♦️ How small was the Byzantine Empire by 1453 — and how big were its enemies?

♦️ How did Greece end up inheriting the last emperor of Rome?

♦️ Could the fall of Constantinople have been stopped — or was it doomed?

♦️ Which Europeans were secretly rooting for the Turks?

♦️ When was the last Christian service in Hagia Sophia?

♦️ And how on earth did “Constantinople” turn into “Istanbul”?

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