The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world ... is a testament to Istanbul's vibrant commercial history. Established in the 15th century, it became a bustling hub ...

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 ...

The first systematic survey of military medicine in the pre-modern era from the pen of the well-regarded Prof Gabriel, who has written extensively in ancient military history ... Gabriel ends the book ...

474-491), British classicist Crawford, a specialist in Late Antiquity, uses the life of the man to help examine the convoluted history of the Roman Empire ... (one of whom actually managed to capture ...