The first settlements took place in 7th century B.C. The natural harbor of Constantinople helped the city to grow into an important port thanks to its geographic location between Europe and Asia. At ...

His subject was "Constantinople," and he illustrated his remarks about this old and historic city with a collection of pictures which brought vividly before the eyes of his hearers every point of ...

Constantinople. The City of the World’s Desire. The largest city in Christendom for nearly a thousand years. Surprisingly few remember this grand city, capital of two of history’s greatest ...

Today marks the 560th anniversary of the fall and capture of the magnificent Christian city of Constantinople, the eastern capital of the Roman Empire, to the forces led by the Ottoman Turkish Sultan, ...

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 ...