In 1204 the soldiers who had set out to retake Jerusalem in the Fourth Crusade changed course—but why? The result would change medieval Europe forever.

In 565 AD, Constantinople stood at the peak of its power. With nearly half a million inhabitants, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire was the largest and most magnificent city of its age. Entering ...

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Archbishop says Church won't give up the name 'Macedonian' to a secure a 'tomos', or decree of independence, from head of global Orthodoxy in Constantinople. The head of the Macedonian Orthodox Church ...

The Surp Krikor Lusavoriç church stands on the coastal road in the Istanbul neighborhood of Kuzguncuk. Below it lies the waters of the Bosphorus, to the northeast stands the intercontinental ...