Built as Byzantium, and then renamed Constantinople, Istanbul officially received its present name on this day in 1930.

The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered impregnable, faced the formidable forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan ...

index. $29.95. ISBN: 1597978485. The first systematic survey of military medicine in the pre-modern era from the pen of the well-regarded Prof Gabriel, who has written extensively in ancient military ...