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 ...
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Theodosian walls: Constantinople’s unbreakable fortress
Explore the mighty Theodosian Walls that protected Constantinople for over a thousand years, deflecting Huns, Arabs, Bulgars, and Rus alike, and shaping medieval European history.
The winding streets of old Istanbul are an overlapping cacophony of seagulls, ship horns and vendors of colorful fresh fruit. Shady fig trees cluster near crumbling Byzantine walls and sweeping ...
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