A Ship Arrives in Venice On the morning of October 19, a lone galley sailed into the Venetian lagoon. Panic […]
The Clash of Empires: Setting the Stage The Mediterranean world of the sixteenth century witnessed a fierce struggle for dominance […]
The Dawn of a Decisive Day On the morning of October 7, 1571, the eastern Mediterranean witnessed the convergence of […]
Arrival at Messina On August 22, 1571, Don Juan of Austria sailed into the harbor of Messina to a reception […]
Introduction: A Clash of Empires The year 1571 marked a critical juncture in Mediterranean history, as two great power blocs […]
A City Under Siege by Nature and War The winter of 1570–1571 brought unrelenting storms to the Venetian lagoon, where […]
A Precarious Outpost in Muslim Waters In the year 1570, the island of Cyprus stood as an anomaly in the […]
A New Sultan Ascends the Throne In September 1566, the Ottoman Empire witnessed the ascension of a new sultan, Selim […]
The Gathering Storm In late August 1565, a powerful northerly wind known to Italian sailors as the “Tramontana” began its […]
The Sultan’s Impatience and a Perilous Inquiry In the sweltering summer of 1565, the fate of Europe hung in the […]
Introduction: The Stakes of the Conflict In the sweltering summer of 1565, the fate of the Mediterranean hung in the […]
The Ottoman Conundrum at Saint Elmo In mid-June 1565, the Ottoman Empire’s campaign to capture the island of Malta reached […]
Introduction: A Continent Under Siege In the sweltering Mediterranean summer of 1565, the fate of Christian Europe hung in the […]
Introduction: The Stage Is Set In the mid-16th century, the Mediterranean Sea was a battleground of empires, faiths, and ambitions. […]
The Gathering Storm: Intelligence and Preparations In the spring of 1565, the Mediterranean world held its breath as two mighty […]
The Shockwaves of Defeat: Aftermath of the Djerba Disaster The year 1560 marked a pivotal moment in Mediterranean history, when […]
A Mediterranean World Turned Upside Down The 1540s presented a grim panorama for Christian Europe in its long struggle against […]
Introduction: The Mediterranean Chessboard In the mid-16th century, the Mediterranean Sea transformed from a peripheral zone of pirate skirmishes into […]
The Geopolitical Chessboard of the 1530s The decade between 1530 and 1535 witnessed one of history’s most dramatic confrontations between […]
Introduction: A World in Transition The decade between 1520 and 1530 marked a pivotal moment in Mediterranean history, when the […]
A Stormy Crossing to Destiny In November 1517, a fleet of forty ships battled its way through the treacherous waters […]
A Letter from Belgrade On September 10, 1521, from the recently conquered city of Belgrade, a meticulously crafted letter began […]
