The mid-16th century was a rough time to be living in the Mediterranean, to say the least. Especially if you lived in a coastal city, you would have definitely seen your fair share of conquest, battles, and the usual, violent ransacking. And most of this could be traced back to a single source: The Ottoman Empire, ruled at the time by Suleiman the Magnificent, a man whose younger portrait you’re unlikely to forget thanks to his absolutely epic headwear.