Episode 341 - Mehmed and Constantinople

The History of Byzantium by Robin Pierson

Feb 17, 202626:33Society & Culture

Mehmed did not make Constantinople his capital straight away. There were political, practical and psychological arguments against it. We talk about these and how the Sultan overcame them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

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