Irony was that it was really the 4rth Crusade and its sacking of the city in the 13th century which was the direct cause of the eventual end of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire as this piece notes as well.
I think that cultures that dwell excessively on certain past events aren’t healthy. Not to say it’s never appropriate to be deeply
Moved by such events. I’m a Catholic and the sack of Constantinople in 1204 was one of blackest marks on our history. Likewise, the fall of Constantinople is one of the darkest days in the history of the world. Most likely too far gone to save by 1453, but the failure of the west to try is an enduring shame. Every once in a while I reflect
On these events, and do so with great sadness.
With