Imperio otomano

In 1307, as they struggled to secure their last strongholds in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Templars fell afoul of the vindictive and impulsive king of France....

This sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West sheds a revealing light on current hostilities....

The epic history of the crossroads of the world - the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization....

This major new history of the Ottoman dynasty reveals a diverse empire that straddled East and West....

A lively and fascinating narrative history about the birth of the modern world....

The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's listenable and comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmed II....

In the second half of the tenth century, Byzantium embarked on a series of spectacular conquests. By the early eleventh century, the empire was the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. Yet this imperial project came to a crashing collapse fifty years later....

Istanbul has long been a place where stories and histories collide, where perception is as potent as fact....

The rise and fall of the Venetian empire stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty....

About 60,000 years ago, the first Homo sapiens were just beginning their move across the grasslands and up the ladder of civilization....

The terrible conflict that dominated the mid-19th century, the Crimean War, killed at least 800,000 men and pitted Russia against a formidable coalition of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire....

What were the forces that led to one of history's most protracted and legendary periods of conflict? Find out....

By understanding the dramatic story of the Ottoman Empire one can better grasp the current complexities of the Middle East....

The rise to global predominance of Western civilization is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five hundred years....

Empires of the Sea tells the story of the 50-year world war between Islam and Christianity for the Mediterranean....

Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy....

Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense fight with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence. But today's conflict is only the latest in a long history of battles over Ukraine's territory and its existence as a sovereign nation....

For more than two millennia, Istanbul has stood at the crossroads of the world, perched at the very tip of Europe, gazing across the shores of Asia....

In these 12 lectures, Professor Esposito guides you through the facts and myths surrounding Islam and its more than 1.2 billion adherents....

From a New York Times best-selling author, a stirring account of the siege of Acre in 1291, when the last Christian stronghold fell to the Muslim army....