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Political Upheaval · 1453 · Turning point

Fall of Constantinople

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Works dated 1443–1463

Greek scholars fleeing the Ottoman conquest brought classical manuscripts and Neoplatonic philosophy to Italy, directly fueling the Humanist program of the Italian Renaissance.

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Fall of Constantinople (1453) · Ellsworth