The Last Days of the City

They came on the Monday after Easter.

Constantinople, 1453 April 2 to May 29 53 diary entries Live
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The House of Wisdom

They threw the books into the river. The river ran black.

Baghdad, 1258 The Mongol Sack Coming 2026
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The Merchant and the Friar

Lorenzo rules. Leonardo paints. Savonarola preaches fire. You bake bread near the Ponte Vecchio.

Florence, 1490 The Bonfire of the Vanities Coming 2026
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The Last Grain Ships

The empire is dying. You can feel it in the bread that costs more each week.

Rome, 405 AD The Visigothic Siege Coming Later

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