Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020) - Season 1 Edit

A blood moon would appear when all hope was lost?

A commodity of which I have precious little at the moment.

A Genoese fleet was seen in the Dardanelles

A glimmer of hope appears in the Mediterranean.

A great tree rose from the ground.

A growing concern for the sultan.

A hadith is a saying of the Prophet Muhammad,

A larger question hangs heavy over his camp.

A lot of people will die.

A massive, half mile long cast iron chain.

A message from Constantinople.

A narrow inlet that runs along Constantinople's seaward walls.

A neutral friend to all.

A new age is coming,

A plan to ambush the Ottoman fleet

A riddle like this should be easy to solve.

A schism dating back four centuries.

A Scottish soldier with a very particular skill set.

A sort of killing field,

A sultan never cries.

A sultan.

A very large number of the bells of Balkan churches

A war is bad for all of us.

A warning.

Abort!

Abort!

About 69 or 70, that the world had seen in one place.

Above the Genoese colony of Galata.

Absorb the impact of the cannonballs.

Across a one and a half mile stretch of woods

Across from one body of water into the other,

After a falling out with his father's court.

After coming this far?

After his navy suffers a devastating defeat...

Against Constantinople's seemingly impenetrable walls.

Ah, then...

Ah!

Ahh!

Ahh!

Ahh!

Ahh!

Ahh!

Ahh!

Ahh!

Ahmed, the oldest, was 12 years older than him.

Aim for the sails!

Aim!

Aim!

Aim!

Alexander had his first conquest at 20...

Ali.

Ali.

Alive, we can come back and reclaim the city with a real army,

All have failed

All have failed.

All have failed.

All have failed.

All have failed.

All have failed.

All I'm asking in the meantime is

All of a sudden, these guys that were over there are now over here

All of them.

All right. Go.

All that is left is my life...

All that matters is what you have done."

All the way to the Genovese colony,

All vessels still inside the Horn are there with hostile intent,

Allah has sent me a vision.

Allah has willed it.

Allah will be with every one of us.

Allahu Akbar!

Allahu akbar!

Allahu Akbar!

Allahu akbar!

Allahu akbar!

Allahu Akbar!

Allahu Akbar!

Allahu akbar!

Allahu Akbar!

Allahu Akbar!

Allegiance?

Allowing the smaller oared boats of the Ottomans to close the gap.

Along the city's ancient stone walls.

Along the front line, so you'd be looking at a ring of fire.

Along with hints of unrest among his soldiers.

Already, there are generous troops bound for the city

Also known as Halil the Greek...

Although I know you have no quarrels with the Babylonians.

Always, my dear.

Ambushing the Ottoman fleet moored in the Golden Horn.

An ancient version of napalm

An answer to Emperor Constantine's prayers,

An attempt was planned

An eventful figure,

An expert in defending walled cities.

An immense cannon is built. Huge!

An inlet on the city's Northeastern side.

An ominous sight shakes both sides.

An unnecessary one if you ask me.

Ana.

Ana... What are you doing outside the city, Ana?

And a great deal of work

And a strong minded, intelligent guy.

And absolutist than Eastern Roman emperors.

And actually said he would sacrifice his life,

And all her contacts in the West.

And all the courts of Europe securing aid for our defense.

And an experienced older statesman.

And are much harder to knock down, takes a lot more impact to disperse them.

And around those rivers, beautiful shimmering cities arose.

And be ready to fight.

And behaved accordingly.

And bring it home to the Islamic world.

And burn every Turk on those ships.

And certainly on the psychological level.

And change the course of history

And change the course of history for the next 300 years.

And change the course of history for the next 300 years.

And change the course of history for the next 300 years.

And change the course of history for the next 300 years.

And change the course of history for the next 300 years.

And Coco was placed in charge of it, Venetian,

And come back when they are weaker, and you are stronger.

And come to the aid of the Romans.

And Constantine probably could have,

And Constantinople is the body of the butterfly.

And critical to his defense of the city.

And distrusts the European Catholic Church,

And drop them into the Golden Horn is progressing.

And effectively, Mehmed was all that was left.

And effort involved in this exercise.

And essentially pile up the rubble,

And even at certain points towards South East Asia.

And expansive.

And finalize plans for their infantry assault.

And from the 15th century,

And get a large amount of money out of them.

And Giovanni Giustiniani Longo proves himself

And have nothing to worry about.

And he brought a great deal of confidence to the defense.

And he decided a frontal attack.

And he describes it in these ideas that now he is in the realm of heaven.

And he gives this stirring reminder: be worthy of your ancestors.

And he has a kind of sense of destiny riding with him.

And he is wise enough to know when to stop.

And he is..

And he made the decision to defend the outer wall.

And he observed the waves on the water,

And he offered him money.

And he plunges into where the battle is thickest...

And he ran away so he wouldn't be tried.

And he reminds the Byzantines in particular,

And he sends his most disposable troops in first.

And he used to say,

And he was able to locate those mines.

And he was very much of the old school in that manner.

And he was, uh, going to be executed.

And he's well known as

And here come the Janissaries who are the best trained,

And his father's older viziers who harbor doubts about his leadership.

And his hopes, uh, for himself and for his family.

And his skills are called into use during the siege from the Byzantine side,

And hope.

And how about you,

And how do you plan to get through my harbor to the Ottoman ships?

And I call it Basilica.

And I can't leave you to fight Hunyadi and the Hungarians.

And I promise you will have the throne back.

And I shall have mine now.

And I think it's this moment where he...

And I will gladly die here by your sword.

And if that was reported to the Romans,

And if we know one thing about Mehmed,

And if you believe the Roman sources, they didn't lose a single soldier.

And if your sultan does not back down,

And in honor of your victory, I have brought a gift.

And in return, leave them the city, for now.

And in return, you have given me nothing.

And in the West, Jon Hunyadi and the Hungarians

And instead, he said to his enemies, "No!"

And instinct.

And is a hotbed of spying.

And is never seen again.

And it begins tonight!

And it blows up in the Byzantine faces, because it not only fails completely,

And it doesn't come and it doesn't come.

And it has two towers on each side,

And it looks like a sitting duck.

And it says... [speaking Arabic]

And it will be the end of all of us.

And it would give me no pleasure to exact.

And it's always,

And it's worth dying... I'm not gonna leave them to die alone,

And its ruler,

And just hours before Mehmed launches his final assault,

And just to, kind of, stop the other side relaxing.

And kind of wake them up to, you know, we have a bigger problem here.

And kiss the hands of our sultan."

And legend...

And let's Constantine draw his own conclusion.

And loyalty...

And make kind of this floating castle,

And maybe my life.

And maybe overthrow your throne."

And Mehmed had him

And Mehmed is my sultan.

And Mehmed said, "Piss off."

And Mehmed then had them impaled on stakes outside the walls.

And Mehmed was beside himself, he was so upset, rightly so.

And Mehmed's army encamped outside the city's landward walls,

And minted into coins

And models himself after Alexander the Great.

And naval stuff was for the Greeks.

And now you are your own man.

And now, suddenly,

And now... I will take the next step.

And of course, the Virgin had saved the city many times before,

And of the Romans.

And old scores are settled.

And Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II

And Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II

And Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II,

And Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II,

And Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II,

And Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II,

And our plans to take the city.

And people aren't at all sure what to make of him yet.

And potentially catastrophic for the course of the siege.

And pretty much for all of history,

And rely on speed and precision.

And rumors of a 40 ship Venetian fleet sent by the pope

And safe harbor in the Golden Horn.

And sends a clear message to Governor Lomellini...

And ships when asked.

And so are they.

And so he concocts this brilliant,

And so Orban goes to a number of people around the world

And so the relief fleet is on their way.

And so, it becomes problematic right away,

And so, there needs to be a force on water

And so...

And some of the soldiers are threatening to leave

And some of those cultural norms are specific to Islam.

And sometimes they manifest themselves to us.

And spread their forces,

And supreme commander of the military forces.

And tending to their wounded.

And that front is really, really worrying,

And that grand vizier has to be controlled.

And that is a cannon that can knock down a wall.

And that is a sign of genius.

And that it would be lost under an emperor

And that lasted a couple of hours, actually.

And that was too much for one man to lay aside.

And the answer he gives

And the ball flies for a mile,

And the defending forces led by Giustiniani.

And the emperor?

And the fighting more ferocious.

And the Janissaries are angry, Pasha.

And the navy behind that will fire the ships

And the news of it spreads like wildfire and everyone, you know,

And the Ottomans are unable to breach the walls.

And the principle for which he will sacrifice literally everything else

And the smaller cannons "The Cubs."

And the sultan was watching you.

And the third is,

And the Turkish admiral gets his ships into position.

And the walls of Constantinople remain standing.

And the Western world.

And then Ali was mysteriously strangled,

And then drop them back down into the Golden Horn.

And then eventually dies.

And then light on fire to put a projectile out.

And then one ship bringing much needed food.

And then someone who he associated with his father,

And then they get to the top of this hill and they just come sliding down

And then to be told, after such a short space of time,

And then you have the infantry who is taking shelter behind the tank.

And there I saw the Red Apple itself.

And there's growing concern

And these are the cannon fodder.

And these big filthy Turk bastards will have our balls for breakfast!

And they did it behind the mountains of Pera

And they have been stacking their units directly across from it

And they sploosh into the... into the water of the Golden Horn.

And they started transporting the ships to the Golden Horn

And they wanted to be part of it.

And they will crush your army.

And they're also shooting at you and unloading troops.

And they're initially thinking, "What's all this noise? What's going on?

And they're yelling.

And this doesn't necessarily suit the Ottoman vision of warfare.

And this is very thin copper with nothing in there.

And those that came before him.

And throw aside the trappings of the past."

And took the throne from me,

And trained to be the sultan's elite special forces.

And unfortunately, Constantine XI fitted the bill in this respect.

And utterly committed to our destiny.

And we are running out of time.

And we can come to terms to avoid a war.

And we have those big, beautiful walls.

And we will take the city!

And we'll talk to Mehmed, we'll talk to whoever we need to

And weighs over 30 tons.

And what a wonderful army will that army be."

And what about you?

And what of Rome?

And when I am sultan,

And when they fire it, you know,

And while trying to get Constantinople, we might lose everything."

And who will deliver that slap, pray tell?

And why would I believe a little Roman spy?

And wield broadswords.

And with a sort of genius

And wrest it from the Christians

And yet, they strut about calling themselves Christians!

And you and your men will be given land and riches

And you are in a besieging position,

And you go running like his whore?

And you nearly convinced me.

And you see the spirit in the defenders.

And you see what must have been an incredible sight.

And you will not defeat them.

And you're seeing the damage that your weapon does to them.

And you've not given them a crown gift yet.

And your interests in the city.

And your master is?

And your time in Adrianople has passed.

And your young sultan will pay for defeat with his life.

And, really, organizing the defense.

And, you know, it is an astonishing thing.

And?

Animals collapse in the fields and, you know,

Another front against the most vulnerable part of the city.

Another must fall.

Another must fall.

Another must fall.

Another must fall.

Answer the sultan.

Any fault is mine.

Anyone who loves me and their empire,

Anything inside the walls of Constantinople

Anything Mehmed said in the council

Anything now would be treason on both our parts.

Anything outside those walls

Anything that the Romans decided was reported to Mehmed immediately.

Approaching from the Mediterranean in the West.

Archers and men,

Are a far cry from the Bashi Bazouks.

Are all that stands between the Genoese fleet

Are amassing their army near our border.

Are discussing plans for a successor.

Are much, much smaller than ours are today.

Are taken around the walls to encourage the troops.

Are the Janissaries.

Are their longtime foes, the Ottomans

Are you blind?

Are you here to defect?

Are you hurt?

Are you not their commander?

Are you sending an army to attack the Turks?

Are you still considering terms for truce?

Aren't you?

Argh!

As a bad omen for their enemies, not for the Ottomans themselves.

As a sign of an Ottoman victory against their enemies.

As did many of your fathers who fought alongside him.

As happened with so many sieges of the city in the past.

As I have always trusted you.

As is yours.

As long as the Spirit is here,

As rumors of a large incoming Christian fleet from Venice reach camp,

As soon as the sultan returns, the terms must be ready.

As the Byzantines are to keep him out.

As the Janissaries close in on the St. Romanus gate.

As the Janissaries continue their push towards the St. Romanus gate.

As the Ottoman warships close in.

As they always have.

As thousands of Ottoman soldiers pour in through the breaches.

As well as soldiers.

As you can imagine there is much to keep me busy these days.

As you claim, I'll pay you four times that.

Ask for anything you want.

Ask your vizier, Halil Pasha.

At his disposal.

At least allow me to draw up terms for a truce, for your approval.

At the Battle of Varna, when he needed to cross the straits.

At the gates of Constantinople.

At the ships moored in the Golden Horn

At the St. Romanus gate,

At this moment, we have emissaries sent to the Vatican

Attack!

Attack!

Attack!

Attacking the Ottomans would be a grave mistake.

Attend to your duties and pray.

Augustus,

Away from, uh, Constantinople to join him,

Baltaoglu anxiously awaits the enemy ships.

Baltaoglu falls further and further behind the fleeing Genoese fleet.

Baltaoglu is gravely wounded.

Baltaoglu Pasha,

Baltaoglu Suleyman.

Baltaoglu, nicknamed "Son of a Battle Axe,"

Based on truth.

Be kind.

Be not afraid.

Be the ruler you say you will be.

Because he didn't really want Mehmed to conquer Constantinople,

Because he said, "Look, Your Majesty,"

Because he was already shot and he realized everything was gone.

Because he's new to the throne

Because of the use of mines.

Because that's where the cannons are hitting.

Because the loose bricks

Because the vizier of the time, Candarli Halil Pasha,

Because there's this great chain stretching from the Acropolis,

Because there's Turkish ships inside the harbor,

Because they can't move.

Because they didn't make it as tough as those all looking towards the West,

Because they just, for some reason,

Before he did something like this."

Before I leave, take my counsel...

Before they make it to the Golden Horn!

Before they settle in.

Before... something darker?

Begging for mercy.

Begins to weaken the desperate defense put up by Giustiniani and his men.

Being displayed on the city walls at the time of the Ottoman siege.

Belongs to me.

Belongs to the Romans.

Between the Genoese and Venetians.

Between the two sides as the siege went on.

Between the young advisors he brings from Manisa,

Beyond your wildest dreams.

Black Sea, the Mediterranean,

Bombards Constantinople with the largest artillery attack

Both sides are nearing their breaking point.

Both sides dig in...

Boy.

Brilliant.

Bring her to me.

Bring me Baltaoglu.

Bringing soldiers and supplies to Constantinople,

Bringing the Ottomans and Romans a step closer to war.

Bringing their archers within firing distance of the Genoese sails.

Building a fort on the Roman side will provoke them

But after four hours of fighting,

But also appealing to the religious side of these soldiers too.

But also making himself into a standard.

But at night, we're told,

But both sides clearly believed that God is on their side

But cannons of this size were something

But clearly, under the pressure of time

But Constantine has a secret weapon of his own...

But discretion might be more profitable in the coming weeks.

But earned my respect.

But even worse, now,

But eventually these four ships managed to make it all the way to the chain,

But forgive my men.

But has no children of her own.

But he also could be generous to foreigners.

But he is the only one who can legitimately claim

But he refused. His vanity blinds him.

But he turns Sphrantzes down and he says, "No, these are my people.

But he was a... he was a real fighter, Constantine.

But he'll be battling more than the Italian warships.

But heed this, my son...

But I already assured you I will try to contain any speculation

But I am no coward.

But I come on urgent business.

But I fear it cannot be done under these circumstances.

But I have faith that with your allegiance

But if an enemy fleet enters the Golden Horn

But if we catch them off guard,

But if you take the city,

But in my line of work,

But it cost them the lives of 200 men that they can't afford to lose.

But it got worse because they realized

But it sailed too late.

But it was inside the chain,

But it was quite possible if the siege took too long,

But it's exact whereabouts remain unknown

But it's one of those things where everyone goes, you know,

But it's time for you to return to Serbia and your family.

But it's too dangerous outside the walls.

But look at those walls, son.

But lots of the fighting happens hand to hand,

But many citizens have already fled,

But my fate is written...

But not the city!

But now, we are united

But Ottoman astrologers interpret the occurrence of eclipses,

But people like Candarli, they're bureaucrats:

But safe inside the harbor of the Golden Horn.

But saw no ships.

But still standing walls,

But that does us no good unless we go through them.

But that may not be necessary.

But the battle for Constantinople is being fought on multiple fronts.

But the Christian ships have an advantage that they are higher,

But the Ottoman army had a central command.

But the Ottomans will forever know him as "Fatih,"

But the Romans keep him safely tucked away inside Constantinople

But the troubles in the East are very real.

But there are also pressures on a besieging army.

But there is a chink in its armor.

But they are also cornered.

But they can't get into the Golden Horn

But they must get through these walls first.

But we are in the middle of a battle.

But we don't know who she was.

But we must do it now.

But we simply seek to ply our trade and make a living.

But we'll say to Mehmed, 'don't worry, we won't interfere.'"

But what sustains an empire

But with it, Mother Mara,

But you are a warrior.

But you are coming with me?

But you are the sultan, and I am a slave.

But you have an aim.

But you know the terms of the deal you made with them

But, Allah willing, my guidance will bring measure

But, if I don't come back,

But, should you fail,

But, uh, I've sent envoys to every ally in Europe.

But, unfortunately, you are not Genoese.

But, you're telling me those are yours?

But?

But?

But...

By hanging some of their Turkish prisoners from the battlements.

By my calculations,

By naval forces coming from the Italian states.

By the order of the emperor?

By the time Alexander the Great was my age, he'd conquered all of this land

Can any of you fetch me the red apple,

Can be regarded as the first major victory of cannons against cities.

Can you hold off the Turks that long?

Can you not see we're out of time?

Candarli Halil is always welcome.

Candarli Halil Pasha,

Candarli Halil Pasha?

Candarli Halil?

Candarli Pasha will report back to me on your progress.

Cannonballs of half a ton.

Capturing the imagination is all very well, but how much does it cost?

Careful, Lord.

Catches the Ottomans by surprise.

Caught in a war with no end in sight.

Causing them to collapse.

Certainly a suitable husband can be found.

Certainly, we have some guns and some bows and arrows

Ciao.

Ciao.

Clear the path.

Clearing the overland path for the Ottoman ships...

Close it!

Close that gate now!

Come back to bed.

Come on, boys, come on!

Come on.

Come sit with me.

Come.

Come.

Come.

Commander of my fearsome army,

Congratulations, Sultan.

Constantine gave him control

Constantine had ordered lookouts to find the Venetian fleet.

Constantine has to kind of console Giustiniani and Notaras

Constantine is a fair man,

Constantine is very conscious of the weight of history, so to speak.

Constantine XI, he's very brave,

Constantine...

Constantinople has more than enough gold

Constantinople is a city...

Constantinople is gifted because it has this huge protected harbor,

Constantinople will fall, someday.

Constantinople?

Constantinople.

Constantinople.

Constantinople's protector and ruler is Emperor Constantine XI.

Converted to Islam,

Convinced he'll conquer the West,

Could not stop just four Genoese vessels,

Could we launch our ships against theirs?

Crossbow fire!

Crusades were a thing of the past.

Day after day, after day

Dear God,

Dear God.

Dear God.

Dear God.

Deceitful dog!

Deceitful scum.

Decides to retire, leaving Mehmed to take the throne.

Despair doesn't suit you, Therma.

Despite having the options to retire into obscurity after Murad's death,

Determined to suck the last bit of life from the city.

Devoted teacher, my loyal servant,

Did you not hear me?

Different tactics, though.

Dig!

Do I defend the outer walls or do I defend the inner wall?

Do it.

Do not force the matter any longer.

Do not forsake me, you big, magnificent bastard.

Do not mistake youth for weakness.

Do you know the punishment for spying?

Do you know what Alexander the Great said when he took the throne?

Do you not have anything tucked away to loan the emperor?

Do you not trust me?

Do you remember me?

Do you remember what you said?

Do you understand what that means?

Does he still have the loyalty of his troops?

Don't ask me to be the last emperor of Constantinople.

Don't despair yet.

Don't doubt it.

Don't doubt our might.

Don't test me, boy!

Don't test my patience further...

Don't you have a war to fight?

Dragged on for three long months.

Draw!

Drink up, Lords.

During his years in the elite Janissary corps.

During the siege, was a lunar eclipse.

Either I conquer you...

Emperor Constantine is confronted by Mehmed's 80,000 man army.

Emperor Constantine orders all religious artifacts melted down,

Emperor Constantine sends emissaries to Mehmed's court

Emperor Theodosius II built the walls in the 5th century.

Emperor, I have given you my word.

Emperor.

End this siege before a unified Christian army shows up at these gates.

Engulfing the city in chaos.

Enough.

Enters its third week.

Even as the situation in Constantinople grows more dire,

Even if a relief force arrives,

Even when extinction is threatening.

Even word of this could be disastrous for the morale of our troops

Every day brings with it a new threat

Every day, they get up there and they look for it,

Every day, they're camped out there is a brick thrown onto the sultan's back.

Every death is multiplied, if you like.

Every great leader...

Every sultan...

Everybody calls it the fall of Constantinople.

Everyone's spirits are flagging and suddenly this amazing event occurs

Everything I have done, Sultan, has been done to serve you.

Everything we're trying, they're clever enough to get around us.

Everywhere they were surrounded by spies

Expectations for the 19 year old ruler are crushing.

Faced with the Ottoman threat,

Failed to break the city's defenses.

Failed to win a sea battle just off the walls,

Falls on the shoulders of Genoese soldier of fortune

Father, please,

Father.

Father...

Fetch me my cartographer and a scribe!

Fetch me my horse!

Fetch me Zaganos Pasha immediately.

Finish them, Baltaoglu.

Fire all the cannons we have on the land walls.

Fire the bombards.

Fire!

Fire!

Fire!

Fire!

Fire.

Firearms on the battlefield

For 1100 years in that form.

For a sharp mind such as yours,

For a trading colony like yourselves, there will be plenty of business.

For an attack on Constantinople.

For both strategic thinking and good PR,

For Constantinople.

For God's sake, what are they talking about?

For his continued safety and upkeep.

For Mehmed, he's got additional issues,

For not being very seafaring.

For one empire to rise,

For one empire to rise, another must fall.

For one empire to rise, another must fall.

For one empire to rise...

For one empire to rise...

For one empire to rise...

For she who you fight to return to!

For the defenders, around whom they rallied.

For the Genoese mercenaries and their leader,

For the last... 1700 years tried and failed.

For the next 300 years.

For us now, horoscopes, you know, we don't all believe in it.

Forged of blood, steel, fortune and conquest.

Forged of blood, steel, fortune and conquest.

Forged of blood, steel, fortune and conquest.

Forged of blood, steel, fortune and conquest.

Forged of blood, steel, fortune and conquest.

Forgive me, my lord. May I?

Forgive me, Sultan, but we are in peril here.

Forgive me, Sultan. The guard told me you were due back.

Forgive me.

Forgive me...

Former Anatolian warlords and nomads

Former Christian slaves taken as children,

Forward charge!

Found a placement in the palace?

From a place where they couldn't see from Constantinople or from Galata.

From an early age,

From Constantinople,

From Europe for a thousand years.

From its roots sprang four mountain ranges,

From now on, no more crying, Mehmed.

From Roman allies in the Black Sea.

From the bottom of the moat to the top of the walls

From the Ottoman's old enemy, the Romans.

From the potential bloodletting ahead.

From the Serbian court, for the sultan's eyes only.

From the walls of Constantinople, you must lose a bit of heart.

Further isolating the emperor.

Gathering in the Aegean.

Gathering in the Mediterranean become reality.

Genoese soldier of fortune, Giovanni Giustiniani Longo.

Get me a messenger now.

Get ready, boys!

Get ready, boys.

Get up.

Giovanni Giustiniani,

Giovanni Giustiniani.

Giustiniani actually brought with himself this large professional army

Giustiniani and his Italian mercenaries prepare

Giustiniani and his men

Giustiniani and his men continue rebuilding the walls

Giustiniani and his men must defend 14 miles of city walls.

Giustiniani has his soldiers go down

Giustiniani is with his men

Giustiniani would go out and make small raids.

Giustiniani, maybe he's just run out of, uh, of energy.

Giustiniani.

Giustiniani..

Give him 100 lashings.

Give me a moment to dress.

Gladly.

Go back to the city.