We look at the fate of the Roman people after 1453. Many were enslaved while others searched desperately for loved ones. Those who adapted quickly to Ottoman rule could gain great wealth. While some fled to the West.
Pic: Thomas Palaiologos from the Pintoricchio fresco of Pius II’s arrival at Ancona, in the Siena Cathedral
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