The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered ...

The Battle of Adrianople during the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829 played a crucial yet overlooked role in Greece's fight for ...

Wars have shaped history for centuries, with some lasting generations, redefining borders, cultures, and power struggles that ...

the legacy of his forefather Mehmed II, who had secured the Ottomans' inheritance to the Roman Empire through his conquest of Constantinople. So the current Mehmed decided to target Vienna ...

The Greek War of Independence that begun in 1821 is full of memorable events, most of them bloody battles and heroic feats.

Tradition recounts that Longinus, a Roman centurion, pierced the side of Jesus with this very spear during the crucifixion.

The cases range from the serious to the downright surreal. One of the allegations is that he kicked the tomb of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, who captured what was then Constantinople from the ...

the young prince Mehmed, Murad’s oldest son and the future conqueror of Constantinople. Mehmed was alone at the imperial court without allies, worried about palace coups and intrigues ...

Sultan Mehmed V (1844-1918 ... the Allies could directly threaten the Turkish capital, Constantinople (now called Istanbul). This would prevent the Ottoman Empire from giving support to Germany.