This is the story of Constantinople’s fall, how Europe’s richest city fell to the Turks and became known as Istanbul: the story of the Great Siege of 1453. When history's greatest fortification was ...

Although the most famous one was carried out by the Ottomans in 1453, which definitively ended the Byzantine Empire, ...

After the Ottoman's defeat the Serbian Lazar at the 1389 Battle of Kosovo, their new Sultan Bayezid I continued their ...

In 626, Constantinople was under siege. Sasanian, Avar and Slavic forces were attacking the city. This attack was just one of many in a war that had been going on since A.D. 602. The bombardment was ...

Mehmed, having overcome many obstacles, prepares for the siege of Constantinople, uniting his viziers and subjects. He strengthens the navy, led by Baltaoğlu, who aims to reunite with his brother, ...

The beginning of the campaign – Heraclius’ first victories – The failed siege of Constantinople by Persians, Avars, and Slavs ...