In a tie in to next weeks episode #38 and #23 on the Fall of Constantinople, we review the state of the once great city before its fall to the forces of Mehmet II of the Ottoman Empire.

Today's episode pits one of the Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire, Marcus Aurelius against the tenth Sultan of the House of Osman, Suleyman the Magnificent. Find out who moves on to the second round in the Leaders bracket.

Today, from the Villains bracket, we pit two Nazi SS officers who both served in the Auschwitz concentration camps together, Joseph Mengele and Rudolf Höss. This episode is definitely not for the faint of heart.

Today's episode, comes from the Events bracket where we pit the European conflict, the Thirty Years' War agains the invasions of the Holy Land known as the Crusades. Find out who continues on to the second round.

Today, we will follow two significant battles of the ancient world, Red Cliffs, fought on the Yangtze River and the Battle of Teutoburg Forest, fought between Germanic tribes and three Roman Legions. Find out who wins this fight between contestants in the Battles Bracket.

From the Rebels, Rogues, and Scholars bracket, we bring you two strong women from history, Boudica the leader of the Celtic Iceni tribe and Harriet Tubman, an abolitionist and member of the Underground Railroad.

Today we head over to the military bracket where we pit two Roman generals who actually knew each other in real life, Pompey the Great and Sulla. Find out who move on to the second round.

The first Roman Emperor Augustus battles it out in the Leader bracket against the Russian Tsarina, Catherine the Great. Find out who moves on to the second round in this battle of historical heavyweights.

Today, we head on over to the Villains bracket where we pit the former leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin against one of the most prominent leaders of the American Mafia, Carlo Gambino. Find out who moves on to the second round.

The tragic events surrounding 9/11/2001 and the Russian Revolution are the topics of today's battle. Both were world changing, but one will move on to the second round after today's episode. Find out who.