What led Constantinople to ome such a wealthy city? Trade routes crossed through the city, making it an important location for trade. Describe one way in which life in Constantinople was more ...

Imagine the walls that have soaked up 1600 years of history in one of Constantinople’s most important Byzantine monasteries, ...

This episode begins season two of the animated documentary series on the rise of the Ottoman Empire. After conquering Constantinople in 1453, the Ottomans began reshaping the city into their imperial ...

At the heart of Venice’s globally renowned St. Mark's Square sits Biblioteca Marciana, a library filled with the ghosts of a ...

Because of the sanctity of his life, Germanus was made bishop in the city of Cyzicus. Saint Germanus rose up in defense of the Orthodox Faith against the iconoclast heretics. He was later made ...

And all things ‘Oriental’ in between. In the autumn of 1855, towards the end of his tumultuous life, Adam Mickiewicz set out on his last voyage, travelling from Paris to Constantinople. One of the ...

1453), dubbed the last Christian ruler of Constantinople, showing his true likeness in a realistic still life painting, not ...

“I swear I will not flee from this fight. I will triumph, or I will die!” ...

On 6 April 1453, the Siege of Constantinople began under the command of Mehmed II, an Ottoman sultan who was just 21 years old but determined to see through his father’s dream of capturing the ...

Modern-day Istanbul, known throughout history as Constantinople, has been a crossroads of cultures for centuries, a place where East and West meet. Constantinople brings its cross-cultural music ...

What led Constantinople to ome such a wealthy city? Trade routes crossed through the city, making it an important location for trade. Describe one way in which life in Constantinople was more ...