# Fall of Constantinople (1453)

URL: https://roman-history.com/timeline/1453-fall-of-constantinople
Location: Constantinople
Categories: main-event

Mehmed II's Ottoman army captured the city on 29 May; Constantine XI died in the defense.

## Why it matters
The conquest ended the Roman imperial state and transformed the eastern Mediterranean world.

Ruler at the time: [Constantine XI Palaiologos](https://roman-history.com/rulers/constantine-xi-palaiologos)