It is an important part on the Byzantine Empire that Constantinople was occupied by Latinos. Because the empire’s capital, for the first time was passed into the hands of foreigners since it was established and the Byzantine monarchy was displaced. Byzantines lived outside the capital in disgrace about 57 years. 30.000 armed men can take a city but that was rare to completely take over an empire. Latins immediately had begun to settle into the city and Baldwin was chosen [...]

There are not so much source regarding the streets of Constantinople reached today. Can be known for certain is Mese Street a road more than a hundred meters what called today Divan Yolu. When Teodosius and Constantine were arrengement the ways of the city, at the time Mese Street was already existed. In fact, this street was in the east end point of the old Roman road Via Egnatia which lies along the Balkan peninsula through the wall of [...]

Greek fire was the Byzantine defense system used for many years, the Byzantine navy ships to attack the enemies ships and used catapults to throw enemies which for centuries was proud of their secret weapons. When the first siege of Constantinople by the Arabs, Kallinikos came from in the Syrian city of Heliopolis to help defend the City. He wrote the first formula in September 671. These formulas have created then was moved [...]