The Sultan sent troops to punish Constantine XI for his successful restoration of Byzantine rule over the Peloponnese. Though Constantine hoped to hold the Hexamilion wall until winter, the Turks brought large cannon that demolished it in just five days. Constantine barely escaped; the Sultan allowed his troops three days of rape and plunder, taking 60,000 prisoners and selling 7,000 women and children into slavery.
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Episode 16 (15 mentions)
The Sultan sent troops to punish Constantine XI for his successful restoration of Byzantine rule over the Peloponnese. Though Constantine hoped to hold the Hexamilion wall until winter, the Turks brought large cannon that demolished it in just five days. Constantine barely escaped; the Sultan allowed his troops three days of rape and plunder, taking 60,000 prisoners and selling 7,000 women and children into slavery.
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