Orban: Taker of the City
06/01/20 • 74 min
"For the first time since trumpets flattened the walls of Jericho, a significant advantage was handed back to the side besieging a stoutly fortified castle."
Further Reading/Principle Sources:
Crowley, Roger. 2014. 1453: the Holy War for Constantinople and the clash of Islam and the West. New York: Hachette.
Credits:
Cover Art Credit: cjdijulius.myportfolio.com
Music Credit: MIT Concert Choir
"For the first time since trumpets flattened the walls of Jericho, a significant advantage was handed back to the side besieging a stoutly fortified castle."
Further Reading/Principle Sources:
Crowley, Roger. 2014. 1453: the Holy War for Constantinople and the clash of Islam and the West. New York: Hachette.
Credits:
Cover Art Credit: cjdijulius.myportfolio.com
Music Credit: MIT Concert Choir
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Magie, David. 1921. Historia Augusta, Volume I: Hadrian. Aelius. Antoninus Pius. Marcus Aurelius. L. Verus. Avidius Cassius. Commodus. Pertinax. Didius Julianus. Septimius Severus. Pescennius Niger. Clodius Albinus. http://www.loebclassics.com/view/LCL139/1921/volume.xml.
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