In one of the episode's most dramatic moments, Mehmed transported 70 ships overland, bypassing the Genoese colony of Galata and the harbor chain altogether, dropping his fleet silently into the Imperial Harbor. Constantine was stunned; the treacherous Genoese of Galata had not even warned him. This forced the already-stretched defenders to cover an additional 3.5 miles of sea wall.
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Episode 16 (15 mentions)
In one of the episode's most dramatic moments, Mehmed transported 70 ships overland, bypassing the Genoese colony of Galata and the harbor chain altogether, dropping his fleet silently into the Imperial Harbor. Constantine was stunned; the treacherous Genoese of Galata had not even warned him. This forced the already-stretched defenders to cover an additional 3.5 miles of sea wall.
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