One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth century, and with a history surrounded in myth, legend and controversy, it ...

The fascinating last chapter recounts the fate of Constantinople and its people under ... I would choose this book as the text, despite my fondness for A Short History of Byzantium (1997) by John ...

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 ...

On 6 April 1453, the Siege of Constantinople began under the command ... There were 36 sieges of the city throughout its history, most of which were unsuccessful. Its geographical position as ...

Each book on this list ... as the plague ravaged Constantinople and wiped out potentially 100 million people across the empire. The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the ...

The current Hagia Sophia was built in the 6th century when Constantinople ... who also wrote a critical book about the emperor, “Secret History.” “If these claims were true, we would ...