You are hereHomeBARMay/June 2011 Page Numbers Yes No Biblical Archaeology Review 37:3, May/June 2011 Strata: In History 016May 29, 1453 A.D. After being besieged for nearly two months, Constantinople, the capital of the Christian Byzantine empire for more than 1,000 years, as well as the city’s majestic Hagia Sophia church, fall to the Ottomans. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.