The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered ...
The First Council of Constantinople was the second of seven ecumenical councils of the early Christian Church. Convened in ...
John Julius Norwich tells the dramatic story of the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire, followed by the rise of the Ottoman Turks in the 15th Century. Using monuments in Istanbul to ...