What made the majority of people in Constantinople believe in prophecies saying that the city would not last forever and that they are doomed? In the years before the Turkish conquest it was known that the reign of anti-Christ could not long be delayed. What made the proud people and ancestors of the Roman Empire lose all hope and will to react? After withstanding 22 previous sieges, the first in 340 BC and the last in 1437 AD, …showed first 75 words of 3242 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3242 total…preserved the legacy of the Ancient world and gave the world the priceless knowledge of Roman law, Greek literature, philosophy and learning. The Byzantine Empire did not fully extinguished--its political and spiritual traditions survived and still live. The effects of this significant cultural contribution can be observed even today. The material environment that has to support this splendid culture, however was not present. The city simply did not have the capacity to maintain it.