The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered ...

Tradition recounts that Longinus, a Roman centurion, pierced the side of Jesus with this very spear during the crucifixion.

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

Portugal suffered from a financial crisis . King Manuel I created golden wealth for his people by finding a sea route to ...

Istanbul is a city that reveals itself on its own terms for travelers who invest the time and energy to unpeel its many ...

SPI International has partnered with Thematic Channels sales house in Romania. It follows the launch by the Canal+ owned SPI ...

The Theodosian Walls protected Constantinople for just over ten centuries until the city fell to the Ottomans in 1453. Yet, the wall survived both the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, with sections of ...

A team of scholars has pinpointed the route Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror (Mehmed II) used when he captured northern ...

Try as I might, entertaining is usually a hustle for me. No matter how much I plan, the final 30 minutes before a dinner party is pure mayhem. I’m usually barefoot, covered in flour, still in ...

Panasonic has rung the changes on this second edition of its full-frame flagship. The Lumix S1R II improves upon the original S1R in every key area, battery life excepted. For me, the most ...

Bipolar II disorder is a mental health condition that involves at least one depressive episode and at least one period of elevated mood, called hypomania. Bipolar II disorder causes intense ...