The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in southeastern Europe and the Middle East. It can only ...

Ancient shipwrecks have shone new light on how and when the Eastern Roman Empire began its 1,000 year decline and eventual ...

This classic account shows how the fall of Constantinople in May 1453, after a siege of several weeks ... To the Turks, victory not only brought a new imperial capital, but guaranteed that their ...

This classic account shows how the fall of Constantinople in May 1453, after a siege of several weeks ... To the Turks, victory not only brought a new imperial capital, but guaranteed that their ...