Constantinople.The eastern capital of the Christian world.
君士坦丁堡 基督教的東方帝都
Founded by Rome's first Christian Emperor,Constantine.
由羅馬第一位信仰基督教的皇帝 君士坦丁大帝建立
At the city's heart, an icon of Christian faith:
城市中心 矗立著一座基督教的標(biāo)志性建筑物
Hagia Sophia, the largest cathedral of its day.
即當(dāng)時(shí)世界上最大的教堂: 索菲亞大教堂
The year is 1453.An epic battle is looming
在1453年 一場(chǎng)史詩(shī)般的戰(zhàn)役即將打響
That will shift the balance of power between east and west,
它將打破東西方世界的平衡
and change the story of mankind.
改寫人類的歷史
Constantinople is going to change the entire picture
君士坦丁堡將會(huì)改變
of the world that we have with the discovery of new continents.
發(fā)現(xiàn)新大陸時(shí) 整個(gè)世界的格局
The two events are inextricably linked.
兩大事件不可避免地聯(lián)系在一起
Constantinople is under siege by the Ottoman Turks,
奧斯曼土耳其人包圍了君士坦丁堡
an Islamic army 70,000 strong.
這是擁有七萬(wàn)壯士的伊斯蘭軍隊(duì)
Leading the attack:Sultan Mehmet The Second.
為首的是蘇丹·穆罕穆德二世
Scholar, warrior, obsessed.
他是學(xué)者 也是勇士 令人著迷
Conquering this city has been his dream since the age of 13.
攻克這座城市 是他13歲以來(lái)的一個(gè)夢(mèng)想