Historians have chosen the year of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans, 1453, as a reference point to mark the end of ...

The fall of Constantinople, on May 29,1453 was the final phase of the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars and the darkest page in Greek ...

Constantinople fell, and Emperor Constantine XI’s sacrifice marked the end of an era and a legacy of faith and defiance.

Severus restored Byzantium to the form and condition in which it existed as the immediate predecessor of Constantinople. The principal gate in the walls of the restored city stood at the extremity ...

May 29 has witnessed some of the most pivotal moments in global history, affecting politics, culture, and society in profound ...

The Theodosian Walls were once the mighty fortifications that protected Constantinople from invaders. 5 kilometers and featuring multiple layers of defense. Despite their formidable design ...

The Conqueror was not only a great military commander and statesman, but also a brilliant scientist who was a pioneer in ...

The empire fell on May 29, 1453, when the army of the Ottoman sultan Mehmet II breached the walls of Constantinople. Pagan then Christian, Roman then Greek, the eastern empire endured for 1,123 ...