In May 1453, the Ottomans under Sultan Mehmed II brought down the great walls of Constantinople after weeks of siege. This one-minute journey with Google Earth traces the city’s defenses, the decisive ...

Through Google Earth’s lens, we retrace the dramatic Fall of Constantinople in 1453. In just one minute, we chart the city’s imposing walls, the Ottoman siege led by Mehmed II, and the moment the ...

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At the eastern edge of the Peloponnese, facing the open waters of the Laconian Sea, rises a limestone promontory a mile long ...

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The Corinthian-style battle, one of the ten epic stands in history. Credit: Mary Harrsch / Flickr / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 The underdog’s hopeless but valiant last stand has captivated humanity since ...