Amid a spiral of brutality and low morale, Mehmed makes Giustiniani an enticing offer. The grand vizier urges Mehmed to seek a truce with his rival.
Mehmed prepares to strike a fatal blow to Vlad’s army. A spy is found in Mehmed’s camp. Vlad launches a nighttime attack, but a surprise awaits.
Mehmed launches an ambitious siege to break through the walls of Constantinople, but Giustiniani’s mercenaries manage to forestall the Janissaries.
Mehmed sends Maria to coax Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus into an alliance. An epic battle along the Danube River looms, and Vlad has the upper hand.
After claiming the Ottoman throne, Mehmed II sends an unmistakable signal to Byzantine emperor Constantine XI. Enter Genoese mercenaries.
Mehmed II solidifies his reign, but in nearby Wallachia, childhood friend Vlad the Impaler gains notoriety and seeks to challenge Mehmed’s hegemony.
