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Epic card · History
Fall of Constantinople, an Epic card
Constantinople, the capital city of the Byzantine Empire, was captured by the Ottoman Empire on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun on 6 April.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 179
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 870,000
Ranked #713 of the 2,999 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The attacking Ottoman Army, which significantly outnumbered Constantinople's defenders, was commanded by Sultan Mehmed II, while the Byzantine army was led by Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos.
- After conquering the city, Mehmed II made Constantinople the new Ottoman capital, replacing Adrianople.
- The fall of Constantinople and of the Byzantine Empire was a watershed moment of the Late Middle Ages, marking the effective end of the Roman Empire, a state which began in roughly 27 BC and had lasted nearly 1,500 years.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Fall of Constantinople article was read about 870,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Fall of Constantinople
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Fall of Constantinople (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : DimiTalen, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
