Ravenna remained the Byzantine capital, but the years of creative splendor were over.
Mehmed spent two years preparing for his attempt on the Byzantine capital.
Many contemporary observers believed from then on it was a mere matter of time before the Ottomans took the Byzantine capital.
It was placed on top of a stone base, an inverted Byzantine capital.
Muawiyah now began preparing his final assault on the Byzantine capital.
Byzantine capitals show great variety of form and detail.
The fall of the Byzantine capital meant the end of the Roman empire.
Around 952 the second most senior leader, the gyula was baptized in the Byzantine capital.
Furthermore, the Byzantine capital was a city undergoing expansion.
He was taken back to the Byzantine capital where he was imprisoned.