist\u0103 pentru studierea problemei asediului \u015fi cuceririi Constantinopolului de c\u0103tre turci. \">This list shows what the main springs rich and varied documentation exists for studying the problem siege of Constantinople by the Turks and conquest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"La \u00eenceputul lui aprilie 1453 a \u00eenceput asediul marelui ora\u015f.\">At the beginning of April 1453 siege of the big city. <\/span><span title=\"Nu numai superioritatea numeric\u0103 de net\u0103g\u0103duit a fortelor militare turce\u015fti a contribuit la reu\u015fita asediului.\">Not only numerical superiority undeniable Turkish military forces contributed to the success of the siege. <\/span><span title=\"Mehmed al II-lea, numit de Barbaro \u201cacest turc perfid, c\u00e2ine-turc\u201c, a fost primul suveran din istorie care avea la dispozi\u0163ia sa un adev\u0103rat parc de artilerie.\">Mehmed II called Barbaro &#8220;this perfidious Turkish, Turkish-dog&#8221; was the first sovereign in history to have at its disposal a real park of artillery. <\/span><span title=\"Tunurile perfecionate din bronz ale turcilor, de dimensiuni gigantice pentru e epoca aceea, aruncau la mare distant\u0103 proiectile de piatr\u0103 enorme;\">The Turks perfected bronze cannons, gigantic for that era&#8217;s, throwing projectiles at great distance enormous stone; <\/span><span title=\"la loviturile distrug\u0103toare ale acestora zidurile seculare ale Constantinopolului nu caderea-const-12puteau rezista. \">SHOT their destructive walls of Constantinople secular fall-const-12puteau not resist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Povestirea rus\u0103 despre \u0162arigrad men\u0163ioneaz\u0103 c\u0103\u201cblestematul Mehmed\u201d a transportat l\u00e2ng\u0103 zidurile ora\u015fului \u201ctunuri, archebuze, turnuri, sc\u0103ri mobile, ma\u015fini de asediu \u015fi alte dispozitive destinate demol\u0103rii zidurilor\u201d.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-63392\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-12-1024x768.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-12-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-12-300x225.jpg 300w\" alt=\"caderea-const-12\" width=\"430\" height=\"323\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/>\u0162arigrad Russian story about that &#8220;damned Mehmed&#8221; transported near city walls &#8220;cannons harquebuses, towers, ladders, siege machines and other devices for the demolition of the walls.&#8221; <\/span><span title=\"Critobul, istoricul grec contemporan, a \u00een\u0163eles limpede rolul decisiv al artileriei c\u00e2nd a scris c\u0103 toate \u015fanturile s\u0103pate de turci pe sub ziduri \u015fi culoarele subterane \u201cs-au dovedit de prisos \u015fi au implicat o cheltuial\u0103 inutil\u0103, \u00eentruc\u00e2t tunurile decideau totul\u201d. \">Critobul, contemporary Greek historian, has clearly understood the decisive role of artillery when he wrote that all Turkish trenches dug under walls and underground walkways &#8220;proved superfluous and involved an unnecessary expense, as cannons decide everything&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\u00cen a doua jum\u0103tate a secolului al XIX-lea, \u00een c\u00e2teva locuri din Istanbul se puteau vedea pe sol imensele ghiulele de tun care fuseser\u0103 aruncate peste ziduri \u015fi care se aflau aproape \u00een acela\u015fi loc unde c\u0103zuser\u0103 \u00een 1453. \">In the second half of the nineteenth century, in several places in Istanbul on the ground could see huge cannonballs that had been thrown over the walls, which were almost the same place where they had fallen in 1453.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"La 20 aprilie, singurul moment \u00een care soarta a fost favorabil\u0103 cre\u015ftinilor, patru nave genoveze care venisera in ajutorul Constantinopolu lui au \u00eenfr\u00e2nt flota turc\u0103 in pofida superioritatii numerice a acesteia.\">On 20 April, the only time fate was favorable Christians, four Genoese ships that came to the aid of his Constantinopolu defeated the Turkish fleet in spite of its numerical superiority. <\/span><span title=\"\u201cSe poate imagina cu u\u015furin\u0163\u0103\u201d, scria Schlumberger, un istoric recent al asediului \u015fi cuceririi Constantinopolului, \u201cbucuria inefabil\u0103 a grecilor \u015fi italienilor.\">&#8220;One can easily imagine,&#8221; wrote Schlumberger, a recent history of siege and conquest of Constantinople, &#8220;the ineffable joy of the Greeks and Italians. <\/span><span title=\"Pentru o clip\u0103, Constantinopolul s-a considerat salvat\u201d.\">For a moment, Constantinople was considered saved. &#8221; <\/span><span title=\"Dar acest succes, desigur, nu putea avea o \u00eensemn\u0103tate real\u0103 pentru desf\u0103\u015furarea asediului. \">But this success, of course, could not have a real significance for the conduct of the siege.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"La 22 aprilie, ora\u015ful cu \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u00een frunte a r\u0103mas uluit \u00een fata unui spectacol extraordinar \u015fi terifiant: navele turce\u015fti se g\u0103seau \u00een partea superioar\u0103 a Cornului de Aur.\">On April 22, the city with the king headed amazed in front of an extraordinary and terrifying spectacle: the Turkish ships were in the top of the Golden Horn. <\/span><span title=\"\u00cen timpul noptii precedente, sultanul reu\u015fise s\u0103 transporte pe uscat ambarcatiunile din Bosfor \u00een Cornul de Aur;\">During the previous night, the Sultan had managed to transport boats overland from the Bosphorus to the Golden Horn; <\/span><span title=\"se construise ad-hoc un fel de platform\u0103 de lemn \u00een valea dintre coline \u015fi vasele au fost puse pe ro\u0163i \u015fi trase pe aceast\u0103 platform\u0103 prin eforturile unui mare num\u0103r de \u201cnetrebnici\u201c, potrivit spuselor lui Barbaro, care se aflau la dispozi\u0163ia sultanului.\">is built ad hoc kind of wooden platform in the valley between the hills and the vessels were put on wheels and pulled on this platform through the efforts of many &#8220;worthless&#8221;, according to him Barbaro, who was available to the Sultan. <\/span><span title=\"Flota greco-italian\u0103 ancorat\u0103 \u00een Cornul de Aur, dincolo de lan\u0163, s-a aflat din acel moment prins\u0103 \u00eentre dou\u0103 focuri. \">Greek-Italian fleet anchored in the Golden Horn beyond the chain was found in that moment caught between two fires. <\/span><span title=\"Situa\u0163ia ora\u015fului a devenit critic\u0103.\">City situation became critical. <\/span><span title=\"Planul garnizoanei asediate de a incendia in timpul noptii vasele turce\u015fti din Cornul de Aur a fost dezv\u0103luit sultanului printr-o tradare \u015fi a fost pre\u00eent\u00e2mpinat. \">Plan besieged garrison to burn the Turkish vessels during the night of the Golden Horn was revealed by a treason Sultan and was prevented.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"caderea-const-5Intre timp, bombardamentul violent al ora\u015fului, ne\u00eentrerupt de mai multe s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni, a adus popula\u0163ia \u00een pragul epuiz\u0103rii complete;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-63386\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-5-1024x768.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-5-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-5-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-5.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"caderea-const-5\" width=\"473\" height=\"355\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/>The violent bombardment of the city, uninterrupted for several weeks, brought the population to the brink of exhaustion complete; <\/span><span title=\"b\u0103rba\u0163i, femei, copii, preo\u0163i, monahi \u015fi monahii erau constr\u00e2n\u015fi, zi \u015fi noapte, sub canonad\u0103, s\u0103 repare numeroasele bre\u015fe din ziduri.\">men, women, children, priests, monks and nuns were forced, day and night, under gunfire, repair numerous breaches in the walls. <\/span><span title=\"Asediul dura deja de 50 de zile.\">The siege had already lasted 50 days. <\/span><span title=\"Zvonurile care i-au ajuns sultanului la ureche, poate inventate anume, despre eventuala sosire a flotei cre\u015ftine \u00een ajutorul ora\u015fului l-au convins s\u0103 precipite lovitura decisiv\u0103 dat\u0103 Constantinopolului. \">Rumors have reached the sultan&#8217;s ear, perhaps invented namely about the possible arrival of Christian fleet in the city using persuaded to precipitate the decisive blow once Constantinople.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Imit\u00e2nd celebrele discursuri din istoria lui Tucidide, Critobul \u00eei atribuie lui Mehmed un lung discurs adresat trupelor sale, \u00een care face apel la curajul \u015fi fermitatea lor;\">Imitating famous speeches in the history of Thucydides, Mehmed Critobul assigns a long speech to his troops in calling for courage and firmness; <\/span><span title=\"\u00een acest discurs, sultanul declara: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">In this speech, the Sultan stated: <\/span><span title=\"\u201cTrei sunt condi\u0163iile pentru un r\u0103zboi victorios: a dori (victoria), a fi ru\u015finat (de dezonoare, \u00eenfr\u00e2ngere) \u015fi a da ascultare comandan\u0163ilor\u201d. \">&#8220;There are three conditions for a victorious war: to want (victory) to be ashamed (of dishonor, defeat) and obey commanders&#8221;.<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Vechea capital\u0103 a R\u0103s\u0103ritului cre\u015ftin, prev\u0103z\u00e2nd inevitabila catastrof\u0103 \u015fi prevenit\u0103 de asaltul proiectat, a petrecut ajunul marii zile \u00een rug\u0103ciune \u015fi lacrimi.\">The ancient capital of the Christian East, foreseeing the inevitable disaster and prevented the assault designed, spent the eve of the great day in prayer and tears. <\/span><span title=\"La porunca \u00eemp\u0103ratului, procesiuni religioase, urmate de enorme mul\u0163imi de oameni c\u00e2nt\u00e2nd \u201cDoamne, miluie\u015fte-ne\u201d , au str\u0103b\u0103tut ora\u015ful.\">At the king&#8217;s command, religious processions followed by huge crowds singing &#8220;Lord, have mercy on us&#8221;, roamed the city. <\/span><span title=\"B\u0103rba\u0163ii se \u00eencurajau unii pe al\u0163ii pentru a opune o rezisten\u0163\u0103 d\u00e2rz\u0103 turcilor \u00een ceasul ultim al luptei.\">The men encouraged each other to staunch resistance against the Turks in the last hour of struggle. <\/span><span title=\"\u00centr-un lung discurs citat de istoricul grec Phrantzes, Constantin a \u00eendemnat populatia la o ap\u0103rare curajoas\u0103, dar a \u00eentrez\u0103rit limpede destinul ei tragic c\u00e2nd a spus c\u0103 turcii \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">In a long speech quoted by the Greek historian Phrantzes Constantine urged the population to a spirited defense but clear glimpse of her tragic destiny when he said that Turks <\/span><span title=\"\u201cse bizuie pe arme, cavalerie, infanterie \u015fi superioritate numeric\u0103;\">&#8220;Rely on weapons, cavalry, infantry and numerical superiority; <\/span><span title=\"noi ne \u00eencredem in numele Domnului Dumnezeului \u015fi M\u00e2ntuitorului nostru \u015fi, \u00een al doilea r\u00e2nd, \u00een bra\u0163ele \u015fi for\u0163a noastr\u0103, care ne-au fost \u00eencredin\u0163ate de puterea dumnezeiasc\u0103\u201d. \">we trust in the name of the Lord and Savior and, secondly, arms and our strength, we have been entrusted by divine power. &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Constantin \u015fi-a \u00eencheiat discursul astfel: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-63383\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-2.jpg 569w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-2-150x115.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-2-300x230.jpg 300w\" alt=\"caderea-const-2\" width=\"398\" height=\"307\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/strong><\/em>Constantine ended his speech thus: <\/span><span title=\"\u201cV\u0103 rog \u015fi v\u0103 implor s\u0103 acordati onoarea \u015fi ascultarea cuvenite comandantilor vo\u015ftri, fiec\u0103ruia potrivit rangului s\u0103u, gradului \u015fi slujbei lui militare.\">&#8220;I pray and beseech you to give due honor and obedience to your commanders, each according to his rank, military grade and his ministry. <\/span><span title=\"Aflati aceasta: dac\u0103 caderea-const-2respectati cu sinceritate toate cate vi le-am poruncit, nadajduiesc, cu ajutorul lui Dumnezeu, s\u0103 evit\u0103m dreapta pedeaps\u0103 trimis\u0103 de Dumnezeu\u201d. \">Know this: if the fall-const-2respectati sincerely all things I have commanded you, I hope, with God&#8217;s help, to avoid just punishment sent by God. &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\u00cen seara aceleia\u015fi zile s-a celebrat o slujb\u0103 \u00een Sf. Sofia;\">That evening he celebrated a service in St. Sophia; <\/span><span title=\"a fost ultima ceremonie cre\u015ftin\u0103 care s-a s\u0103v\u00e2r\u015fit \u00een celebra biseric\u0103.\">Christian ceremony was the last to have been committed in the famous church. <\/span><span title=\"Pe baza izvoarelor bizantine, istoricul englez E .\">Based on Byzantine history is English. <\/span><span title=\"Pears a oferit o descriere remarcabil\u0103 a acestei ceremonii: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">Pears gave a remarkable description of the ceremony:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\u201cMarea ceremonie din seara [acelei zile \u2013 n. trad.], una ce trebuie \u00eentotdeauna s\u0103 se evidentieze dintre spectacolele istorice mondiale, a fost ultima slujb\u0103 cre\u015ftin\u0103 celebrat\u0103 \u00een biserica \u00cen\u0163elepciunii dumnezeie\u015fti.\">&#8220;Great evening ceremony [that day &#8211; n. Trans.], One that should always highlight the world of historical performances, was the last job Christian church celebrated the Divine Wisdom. <\/span><span title=\"[\u2026] Erau de fa\u0163\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103ratul \u015fi comandan\u0163ii de care se putea lipsi [de pe zidul de ap\u0103rare \u2013 n. trad .], iar l\u0103ca\u015ful era \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103 \u015fi pentru ultima oar\u0103 \u00een\u0163esat cu dreptcredincio\u015fi cre\u015ftini.\">[&#8230;] Were present king and commanders who could defeat [on defense wall &#8211; n. Trans.], And abode was once again and for the last time packed with Christian believers. <\/span><span title=\"Ne putem imagina f\u0103r\u0103 prea mare efort aceast\u0103 scen\u0103.\">We can imagine this scene without too much effort. <\/span><span title=\"Interiorul bisericii era cel mai frumos pe care-l produsese arta cre\u015ftin\u0103 \u015fi frumuse\u0163ea sa era sporit\u0103 de detalii splendide.\">Inside the church was the most beautiful that it produced Christian art and its beauty was enhanced by splendid details. <\/span><span title=\"Patriarhul \u015fi cardinalul, mul\u0163imea clericilor reprezent\u00e2nd ambele Biserici, R\u0103s\u0103ritean\u0103 \u015fi Apusean\u0103;\">Patriarch and Cardinal crowd of clerics representing both Churches, Eastern and Western; <\/span><span title=\"\u00eemp\u0103ratul \u015fi aristocra\u0163ii, ultima r\u0103m\u0103\u015fi\u0163\u0103 a odinioar\u0103 str\u0103lucitei \u015fi curajoasei aristocra\u0163ii bizantine ;\">king and aristocracy, the last remnant of the once brilliant and courageous Byzantine aristocrats; <\/span><span title=\"preo\u0163i \u015fi soldati amestecati;\">priests and soldiers mix; <\/span><span title=\"constantinopolitani, venetieni \u015fi genovezi, to\u0163i erau prezen\u0163i, to\u0163i realiz\u00e2nd primejdia aflat\u0103 \u00een fa\u0163a lor \u015fi sim\u0163ind c\u0103, av\u00e2nd \u00een vedere pericolul iminent, rivalit\u0103tile care-i absorbiser\u0103 ani de zile erau prea m\u0103runte pentru a mai reflecta la ele.\">Constantinopolitan, Venetians and Genoese, were all present, all before making their distress and feeling that, given the imminent danger, the rivalry which had absorbed him for years were too small to also reflect on them. <\/span><span title=\"\u00cemp\u0103ratul \u015fi camarazii s\u0103i de arme s-au \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u015fit cu \u201cPreacuratele \u015fi Dumnezeie\u015ftile Taine\u201d \u015fi \u015fi-au luat r\u0103mas-bun de la patriarh.\">King and his comrades in arms were shared by &#8220;most pure and divine Mysteries&#8221; and they bade farewell to patriarch. <\/span><span title=\"Ceremonia era in realitate o liturghie a mor\u0163ii.\">The ceremony was in reality a mass death. <\/span><span title=\"Imperiul agoniza \u015fi se cuvenea ca slujba pentru spiritul s\u0103u \u00een agonie s\u0103 fie s\u0103v\u00e2r\u015fit\u0103 public \u00een cea mai frumoas\u0103 biseric\u0103 \u015fi \u00eenaintea ultimului s\u0103u viteaz \u00eemp\u0103rat.Dac\u0103 scena \u00eencoron\u0103rii lui Carol cel Mare \u015fi a na\u015fterii unui Imperiu, at\u00e2t de viu descris\u0103 de dl Bryce, este\">Empire agonize and deserved the job for his spirit to be committed in agony most beautiful church in public and before his last valiant \u00eemp\u0103rat.Dac\u0103 Charlemagne&#8217;s coronation scene and the birth of an empire, so vividly described by Mr. Bryce is <\/span><span title=\"printre cele mai pitore\u015fti din istorie, aceea a ultimei slujbe cre\u015ftine \u00een Sf. Sofia este cu siguran\u0163\u0103 printre cele mai tragice\u201d. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">among the most picturesque in history, that of the last Christian services in St. Sofia is certainly among the most tragic &#8220;.<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"\u201cCine va putea descrie\u201c, scrie Phrantzes, \u201clacrimile \u015fi suspinele din palat!\">&#8220;Who can describe,&#8221; he writes Phrantzes, &#8220;tears and sobs from the palace! <\/span><span title=\"Nici chiar o fiint\u0103 din lemn sau piatr\u0103 nu-\u015fi putea retine lacrimile\u201d. \">Not even a being of wood or stone could not hold back his tears. &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"caderea-const-3Asaltul general a \u00eenceput in noaptea de marti, 28-29 mai, intre ceasurile \u00eent\u00e2i \u015fi al doilea ale diminetii.La semnalul dat, ora\u015ful a fost atacat simultan din trei p\u0103rti.Dou\u0103 atacuri au fost respinse.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-63384\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-3.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-3.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-3-150x119.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-3-300x238.jpg 300w\" alt=\"caderea-const-3\" width=\"490\" height=\"390\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/>The general assault began on the night of Tuesday, May 28 to 29, between first and second clocks of the morning. La signal given, the city was attacked simultaneously from three p\u0103rti. Two attacks were rejected. <\/span><span title=\"\u00cen cele din urm\u0103, Mehmed a organizat cu cea mai mare grij\u0103 al treilea \u015fi ultimul atac. \">Finally, Mehmed organized with the greatest care the third and final attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Turcii au atacat cu extraordinar\u0103 violent\u0103 zidurile din apropierea Por\u0163ii Sf. Roman (sau Pempton), unde lupta \u00eemp\u0103ratul.\">Turks attacked with extraordinary violence walls near the gate St. Roman (or Pempton), where fighting king. <\/span><span title=\"Unul dintre principalii ap\u0103r\u0103tori ai ora\u015fului, genovezul Giustiniani, grav r\u0103nit, a fost obligat s\u0103 abandoneze lupta;\">One of the foremost defenders of the city, Genoese Giustiniani, seriously wounded, was forced to abandon the fight; <\/span><span title=\"a fost transportat cu dificultate pe o corabie care a reu\u015fit s\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103seasc\u0103 portul \u00een directia insulei Chios.\">was transported on a ship with difficulty managed to leave port in the direction of Chios. <\/span><span title=\"Fie aici, fie \u00een cursul c\u0103l\u0103toriei spre insul\u0103, Giustiniani a murit.\">Either now or during the journey to the island, Giustiniani died. <\/span><span title=\"Morm\u00e2ntul s\u0103u poate fi v\u0103zut \u015fi ast\u0103zi \u00een Chios, dar epitaful latin, aflat \u00eenainte vreme \u00een biserica Sf. Dominic din interiorul citadelei, se pare c\u0103 a disp\u0103rut. \">His tomb can be seen today in Chios, but the Latin epitaph, while the church found out before St. Dominic inside the citadel, seems to have disappeared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Plecarea \u015fi moartea lui Giustiniani au constituit o pierdere ireparabil\u0103 pentru cei asedia\u0163i.\">Giustiniani&#8217;s departure and death were an irreparable loss for the besieged. <\/span><span title=\"Tot mai multe noi bre\u015fe se deschideau \u00een ziduri. \">Also several new breaches opened in the walls.<br \/>\n<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63393 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/constantin-11-pal.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/constantin-11-pal.jpg 385w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/constantin-11-pal-96x150.jpg 96w\" alt=\"Constantin, ultimul imparat al Bizantului\" width=\"216\" height=\"335\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Imp\u0103ratul a luptat eroic, ca un simplu soldat, \u015fi a c\u0103zut \u00een lupt\u0103.\">Emperor fought heroically, as a simple soldier, and fell in battle. <\/span><span title=\"Nu de\u0163inem informa\u0163ii precise despre moartea ultimului \u00eemp\u0103rat bizantin;\">We have no precise information about the death of the last Byzantine emperor; <\/span><span title=\"din acest motiv, moartea sa a fost \u00eenv\u0103luit\u0103 cur\u00e2nd de legenda care a ocultat faptul istoric. \">therefore, death was shrouded by legend who recently obscured the historical fact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Dup\u0103 moartea lui Constantin, turcii au n\u0103v\u0103lit \u00een ora\u015f, cauz\u00e2nd o teribil\u0103 devastare.\">After the death of Constantine, Turks invaded the city, causing terrible devastation. <\/span><span title=\"O mul\u0163ime de greci au c\u0103utat refugiu \u00een Sf. Sofia, sper\u00e2nd s\u0103 se afle acolo \u00een siguran\u0163\u0103.\">A lot of Greeks sought refuge in St. Sophia, hoping to be there safely. <\/span><span title=\"Dar turcii au for\u0163at intrarea \u015fi s-au n\u0103pustit \u00een biseric\u0103;\">But the Turks forced entry and rushed into the church; <\/span><span title=\"au ucis \u015fi au batjocorit pe grecii care se ascundeau acolo, f\u0103r\u0103 deosebire de sex sau v\u00e2rst\u0103.\">killing and mocked the Greeks were hiding there, regardless of sex or age. <\/span><span title=\"\u00cen ziua cuceririi ora\u015fului sau poate a doua zi, sultanul \u015fi-a f\u0103cut intrarea solemn\u0103 \u00een Constantinopolul cucerit \u015fi a mers la Sf. Sofia, unde a rostit o rug\u0103ciune musulman\u0103.\">On the day of the conquest of the city or the next day, the Sultan made his solemn entry into Constantinople conquered and went to St. Sofia, where he delivered a Muslim prayer. <\/span><span title=\"Dup\u0103 aceea, Mehmed \u015fi-a stabilit re\u015fedin\u0163a \u00een palatul imperial de la Blacherne. \">Afterwards, Mehmed and took up residence in the imperial palace from Blacherne.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Potrivit indica\u0163iei unanime a izvoarelor, jefuirea ora\u015fului, a\u015fa cum promisese Mehmed solda\u0163ilor, a durat trei zile \u015fi trei nop\u0163i.\">According unanimous indication of the sources, plundering the city as promised Mehmed soldiers, it lasted three days and three nights. <\/span><span title=\"Popula\u0163ia a fost masacrat\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 mil\u0103.\">The population was massacred without mercy. <\/span><span title=\"Bisericile, \u00een frunte cu Sf. Sofia \u015fi manastirile, cu toat\u0103 bog\u0103\u0163ia lor, au fost jefuire \u015fi profanate ;\">Churches, headed by St. Sofia and monasteries with all their riches were plundered and desecrated; <\/span><span title=\"propriet\u0103tile private au fost pr\u0103date.\">Private property was looted. <\/span><span title=\"\u00cen acele zile nefaste a pierit un mare num\u0103r de capodopere ale spiritului uman.\">Adverse perished in those days a large number of masterpieces of the human spirit. <\/span><span title=\"C\u0103rtile au fost aruncate \u00een foc sau rupte \u00een buc\u0103\u0163i, c\u0103lcate \u00een picioare sau sau vandute pe un pret de nimic.\">The Cards were thrown into the fire or torn to pieces, trampled or sold on a price or anything. <\/span><span title=\"Potrivit m\u0103rturiei lui Ducas, un num\u0103r enorm de c\u0103rti au fost \u00eenc\u0103rcate \u00een c\u0103rute \u015fi risipite \u00een diferite regiuni;\">According to the testimony of Ducas, an enormous number of books were loaded into wagons and scattered in different regions; <\/span><span title=\"un mare num\u0103r de c\u0103r\u0163i, lucr\u0103rile lui Aristotel \u015fi Platon, scrieri teologice si multe altele erau v\u00e2ndute pentru o moned\u0103 de aur ;\">a large number of books, the works of Aristotle and Plato, theological writings and many others were sold for a gold coin; <\/span><span title=\"ferecaturile din aur \u015fi argint care \u00eempodobeau Evangheliile au fost smulse \u015fi Evangheliile \u00eensele au fost v\u00e2ndute sau aruncate;\">ouches of gold and silver that adorned the Gospels were plucked, and gospels themselves have been sold or disposed of; <\/span><span title=\"toate sfintele icoane au fost aruncate \u00een foc si turcii mancau carne fiart\u0103 pe acest rug. \">all holy icons were thrown into the fire and ate cooked meat Turks on this rug.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Totu\u015fi, unii savan\u0163i- de pild\u0103, F. Uspenski, cred c\u0103 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">The opinion of F. Uspensky, was that: <\/span><span title=\"\u201cturcii \u00een 1453 au ac\u0163ionat cu mai mult\u0103 bl\u00e2nde\u0163e \u015fi umanitate dec\u00e2t crucia\u0163ii care au cucerit Constantinopolul \u00een 1204.\u201d \">&#8220;Turks in 1453 acted with more gentleness and humanity than the crusaders who conquered Constantinople in 1204.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"O tradi\u0163ie cre\u015ftin\u0103 popular\u0103 relateaz\u0103 c\u0103, \u00een momentul apari\u0163iei turcilor \u00een Sf. Sofia, se celebra [Sf\u00e2nta] Liturghie;\">A popular Christian tradition tells that in the moment of Turks in St. Sofia is famous [Holy] Mass; <\/span><span title=\"c\u00e2nd preotul care \u0163inea \u00een m\u00e2ini Sfintele Taine i-a v\u0103zut pe musulmani \u00eembulzindu-se \u00een biseric\u0103, zidul altarului s-a deschis ca prin minune \u00een fa\u0163a lui, el a p\u0103truns \u015fi s-a f\u0103cut nev\u0103zut ;\">The priest holding hands Sacraments I saw Muslims thronging the church, the altar wall was opened magically before him, he was broke and vanished; <\/span><span title=\"c\u00e2nd Constantinopolul va trece din nou \u00een m\u00e2inile cre\u015ftinilor, preotul va ie\u015fi din zid \u015fi va continua Liturghia. \">when Constantinople passes again in the hands of Christians, the priest will come out of the wall and continue the liturgy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Cu 60 de ani \u00een urm\u0103, ghizii locali obi\u015fnuiau s\u0103 le arate turi\u015ftilor, \u00eentr-unul din col\u0163urile ascunse ale Istanbulului, un pretins morm\u00e2nt al ultimului \u00eemp\u0103rat bizantin, deasupra c\u0103ruia ardea o candel\u0103 modest\u0103.\">60 years ago, they used local guides to show tourists in one of the hidden corners of Istanbul, an alleged tomb of the last Byzantine emperor, above which a lamp was burning modest. <\/span><span title=\"Desigur, acest morm\u00e2nt anonim nu este cu adev\u0103rat cel al lui Constantin;\">Of course, this anonymous grave is not really that of Constantine; <\/span><span title=\"locul unde a fost \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntat este necunoscut.\">where he was buried is unknown. <\/span><span title=\"\u00cen 1895, E.A.\">In 1895, EA <\/span><span title=\"Grosvenor scria: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">Grosvenor wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\u201cAst\u0103zi, \u00een cartierul Abou Vefa din Istanbul, poate fi v\u0103zut un morm\u00e2nt modest \u015fi anonim pe care grecii simpli \u00eel venereaz\u0103 ca fiind cel al lui Constantin.\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63394 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Constantine_XI_Palaiologos-300x199.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Constantine_XI_Palaiologos-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Constantine_XI_Palaiologos-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Constantine_XI_Palaiologos.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Constantine_XI_Palaiologos\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/strong>&#8220;Today, Abou Vefa district of Istanbul, can be seen a modest and anonymous grave that ordinary Greeks revere him as one of Constantine. <\/span><span title=\"Devo\u0163iunea umil\u0103 l-a Constantine_XI_Palaiologos\u00eenconjurat cu c\u00e2teva ornamente rustice.\">Constantine_XI_Palaiologos\u00eenconjurat humble devotion to him a few rustic ornaments. <\/span><span title=\"Lum\u00e2n\u0103rile ardeau al\u0103turi zi \u015fi noapte.\">The candles were burning day and night together. <\/span><span title=\"P\u00e2n\u0103 acum opt ani, era frecventat, de\u015fi pe ascuns, ca loc de rug\u0103ciune.\">Until eight years ago, it was frequented, though secretly, as a place of prayer. <\/span><span title=\"Apoi, guvernul otoman a introdus pedepse severe \u015fi de atunci a fost aproape p\u0103r\u0103sit.\">Then, the Ottoman government introduced severe penalties and then was nearly deserted. <\/span><span title=\"Este genul de poveste care \u00eei \u00eenc\u00e2nt\u0103 pe creduli sau pe credincio\u015fi\u201d. \">It&#8217;s the kind of story that delights the gullible or the faithful &#8220;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"S-a afirmat \u00eendeob\u015fte c\u0103, la dou\u0103 zile dup\u0103 c\u0103derea Constantinopolului, \u00een Arhipelag a sosit o flot\u0103 apusean\u0103 care s\u0103-l despresoare \u015fi, afl\u00e2nd ve\u015ftile despre c\u0103derea ora\u015fului, a f\u0103cut cale-ntoars\u0103 numaidec\u00e2t.\">It was commonly said that two days after the fall of Constantinople, arrived in a fleet western archipelago to him and Despres, learning the news of the fall of the city, made about-turn back immediately. <\/span><span title=\"Pe baza unor m\u0103rturii noi, ast\u0103zi acest fapt este negat: nici vase papale, nici genoveze sau aragoneze nu au navigat spre r\u0103s\u0103rit pentru a veni \u00een sprijinul Constantinopolului. \">Based on testimonies us today this fact is undeniable: no papal vessels nor Genoese or Aragonese not sailed eastward to assist Constantinople.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\u00cen 1456, Mehmed a cucerit Atena de la franci;\">In 1456, Mehmed conquered Athens from the Franks; <\/span><span title=\"cur\u00e2nd dup\u0103 aceea, i s-a supus intreaga Grecie, cu Peloponesul.\">Soon after, I was subjected over Greece, the Peloponnesus. <\/span><span title=\"Anticul Parthenon, unde se afla \u00een Evul Mediu biserica Sfintei Fecioare, a fost, la porunca sultanului, transformat \u00eentr-o moschee.\">Ancient Parthenon, where the Blessed Virgin church in the Middle Ages, was at the behest of Sultan turned into a mosque. <\/span><span title=\"In 1461, \u00eendep\u0103rtatul Trapezunt, capitala unui Imperiu c\u00e2ndva independent, a trecut \u00een m\u00e2inile turcilor.\">In 1461 the distant Trebizond, capital of a once independent Empire, passed into the hands of the Turks. <\/span><span title=\"\u00cen acela\u015fi timp, au luat \u00een posesie ultimele vestigii ale despotatului Epirului.Imperiul bizantin ortodox \u00eenceta s\u0103 existe \u015fi pe amplasamentul s\u0103u s-a fondat \u015fi s-a extins un Imperiu musulman (otoman).\">At the same time, they took possession of the last vestiges of the Orthodox Byzantine Despotate of Epir. The empire cease to exist and its establishment was founded and expanded a Muslim Empire (Ottoman). <\/span><span title=\"Capitala sa a fost transferat\u0103 de la Adrianopol la Constantinopol, numit de turci Istanbul (Stambul). \">Its capital was moved from Adrianople to Constantinople by the Turks called Istanbul (Istanbul).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Imit\u00e2nd \u201clamenta\u0163ia\u201d lui Niketas Akominatos dup\u0103 jefuirea Constantinopolului de c\u0103tre latini \u00een 1204, Ducas a depl\u00e2ns evenimentul din 1453. Iat\u0103 exordiul acestei t\u00e2nguiri: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">Imitating the &#8220;lamentation&#8221; Niketas&#8217;s Akominatos after plundering of Constantinople by the Latins in 1204, Ducas deplored this event in 1453. Here exordiul wailing:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\u201cO, ora\u015f, ora\u015f, cap al tuturor ora\u015felor!\">&#8220;O, town, city, of all cities head! <\/span><span title=\"O, ora\u015f, ora\u015f, centru al celor patru sferturi ale lumii !\">O, city, town, center of the four quarters of the world! <\/span><span title=\"O, ora\u015f, ora\u015f, m\u00e2ndria cre\u015ftinilor \u015fi spaima barbarilor!\">O, city, town, pride and fear Christians barbarians! <\/span><span title=\"O, ora\u015f, ora\u015f, al doilea paradis s\u0103dit \u00een Apus, cuprinz\u00e2nd tot soiul de plante care se apleac\u0103 sub povara fructelor spirituale!\">O, town, city, second paradise planted in the West, including all sorts of plants that bends under the weight of spiritual fruit! <\/span><span title=\"Paradis, unde este frumuse\u0163ea ta?\">Paradise, where is your beauty? <\/span><span title=\"Unde este binecuv\u00e2ntata fort\u0103 spiritual\u0103 \u015fi trupeasc\u0103 a darurilor tale duhovnice\u015fti?\">Where it is blessed spiritual and bodily force your spiritual gifts? <\/span><span title=\"Unde sunt trupurile Apostolilor Domnului meu?\">Where are the bodies of the Apostles, my Lord? <\/span><span title=\"\u2026 Unde sunt moa\u015ftele sfin\u0163ilor, unde sunt moa\u015ftele martirilor?\">&#8230; Where are the relics of the saints, where are the relics of martyrs? <\/span><span title=\"Unde sunt r\u0103m\u0103\u015fi\u0163ele p\u0103m\u00e2nte\u015fti ale marelui Constantin \u015fi ale celorlal\u0163i \u00eemp\u0103ra\u0163i?\u201d. \">Where are the remains of Constantine the Great and other kings? &#8220;.<br \/>\n<\/span><span title=\"Un alt contemporan, istoricul polonez Jan Dlugosz, scria \u00een a sa Istorie a Poloniei: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\">Another contemporary Polish historian Jan Dlugosz wrote in his History of Poland:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\u201cAceast\u0103 \u00eenfr\u00e2ngere constantinopolitan\u0103, jalnic\u0103 \u015fi vrednic\u0103 de pl\u00e2ns, a fost victoria enorm\u0103 a turcilor, pieirea din urm\u0103 a grecilor, infamia latinilor;\">&#8220;This defeat Constantinople, pathetic and miserable, was enormous victory of the Turks, the latter destruction of the Greeks, Latins infamy; <\/span><span title=\"prin care credin\u0163a roman\u0103 a fost r\u0103nit\u0103, religia r\u0103v\u0103\u015fit\u0103, numele lui Hristos batjocorit \u015fi asuprit.\">that faith was injured Roman religion ravaged the name of Christ reviled and oppressed. <\/span><span title=\"Unul dintre cei doi ochi ai Cre\u015ftin\u0103t\u0103\u0163ii a fost smuls ;\">One of the two eyes Christianity was snatched; <\/span><span title=\"una dintre cele dou\u0103 m\u00e2ini a fost amputat\u0103, de vreme ce bibliotecile au fost incendiate \u015fi \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u0103turile literaturii grece\u015fti distruse, f\u0103r\u0103 de care nimeni nu se poate considera \u00eenv\u0103\u0163at\u201d. \">one of the two hands was amputated, since the libraries were burned and destroyed the teachings of Greek literature, without which no one can be considered learned. &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Un cronicar din \u00eendep\u0103rtata Georgie a notat cu pio\u015fenie : \u201cin ziua \u00een care turcii au luat Constantinopolul, soarele s-a \u00eentunecat\u201d. \">A columnist from far Georgie noted piously: &#8220;the day the Turks took Constantinople where the sun was darkened.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63387 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-6-751x1024.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-6-110x150.jpg 110w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-6-220x300.jpg 220w, http:\/\/www.cuvantul-ortodox.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/caderea-const-6.jpg 945w\" alt=\"Intrarea lui Mehmed in COnstantinopol\" width=\"271\" height=\"368\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"C\u0103derea Constantinopolului a f\u0103cut o impresie teribil\u0103 \u00een Europa Occidental\u0103, care, \u00eent\u00e2i de toate, a fost \u00eengrozit\u0103 la g\u00e2ndul viitoarei \u00eenaint\u0103ri a turcilor.\">Fall of Constantinople made a terrible impression in Western Europe, which, first of all, was terrified at the thought of the future advancement of the Turks. <\/span><span title=\"De altminteri, ruina unuia dintre principalele centre ale Cre\u015ftin\u0103t\u0103\u0163ii, de\u015fi schismatic din punctul de vedere al Bisericii Romane, nu putea s\u0103 nu provoace \u00een sufletele credincio\u015filor din Occident m\u00e2nie, spaim\u0103, dorint\u0103 fierbinte de a repara situa\u0163ia.\">Besides, the ruin of one of the main centers of Christianity, although in terms of schismatic Roman Church could not fail to provoke Western anger in the hearts of believers, fear, longing to fix the situation. <\/span><span title=\"Papi, suverani, episcopi, printi \u015fi cavaleri au l\u0103sat multe scrieri \u015fi epistole care zugr\u0103vesc \u00eentreaga oroare a situa\u0163iei \u015fi fac apel la o cruciad\u0103 contra islamului victorios \u015fi a reprezentantului s\u0103u, Mehmed al Il-lea,\u201cprecursorul lui Antihrist \u015fi al doilea Sennacherib\u201d\">Popes, sovereigns, bishops, princes and knights have left many writings and letters depicting the whole horror of the situation and call for a crusade against Islam victorious and his representative, Mehmed Il century, &#8220;the forerunner of the Antichrist and second Sennacherib&#8221; <\/span><span title=\". \">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Multe scrieri depl\u00e2ng ruina Constantinopolului ca focar de cultur\u0103.\">Many writings lament the ruin of Constantinople as a hotbed of culture. <\/span><span title=\"\u00cen apelul adresat papei Nicolae al V-lea, \u00eemp\u0103ratul occidental Frederic al III-lea, numind c\u0103derea Constantinopolului o \u201cnenorocire comun\u0103 pentru \u00eentreaga credint\u0103 cre\u015ftin\u0103\u201d , a scris c\u0103 (ora\u015ful) Constantinopol era \u201cun adev\u0103rat s\u0103la\u015f (velut domiciulium proprium) al literaturii\">The call of Pope Nicholas V, king of Western Frederick III, calling the fall of Constantinople an &#8220;affliction common to the whole Christian faith,&#8221; wrote the (city) Constantinople was &#8220;a real dwelling (velut domiciulium proprium) literature <\/span><span title=\"\u015fi \u00eenv\u0103t\u0103turii pentru \u00eentreaga umanitate\u201d.\">and instruction for all humanity &#8220;. <\/span><span title=\"[\u2026] \">[&#8230;]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Nici apelurile papilor \u015fi suveranilor, nici imboldul nobil al indivizilor \u015fi colectivit\u0103tilor, nici con\u015ftientizarea pericolului comun \u00een fata amenint\u0103rii otomane nu putea unifica divizata Europ\u0103 Occidental\u0103 pentru a lupta contra Islamului.\">No calls popes and sovereigns nor noble impulse of individuals and communities, no common hazard awareness to the threat of Ottoman divided Western Europe could unify to fight against Islam. <\/span><span title=\"Turcii au continuat s\u0103 \u00eenainteze \u015fi, la sf\u00e2r\u015fitul secolului al XVII-lea, au amenintat Viena .\">The Turks continued to advance and at the end of the eighteenth century, threatened Vienna. <\/span><span title=\"A fost zenitul puterii Imperiului otoman.\">It was the zenith of the power of the Ottoman Empire. <\/span><span title=\"Au fost determinati s\u0103 se retrag\u0103 din Europa, dar Constantinopolul, se \u015ftie, se afl\u0103 \u015fi astazi \u00een m\u00e2inile turcilor. \">They were forced to withdraw from Europe, but Constantinople is known, and today is in the hands of the Turks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"sursa: cuvantul-ortodox.ro\">source: cuvantul-ortodox.ro<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"gt-res-tools\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"gt-res-formality\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"gt-text-top\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"gt-ft\">\n<div id=\"gt-ft-mkt\">\n<div class=\"gt-ft-promos\"><span class=\"gt-ft-text\">Google Translate for Business:<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.ca\/url?rs=rsmf&amp;q=http:\/\/translate.google.com\/toolkit%3Fhl%3Den\"><span id=\"gt-ft-mkt-toolkit\" class=\"gt-ft-mkt-icon\"><\/span>Translator Toolkit<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Constantine XI (1449-1453) and the capture of Constantinople by the Turks Territories recognize the authority of the last Byzantine emperor in Constantinople were reduced, with its immediate surroundings in Thrace, and most of the Peloponnesus or Morea, at some distance from the capital, governed by brothers king. 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