How did Western Europe learn of the fall of Constantinople, the loss of Negroponte, and the Ottoman defeat at Lepanto? In the ...

This animated documentary series traces the dramatic rise of the Ottoman Empire, from its origins as a small Turkic beylik to its conquest of Constantinople in 1453. Covering major battles like ...

The Ottoman Empire was founded in 1299. It achieved its greatest military victory in 1453 with the conquest of Constantinople. This ended the thousand-year history of the Eastern Roman Empire and ...

By the early 16th century, the Ottoman empire had one of the largest Jewish communities in the word. Constantinople, the city wasn’t officially renamed Istanbul until 1930, became a real blend ...

The Ottoman Empire had been in decline for century ... who had for centuries yearned for control of Constantinople, which controlled the Dardanelles. That narrow, 19-mile strait into the Black ...

captured Constantinople, his victory paved the way for the Ottoman Empire, which would last until 1922. To suggest to the world not only Islam’s superiority but also that the Ottomans were the ...

It’s also worth mentioning that, after conquering Constantinople in 1453, the Ottomans saw themselves as the rightful heirs to the Western Roman Empire and upheld its customs and splendor until the ...

By the early 16th century, the Ottoman empire had one of the largest Jewish communities in the word. Constantinople, the city wasn’t officially renamed Istanbul until 1930, became a real blend of ...