Looking out from the walls, Emperor Constantine is confrontedby Mehmed's 80,000-man army....
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Looking out from the walls, Emperor Constantine is confronted
by Mehmed's 80,000-man army. The monumental task
of keeping the Ottomans out of the city falls on the shoulders
of Genoese soldier of fortune Giovanni Giustiniani. Giustiniani and his men
must defend 14 miles of city walls. Emperor Theodosius II built the walls
in the 5th century. They are among the strongest
ever constructed. The walls of Constantinople
have been there for 1100 years in that form
by Mehmed's 80,000-man army. The monumental task
of keeping the Ottomans out of the city falls on the shoulders
of Genoese soldier of fortune Giovanni Giustiniani. Giustiniani and his men
must defend 14 miles of city walls. Emperor Theodosius II built the walls
in the 5th century. They are among the strongest
ever constructed. The walls of Constantinople
have been there for 1100 years in that form
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Looking out from the walls,
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Emperor Constantine is confronted
by Mehmed's 80,000-man army.
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The monumental task
of keeping the Ottomans out of the city
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falls on the shoulders
of Genoese soldier of fortune
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Giovanni Giustiniani.
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Giustiniani and his men
must defend 14 miles of city walls.
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Emperor Theodosius II built the walls
in the 5th century.
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They are among the strongest
ever constructed.
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The walls of Constantinople
have been there
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for 1100 years in that form.
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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.
