Abdulkadiryasar70
As you know, this TV series is about a part of Leonardo Da Vinci's life. Of Course producers can fill in the blanks of the uncertain issues of his life. But that doesn't mean they can change historical facts. Here is facts about Gedik Ahmet Pasha, II. Bayezid and Ottoman invasion of Otranto:About Gedik Ahmet Pasha: In 1479, when he was a commander of the Sanjak of Avlona, Sultan Mehmet II ordered him lead a siege force of between 10,000 and 40,000 troops in the siege of Shkodra. Later that year, the sultan ordered him to lead the Ottoman Navy in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the war against Naples and Milan. During his campaign, Gedik Ahmed Pasha conquered the islands of Santa Maura (Lefkada), Kefalonia, and Zante (Zakynthos). Since he had conquered Constantinople in 1453, Mehmed II saw himself as the inheritor of the Roman Empire and seriously considered the conquest of Italy to reunite Roman lands under his dynasty. As part of this plan, Gedik Ahmed Pasha was sent with a naval force to the heel of the Italian peninsula.After a failed attempt to conquer Rhodes from the Knights of St. John, Ahmed successfully took the Italian harbor city of Otranto in 1480. However, due to lack of food and supplies, he had to return with most of his troops to Albania in the same year, planning to continue the campaign in 1481.The death of Mehmed II prevented this. Instead, Ahmet sided with Beyazid II in the struggle for who would succeed the sultan. However, Beyazid II did not fully trust Ahmed and had him imprisoned and later killed on 18 November 1482 at Adrianople. As you can see, he did not died in the Otranto.About Bayezid II: Bayezid II ascended the Ottoman throne in 1481. Like his father, Bayezid II was a patron of western and eastern culture. Unlike many other Sultans, he worked hard to ensure a smooth running of domestic politics, which earned him the epithet of "the Just". Throughout his reign, Bayezid II engaged in numerous campaigns to conquer the Venetian possessions in Morea, accurately defining this region as the key to future Ottoman naval power in the Eastern Mediterranean. The last of these wars ended in 1501 with Bayezid II in control of the whole Peloponnese.During Bayezid II's final years, a succession battle developed between his sons Selim I and Ahmet. Ahmet unexpectedly captured Karaman, an Ottoman city, and began marching to Constantinople to exploit his triumph. Fearing for his safety, Selim staged a revolt in Thrace but was defeated by Bayezid and forced to flee back to the Crimean Peninsula. Bayezid II developed fears that Ahmet might in turn kill him to gain the throne, so he refused to allow his son to enter Constantinople.Selim returned from Crimea and, with support from the Janissaries, forced his father to abdicate the throne on 25 April 1512. Bayezid departed for retirement in his native Demotika, but he died on 26 May 1512 at Büyükçekmece before reaching his destination and only a month after his abdication. He was buried next to the Bayezid Mosque in Istanbul.As you can see, he did not died in the Otranto to. According to series, Bayezid is a cruel man who kills all non-Muslims. Let see:In July 1492, the new state of Spain expelled its Jewish and Muslim populations as part of the Spanish Inquisition. Bayezid II sent out the Ottoman Navy under the command of admiral Kemal Reis to Spain in 1492 in order to evacuate them safely to Ottoman lands. He sent out proclamations throughout the empire that the refugees were to be welcomed. He granted the refugees the permission to settle in the Ottoman Empire and become Ottoman citizens. He ridiculed the conduct of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile in expelling a class of people so useful to their subjects. "You venture to call Ferdinand a wise ruler," he said to his courtiers, "he who has impoverished his own country and enriched mine!" Bayezid addressed a letter to all the governors of his European provinces, ordering them not only to refrain from repelling the Spanish refugees, but to give them a friendly and welcome reception. He threatened with death all those who treated the Jews harshly or refused them admission into the empire. Moses Capsali, who probably helped to arouse the sultan's friendship for the Jews, was most energetic in his assistance to the exiles. He made a tour of the communities and was instrumental in imposing a tax upon the rich, to ransom the Jewish victims of the persecution.The Muslims and Jews of Al-Andalus (Iberia) contributed much to the rising power of the Ottoman Empire by introducing new ideas, methods and craftsmanship. The first printing press in Constantinople was established by the Sephardic Jews in 1493. It is reported that under Bayezid's reign, Jews enjoyed a period of cultural flourishing, with the presence of such scholars as the Talmudist and scientist Mordecai Comtino; astronomer and poet Solomon Ben Elijah Sharbiṭ ha-Zahab; Shabbethai Ben Malkiel Cohen, and the liturgical poet Menahem Tamar.
SnoopyStyle
David S. Goyer creates a fantasy take on the life of a young Leonardo Da Vinci (Tom Riley). His workshop is in Florence under the ruling House of Medici. There is family intrigue and challenges from outside including the evil Pope Sixtus IV. Da Vinci has an affair with Lorenzo de' Medici's mistress Lucrezia Donati. Count Girolamo Riario is a papal spy who is corrupted by the cult Sons of Mithras. Zoroaster da Peretola is a supportive friend. Da Vinci searches for a mythical Book of Leaves guided by the mysterious Al-Rahim.I was intrigued by the first season. I like the political fighting within Italy. I treated the Book of Leaves as a MacGuffin and nothing more. Vlad is a fun diversion. Then the MacGuffin turns into a real element. The more important it becomes, the less compelling the show becomes. Also the brooding melodramatic atmosphere starts to wear. When the show goes over to South America, it becomes one bridge too far. I do like his tank design in action but it doesn't have substance. It becomes fake history. I don't like the magic and mind reading either. The fantasy style is intriguing but the story sometimes suffers.
Wisnu Linggakusuma Wardhana
at the beginning of the season 1, I would highly rate the movie with 10 starts!Unlike the other series, the sci-fi was fun, creative, and engineered to entertain people with adventure, discovery, and science (though you must understand that not everything is real, that's why it is a science fiction not sci-real)however, as the stories get into season 3, the plot changed. it doesn't tell us again anything like the inventive season 1 and adventurous season 2 of leonardo da vinci, the maestro and artista.season 3 is a very very very terrible. it removes all the fun things i mentioned above, and replace it with unfascinating and plot-hole stories merely about italy vs. ottoman. (which gives bad propaganda about Christianity vs Muslim)... ohh why?Where all the fun about book of leaves? where all the climax between leonardo and his-so-much-looking-for mother? where all the fun of battle between leonardo and riaro who suddenly has his own irrelevant side-stories?what happen with the true pope?it started with mysterious yet adventurous book of leave stories and a missing mother, but ended with un-epic and irrelevant story of battle of italy vs. ottoman.Oh season 3 should never exists!! Screw the director.who already watched and agree with me? raise your hand? :)
