Constantinople Stories

What began as a lost girl without roots became a woman bound to an empire. Nevşah Saadet. The foreigner no one expected. The consort he could not forget. The one history never saw coming. Fatih Sultan Mehmed's most treasured companion, and the woman who would change the course of history forever. "In love and conquest, rules are written by the victors, and legacy remembers only the brave."

First of all let me apologize to readers: I have had more than one beginning chapter to this story posted on this site and the chapters have not been posted sequentially. This is because I have been writing the work in a piece-meal fashion, and until yesterday I wasn't sure how to delete superseded items. In coming weeks I'll try and have a more comprehensive and chronological set of chapters in-place. The chapters are in the correct order now and there are no duplicates. Synopsis: Julian is a native of Crete, which in the 16th century was a colony of Venice. After his family is reduced to humble circumstances, at the age of 15 he travels to Venice with nine other young men from his town to become a ward of the trading house of Zorzi, which had had commercial relations with his father. Eventually he joins a mercenary company which is one of the "assets" of the Zorzi family. He takes part in the battles of Pavia (1525), Mohacs (1526), and the first siege of Vienna (1529). At Pavia quite by chance Julian is present when the French King Francis I is captured. At Mohacs, however, the company barely manages to withdraw in the aftermath of a total defeat inflicted by the army of the Ottoman Sultan Sulayman the Great. During the first siege of Vienna Julian, who speaks Turkish, is given a special mission.

Selama seribu tahun, Constantinople berdiri sebagai kota yang mustahil untuk ditawan. Tetapi Sultan Mehmed II, seorang pemuda yang dibesarkan dengan ambisi, berjanji untuk menjatuhkannya. Dengan meriam gergasi, ratusan kapal, dan strategi yang tak masuk akal, dia menentang sejarah dan seluruh dunia. Di balik tembok batu, Maharaja Constantine XI bertahan dengan askar yang sedikit, harapan yang rapuh, dan sebuah kota yang semakin hampir rebah. Dua raja muda. Dua impian bertembung. Dan satu kota yang akan menentukan siapa yang menjadi legenda.

❝︎𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐀 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐁 𝐂𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐄?❞︎ ─── - ', [𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗲] ꒱ ↷🖇<3 ↳︎ 𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘇𝘂𝗺𝗶 𝗵𝗮𝗷𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘅 𝗳𝗲𝗺.𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 ೄྀ࿐ ˊˎ-╰┈─➤ 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖿𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍, 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗌, 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾. 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾. 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾. 𝖺 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌, 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗈𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌. 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌𝗇'𝗍 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝗉𝗂𝖼𝗄, 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒 𝖻𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝗇 𝗎𝗇𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖾𝖽𝗅𝗒. ˋ ୨୧ ˊ˗ ✳︎ ✎ 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽: february 3. 2022 𝖾𝗇𝖽𝖾𝖽: june 5. 2023 (timeskip) (college au!) (short story) © darlingkika

Stories told from only one perspective are rarely fair, and never complete. Never judge until you have heard both sides. "You probably believe I'm the bad guy here, don't you? They told you a nice little story about me rebelling against The Good One, and you absorbed every word of it. Took it for granted without even listening to my side of the story. Not that you could do that obviously, I wasn't really available at the time. But things have changed now. And you -yes, you there- will have the honor of hearing it directly from yours truly."

As someone inspired by history I found myself pulled towards ancient Rome and the Byzantine empire. These two empires hold a certain magnificence that others in my opinion lacked. One need only think of the greatness of Constantinople in its glory days, brass and bronze casting off the sun's light. The city's fountains reflecting the moon and stars, pastel coloured houses dyed in every shade imaginable, people in exotic dress, and the beautiful Hagia Sophia as a testament that God did protect this city. I found myself mesmerised by these Romans, and thus I wrote a poem to try and emulate what I feel about this Golden City...

" Like the quote from Shakespeare said, I'm your weThepeople You're my carigstitution " <3

🏅Winner of the Decameron Challenge by @Flashfic A drabble collection of 10 drabbles (100 words each) that tells stories of times, places, and individuals revolving around the legend of the Roman Empire. Each drabble follows a different prompt provided by the Decameron Challenge (Equinox 2022). Cover image: Age of Empire IV Poster, Xbox Game Studios

455 A.D. The eternal city of Rome burns. In the chaos, one family of Romans flees the city and heads East to possible salvation. Further north, two soldiers named Titus and Cato, bound to the family by blood and vow, abandon their military oaths in pursuit. Attila the Hun is dead yet his presence remains, evident in the fury of the Hunnic armies rampaging about. All around Europe the Western Roman Empire is falling as barbarian tribes run amok, slaughtering and raiding at will. Only one great city remains, only one seems safe behind its high walls: Constantinople. The road there, however, is treacherous and soaked in blood. The odds are against them yet Romans are nothing if determined. They did not rule the world by being weak, after all. One foot ahead, sword in hand, shield over arm, they go, they see, they conquer. #360 in Historical Fiction (April 18, 2016) *****Irregular Updates*****

Set in England at the end of the 19th century, Waverly Earp and Nicole Haught meet as children, forming a friendship which endures as they grow up. Will their friendship develop into something more? You'll have to read to find out...!

A story by Fatih Umair

"you are the conqueror of my heart, the woman who owns my mind and body, you belong to me completely and I belong to you completely." Mehmet ii x oc

Short stories of people through the ages - their triumphs, failures, loves, and anguishes. Niamh - 250 AD, Ireland. A woman goes home. Epiphania - 1347 AD, Constantinople. A woman struggles with her faith. (WARNING: minimal, mildly graphic content.) Brynja - 1250 BC, Tollense, present-day Germany. A woman reluctantly does her duty. Quincy - 1902 AD, England. A man is out of his depth. A collection of my Historical Fiction Smackdown pieces. Copyright © 2018 giawriter.

The legions are in tatters, and the Gothic hordes are gathering beyond the mountains . . .&nbsp; 377 AD: Thracia’s legions are few and broken in the wake of the Battle of Ad Salices. But the scattered centuries and cohorts rally in an effort to blockade the Haemus Mountain passes and hold back the relentless attacks of Fritigern’s swelling Gothic armies. These passes must endure until Eastern Emperor Valens and Western Emperor Gratian can muster and bring their Praesental Armies in relief.&nbsp; Numerius Vitellius Pavo and the men of the XI Claudia return to Constantinople from their brutal Persian sortie to hear widespread tales of Thracia’s plight and the precarious mountain blockades. Each of them knows what is at stake should those passes fall: the heartland of the Eastern Empire would face the wrath of the barbarians and loved ones would be at the mercy of their savage blades. When the Claudia are despatched to aid the effort at the mountains, Pavo can think only of two souls wandering in the jaws of the Gothic threat: his beloved Felicia and his lost half-brother, Dexion. So he and his comrades march at haste, headlong into the storm that awaits them . . .

"Loving you is a test, being with you is a trial, above all that is loyalty, which I must prove to my Lord, before I prove to you..." He was the servant of the most Merciful, an Observer, by his job. His only job was to observe...never love. Story throughout time of glory, shame, pain and...worst of all love. For the time it was better to sacrifice for God, than to vow to the devil in the desires of the heart. A sacrifice by him and by...her. A sacrifice hidden in Time... ~For every scripture has two voices, the advisory and the hero, one reveals the Word. While the other twists it to shape reality. Look at the character, since the character is judged. Read every scripture with an open heart even the mind twisting ones.~ __________________________________ 6th century Constantinople: "May Lord have mercy upon your soul son." The priest whispered as he moved on to the rest of the men and women waiting to be burned alongside me. Screams came out from everywhere. Most of them were tied to the stake for a crime they had not committed. I had no regards for my life but I watched as the priest continued praying for each of the soul. What is left to pray when in ignorance you let the innocent burn. I looked up to the sky in question; is this what you have asked from me, my creator. But if I have disobeyed you today I will ask for forgiveness. I kept my eyes open as the crowd continued to throw rocks at me. I was still hoping for a glimpse of her. But I knew she won't return, she had left for good. They say love can make you do anything and my mistake was that I left my duty and lost myself to her. Never will I let another girl like Myra become a part of me and let that feeling destroy me. "Myra why!" I screamed as I am consumed by the flames set upon me.

It's the 14th century, and the Black Death has spread all over Europe. Rumors have spread very quickly, and they have reached Constantinople, terrifying Damla, a young resident of the city. But when she encounters the plague face to face in her own home, Damla wonders if she will survive the horrific epidemic.

"Late Antiquitiy noir" ✺ A brief story about a hotshot chariot racer who gets caught up in the intrigue of Byzantine power struggles ✺ Recommended if you like: historical crime fiction, The Fast and the Furious but with chariot races, Assassin's Creed

Taking place long before the "Chronicles of World Paradise" series. Constantinople, the early 500s A.D., the reign of Justinian and Theodora: This is the story of my brother Theodoros, who was born female, and yet he is male, and struggles with what is 'masculinity' according to society and according to himself, debating what he should do to fulfill society's expectations of a 'man'. But this is more than that. This is the journey of his self-discovery, what being a man means to him.

Rome has fallen. Constantinople, the last bastion of Christianity in the East has been sacked by the Ottoman Turks finally bringing an end to the ancient empire and the last emperor, Constantine XI. However, in the ashes of Rome the Roman people remain. A Turkish Janissary recalls his journey through former Roman provinces to discover the source of troubling rumors and root out an insurrection before it can begin.