Die Türken vor Wien
- Episode aired Aug 23, 2011
- 43m
While the Arab caliphate never came close to extinguishing its Christian equivalent, its Mulim successor, the Ottoman Turkish empire, would do so twice. Sultan Mehmet's conquest of Constanti... Read allWhile the Arab caliphate never came close to extinguishing its Christian equivalent, its Mulim successor, the Ottoman Turkish empire, would do so twice. Sultan Mehmet's conquest of Constantinopel (renamed Istanbul) in 1453, thanks to superior artillery breaching its legendary wal... Read allWhile the Arab caliphate never came close to extinguishing its Christian equivalent, its Mulim successor, the Ottoman Turkish empire, would do so twice. Sultan Mehmet's conquest of Constantinopel (renamed Istanbul) in 1453, thanks to superior artillery breaching its legendary walls, reduced the Byzantine empire to a shady mess and the Orthodox countries ripe for the p... Read all