A hajós családból származó brit író, Roger Crowley előző kötetében (Tengeri Birodalmak, 201420026) a kereszténység és az iszlám 1521 és 1580 közötti, a Földközi-tenger feletti uralomért folytatott harcát mutatta be. A szerző, aki korábban éveken át élt Isztambulban, legújabb kön…
For over a thousand years, Constantinople had been the center of the Western world and the defense of Christianity against Islam. Thanks to its strategic location and massive fortifications, it had withstood repeated attacks from the east. But in 1453, Mehmet II, sultan of the O…
'The holy war for Constantinople and the clash of Islam and the West.'
A comprehensive account of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 examines the end of the Byzantine Empire and the medieval era, and the implications of the siege for the relationship between the West and Islam.
A comprehensive account of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 examines the end of the Byzantine Empire and the medieval era, and the implications of the siege for the relationship between the West and Islam.
