The Ottoman Empires Greatest Sultans: The Lives and Legacies of Osman I, Mehmed II, and Suleiman the Magnificent Audiobook Libro.fm

In terms of geopolitics perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the successful Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453 The city had been an imperial capital as far back as the 4th century when Constantine the Great shifted the power center of the Roman Empire there effectively establishing two almost equally powerful halves of antiquitys greatest empire Constantinople would continue to serve as the capital of the Byzantine Empire even after the Western half of the Roman Empire collapsed in the late 5th century Naturally the Ottoman Empire would also use Constantinople as the capital of its empire after their conquest effectively ended the Byzantine Empire and thanks to its strategic location it has been a trading center for years and remains one today under the Turkish name of Istanbul