On the Conquest of Constantinople is one of the most important historical sources on the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of ...

Mehmed IV wanted to live up to, and even surpass, the legacy of his forefather Mehmed II, who had secured the Ottomans' ...

The Byzantine Empire faced numerous challenges, forcing many Greeks to employ genius tactics to defend the Empire.

Aside from the distant and prosperous city of Constantinople, few great urban centres dominate the landscape ... In its lamplit hall were 60 bronze sculptures, adorned with thousands of pearls ...

The US president's Gaza 'Riviera' plan revives the various missionary efforts of 19th century American Protestants to colonise Palestine ...

Walking intoSt Mark Basilicais like stepping into a golden dream The shimmering mosaics towering domes and intricate carvings transport you to another world-a world where faith power and artistry inte ...

The smaller, weakened Byzantine Empire, restored after the crusade, could not withstand the rising Ottoman Empire, whose ...

The pastoral guide also contains specific guidelines for the Eastern Churches to live this time of grace 'with awareness and ...

Patriarch Kirill is speeding up procedures to achieve the canonisation of the most victorious commander in Russian history by ...

which culminated with the fall of Constantinople and the conquest of the rest of the Byzantine territories by the Ottoman Turks in the 15th century. From this part of the document it is clear that ...