Access to Constantinople by sea was protected by a sea chain, which Mehmed was determined to destroy. He ordered an Ottoman commander Baltaoğlu to breach the chain, but the naval fleet was driven ...

David Sommerstein Constantinople, music from the global crossroads, this weekend in Saranac. Kiya Tabassian leads the group and plays the Persian setar, the predecessor of the Indian sitar.

The Turks entered Constantinople one hour after midnight, May 29, 1453. The Greeks fled in defeat, and spread consternation everywhere through the city. In a moment the streets were filled with a ...

A new burger chain themed around President Donald Trump is growing in Texas. AFP via Getty Images “It is not easy to simply enjoy your food at Trump Burger,” the critic said, claiming he had ...

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AI-generated computer code is rife with references to non-existent third-party libraries, creating a golden opportunity for supply-chain attacks that poison legitimate programs with malicious ...

New owner nears purchase of Red Lobster after chain announced bankruptcy and closures Red Lobster has filed paperwork in a Florida federal court revealing that restaurant chain's new owner is RL ...

It's a maintenance point that can be regularly overlooked, but lubricating your chain using the best bike chain lube will save you effort and money; it's as simple as that. A clean and correctly ...

Successive attacks from the Latins, Serbs, Bulgarians and Ottoman Turks, as well as mass fatalities from the Black Death, had weakened the Byzantine Empire and the population within Constantinople ...