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Mehmed II enters Constantinople through the Adrianople Gate on his way to the Hagia Sophia, painting by Fausto Zonaro (1854-1929).

A remaining section of the aqueduct built by Emperor Valens in the 4th century CE in Constantinople.

Photo of a part of the linked chain which blocked access to the Golden Horn harbor of Constantinople. Istanbul Archaeology Museum.

Part of the Binbirderek cistern or Cistern of Philoxenos under Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) first built in 330 CE to hold the city's water reserves which were fed by conduits and aqueducts.

Statue of Saint Helena of Constantinople by Andrea Bolgi (1605-1656). St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican.

An illustration from a 12th century CE manuscript depicting Thomas the Slav besieging Constantinople 821-823 CE. (Madrid Skylitzes, National Library, Madrid)

One of two monumental Medusa carvings which hold up columns in the Basilica Cistern of Istanbul (formerly Constantinople). The cistern was constructed in the 6th century BCE reusing the Medusa blocks from an earlier Roman building. One Medusa...

This antique map of Turkey depicts the surroundings of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and was published by the British War Office in 1909. It offers a detailed view of the region at the beginning of the 20th century, reflecting both...

Vercingetorix (82-46 BCE) was a Gallic chieftain who rallied the tribes of Gaul (modern-day France) to repel the Roman invasion of Julius Caesar in 52 BCE. His name means "Victor of a Hundred Battles" and was not his birth name but a title...

The Battle of Castiglione (5 August 1796) was one of the most important battles of Napoleon's Italian Campaign of 1796-97. After laying siege to the vital fortress of Mantua, General Napoleon Bonaparte and his Army of Italy defeated an Austrian...