The city is built on a peninsula, which meant it could be easily defended from attackers. What led Constantinople to ome such a wealthy city? Trade routes crossed through the city, making it an ...

The Hagia Sophia stands as a testament to the architectural and spiritual legacy of Constantinople. Originally built as a cathedral by Emperor Justinian I in 537 AD, it was the largest Christian ...

The newly re-discovered buildings include: - The great palace that Justinian built for the most senior official of his empire's church, the Patriarch of Constantinople. - The Great Baptistery ...

Constantinople, the magnificent capital of the Byzantine Empire, fell to the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II ...

A new aqueduct was therefore built to supply Constantinople from springs 60 kilometers to the west. As the city grew, this system was expanded in the 5th century to springs that lie even 120 ...

Historians have chosen the year of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans, 1453, as a reference point to mark the end of ...

The true story of Byzantium's fall reveals a legacy betrayed by the West, misunderstood by the Left, and weaponised by the ...

The Conqueror was not only a great military commander and statesman, but also a brilliant scientist who was a pioneer in ...

Assassin's Creed: Revelations*, set in 16th-century Constantinople, writes that similarity large. To furnish the video-game's levels with verisimilitude, art director Raphael Lacoste and mission ...