Ottoman Empire
empire with the monarchs from the Ottoman dynasty (1299–1922)
Episodes
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#5803: Who Built Jerusalem's Old City Walls?The stone ring around Jerusalem's Old City is younger than you think — and the legend about its architects is wrong.Main topic -
#5802: The Mamluks: From Slave Market to Sultan's ThroneHow did enslaved soldiers become the rulers of Egypt and the Levant for 267 years? The Mamluk system explained.Main topic -
#5684: Who Built the Dome of the Rock?The stones are documented. The dirt underneath them has never been dug. Why the Temple Mount is archaeology's biggest open question. -
#5580: Before the Word Spy Existed: Venice's Intelligence MachineVenice ran a centralised spy service with an archive, a spy network, and a counterintelligence body — in the 1400s. -
#5510: Six Churches, One Roof, 270 Years of DeadlockSix churches share Jerusalem's holiest sites — and none can move a chair without the other five agreeing. Here's how that happened. -
#5500: Eight Consulates That Answer to No OneEight countries keep consulates in Jerusalem that bypass their own Tel Aviv embassies. The reason goes back four centuries. -
#5499: Jerusalem's Russian Compound: 17 Acres, Three ChurchesA 68-dunam walled district in central Jerusalem has been a pilgrimage campus, a prison, and a city hall. Here's how it became Russian. -
#5498: Who Was a Superpower Before America?The word "superpower" was invented in 1944. So how do you build a list of them stretching back to Akkad? -
#5234: How Tribal Police, Beit Din, and Sharia Courts Share PowerTribal police, rabbinic courts, and consensual arbitration all operate under one state — here's the legal plumbing that keeps it from fragmenting. -
#5180: Egypt's Gaza and Israel's Jerusalem: Two Legal SuspensionsEgypt ruled Gaza for 19 years without annexing it. Israel applied full law to East Jerusalem in 1967. Two occupied places, two very different legal... -
#5153: When Surveyors Meet Shepherds: Borders vs. NomadsWhat happens when a precise surveyed border cuts through a way of life built on movement? The Bedouin, Druze, and Maasai cases. -
#5824: Herod's Four Walls: Why Only One Became the KotelHerod built four retaining walls around the Temple Mount. Three survive today — but only one became Judaism's holiest prayer site. Here's why. -
#5822: Building Herod's Wall, One Course at a TimeHow 300-tonne limestone blocks became a 488-metre retaining wall — without anyone ever lifting them to the top. -
#5764: What Does Siemens Actually Make?Factories, buildings, trains, power grids — Siemens is everywhere and nearly invisible. A tour of the industrial giant most people can't explain. -
#5566: Venice: The City That Was a Supply ChainVenice wasn't romantic — it was a logistics problem with a paint job. How a lagoon empire survived 1,100 years. -
#5351: Six Thousand Years and a Deadline That Keeps MovingRav Katina's 6,000-year clock says the year 2239. The Ramban called it non-binding. Maimonides cursed anyone who used it.