The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in southeastern Europe and the Middle East. It can only really be compared to the Roman Empire, which it replaced when it ...

The Ottoman empire once stretched from Vienna to Cairo, an expert explains its power. ... By the early 16th century, the Ottoman empire had one of the largest Jewish communities in the word.

Explore the final years of the Ottoman Empire as it crumbled from internal decay, foreign occupation, and nationalist ...

At its height, the empire covered an estimated 23 million square kilometers across Eurasia. 5. Ottoman Empire . The Ottoman Empire, one of the largest in history, achieved great success by controlling ...

The Ottoman Empire, which gained prominence and world power in the 14th and 15th centuries and on, had a significant effect on the Jews of the era, and for many centuries served as a relative safe ...

A century after its demise, the Ottoman Empire may seem like a footnote — a geopolitical order that has long since disintegrated and been relegated to the annals of history, with little ...

The Last Days of the Ottoman empire: 1918-1922. By Ryan Gingeras. Allen Lane; 368 pages; $47.95 and £30. A s it turned out, more than six centuries of Ottoman rule ended with a whimper rather ...