When Robert Prevost was elected pope this week, he chose one of the most popular papal names. The lives of the Pope Leos who ...

This is the eightheenth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time ...

Stunning Topkapi Palace was initially built by Ottoman sultan Mehmed II after he conquered Constantinople (Istanbul ... The massive 'ksar' (large mud-brick fortification) was built in the 17th century ...

When, in 1833, Russia briefly occupied Constantinople, in response to the advance of ... which could use climate and terrain to build an ‘impregnable fortification’ against the likes of Napoleon, but ...

For example, the game’s fictional fortifications resemble Constantinople’s Theodosian Walls, and the citadels and palatial structures of some Calradic castles and cities resemble the Byzantine-era ...

The central position and military fortifications of the city raised it to a commanding ... surpassing even the Byzantine capital of Constantinople. The women of Thebes were famed for their skills in ...

This episode begins season two of the animated documentary series on the rise of the Ottoman Empire. After conquering Constantinople in 1453, the Ottomans began reshaping the city into their imperial ...

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Russian occupying forces are constructing a new line of fortifications in the northwest of Mariupol district. As reported by Ukrinform, this was announced on Telegram by Petro ...

Fortification is one solution. Iodine fortification comes in several forms, a primary one being salt iodisation. This involves fortifying salt with iodine. The WHO recommends that all food-grade salt ...