The grant opening of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, the center of Orthodox Christianity for a millennium was held on ...

The Fourth Crusade left three terrible legacies: a deepening religious split between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic ...

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 ...

Archbishop says Church won't give up the name 'Macedonian' to a secure a 'tomos', or decree of independence, from head of global Orthodoxy in Constantinople. The head of the Macedonian Orthodox Church ...

In the years leading up to 1914, Europe’s Great Powers became embroiled in an arms race driven by French and Russian fears of German strength on land and British fears of German ambitions at sea.

A rapid visual overview of the fall of Constantinople, using Google Earth to highlight the city’s defenses, the Ottoman assault, and the decisive breach that changed history.

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On Tuesday morning, 20 Jumada al-Ulaa, 857H; may 29, 1453AD, the Ottoman sultan, Mohammed Alfateh launched his last attack to conquer constantinople, after a siege that lasted more than 50 days. When ...