SaberFate

1453, a year that marked the end of an era
With one city's fall, a shift from Medieval to Modern
Constantinople, a name etched in time
For a thousand years, stood strong and sublime

Against foes that dreamed to take her down
She persisted, unbroken, a true crown
But tonight, everything changes
Guns fired, women weep, men yell in ranges

Praying to God for a savior's grace
To rescue their city, to restore its place
In history's twist, God answered their plea
Sending a new emperor, the one they'd need

Antonius, born of the seas
To lead the Romans, a new destiny
To reach another pinnacle of might
And end the city's terrible plight

1453, a year that will forever divide
Medieval and Modern, with a fallen city as the divide
-------------------------------------------------------------------
AD1453, as the city of Constantinople prepares for its final fate, a pirate captain and crew sailed into the golden horn, history made an abrupt turn from this point onward....

Discord: https://discord.gg/fqm22ERK2C

1453: Revival of Byzantium

"The Aegean sea washes Greece on two sides: first, the side that faces towards the east and stretches from Sunium, towards the north as far as the Thermaean Gulf and Thessaloniceia, a Macedonian city...; and secondly, the side that faces towards the south, I mean the Macedonian country, extending from Thessaloniceia as far as the Strymon."

-        Strabos, Introduction of Thessaloniki's location in 'Geography'

"The city has a matured defensive system since almost ten centuries ago getting renovated and renewed every decade until now, having a similar structure of walls just like the Theodosian walls of Constantinople, stretching for seven Roman miles with a height of around ten to twelve meters…" Nikolas pinpointed at the outlines of the walls of Thessaloniki knowing well about every single minutiae of the city.

"Admiral, do you think your army can penetrate through the walls similar to that of Constantinople?"

Nobody Likes This Man