WebLeonardo da Vinci, properly named Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (Leonardo, son of ser Piero from Vinci), was born on 15 April 1452 in, or close to, the Tuscan hill town of Vinci; Florence was 20 miles away. He was born out of wedlock to Piero da Vinci [] (Ser Piero da Vinci d'Antonio di ser Piero di ser Guido; 1426–1504), a Florentine legal notary, and …

WebAssedio di Costantinopoli parte delle guerre bizantino-ottomane; Philippe de Mazerolles, L'assedio di Costantinopoli, dalla Chronique de Charles VII di Jean Chartier, 1470 circa: Data: 6 aprile - 29 maggio 1453: Luogo: Costantinopoli: Esito: Vittoria ottomana e conseguente caduta dell'Impero bizantino: Modifiche territoriali

WebAccording to tradition, the city was founded as Byzantium by Greek colonists from Megara, led by the eponymous Byzas, around 658 BC. At the time the city consisted of a small region around an acropolis located on the easternmost hill (corresponding to the modern site of the Topkapı Palace).According to the late Byzantine Patria of Constantinople, ancient …