The Fall of Constantinople Episode 12 "The Silence Before the Storm"
Byzantium And The Crusades
English - November 27, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsHistory Religion & Spirituality byzantine crusader medieval warfare turkish seljuk christian saladin roman islam Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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For seven weeks the Turks had besieged Constantinople. But all they had to show for it were heavy casualties and not a single victory either on land or at sea. The Turkish Sultan, Mehmet II, had a moment of doubt. Should he abandon the siege? Find out in this episode.