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Constantinople is the center of Orthodox Christianity. Like most of the city
and the emperor's court, Notaras is Greek
and Orthodox Christian, and distrusts
the European Catholic Church, a schism dating back four centuries. Faced with the Ottoman threat, the city desperately needs soldiers
and ships from the pope
and the emperor's court, Notaras is Greek
and Orthodox Christian, and distrusts
the European Catholic Church, a schism dating back four centuries. Faced with the Ottoman threat, the city desperately needs soldiers
and ships from the pope
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Constantinople is the center
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of Orthodox Christianity.
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Like most of the city
and the emperor's court,
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Notaras is Greek
and Orthodox Christian,
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and distrusts
the European Catholic Church,
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a schism dating back four centuries.
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Faced with the Ottoman threat,
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the city desperately needs soldiers
and ships from the pope.
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Movie Summary
Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.