Part one of term paper
"Woe be to thee, O Constantinople, seated on seven hills, thou shall not What made the majority of people in Constantinople believe in prophecies saying that the city would not last forever and that they are doomed? In the years before the Turkish conquest it was known that the reign of anti- Christ could not long be delayed. What made the pr ...

Part two of term paper
... comparable only to the fall of Carthage, the Sultan entered the church Hagia Sophia and prayed to Allah saying after proclaiming the conversion of the church into a Mosque: "Here after my capital is Istanbul". Constantinople--the city that inspired many great men to admire, praise, and desire it. Since its creation it was a strategic commercial, military, and religious center. Its riches and charms were not only a source of admiration but its attractiveness had necessitated a rigorous fortific ...