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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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Episode 341 - Mehmed and Constantinople is an episode from The History of Byzantium by Robin Pierson. Mehmed did not make Constantinople his capital straight away. There were political, practical and psychological arguments against it. We t...

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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/privacy for more information.

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Published Feb 17, 2026 and 26:33 long