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admiral Adrianople arms army arrived Asanes Asia and Europe assault attack Baltaoglou battle besieged booty Bosporus Bostrians bowmen bravely brought Byzantium camp cannon captured castle cavalry command Constantine Constantinople crossed Dacians deeds defenders Despot Demetrius devastated Dorieus Drakoulis Emperor encamped enemy Enos entire Euxine Sea everything expedition father fighting fire force fortified fortresses fought galleons Gallipoli garrison gates gave Getae gifts governor Greeks guard harbor heavy infantry Hellespont honored Illyrians Imbros immediately inhabitants inside islands Ister Italians killed king Kritovoulos land and sea large number Lazarus Lemnos Lesbos Mahmud Mitylene mountains ordered overrun Paeonians palace palisade passed Patras Peloponnesus plunder prepared reached region rest revolt Romans ruler sailed sent ships shouting sides siege Sinope soldiers sorts stones strong Sultan Sultan Mehmed surrender Thasos things Thrace took town treaty Trebizond Triballi tribute triremes troops valor Venetians wall wealth whole women Yaitsa Yunus