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Bc by the greeks as the new capital of the roman empire by constantine i, after whom it was named. In the middle ages, constantinople s perfect geographic locationpositioned along a land trade route between europe and asia as well as on a strategic seaway from the black sea to the mediterranean made the city extremely desirous, and as a result, prone to attack. Sean mcmeekins the ottoman endgame pleases like a mouthful of turkish delight, the flavors, scents and views of the old empire combining in a gripping new history that plunges the turkish empire into the great war and locates constantinople not at the edge of the conflict but at its very heart. Splendour and catastrophe in the mediterranean is a remarkable, highly unusual and very readable social history of the ports of smyrna, beirut and alexandria during the final decades of the ottoman empire. Philip mansel born 1951 is a historian of courts and cities, and the author of a number of books about the history of france and the ottoman empire. City of the worlds desire, 14531924 kindle edition by mansel, philip. Dona gracia of the house of nasi available for download and read online in other formats. Philip mansel, who has lived and taught in paris, is the author of, among other works, louis xviii, the court of france 17891830, and constantinople. Review philip mansels remarkable new historyat once accomplished, entertaining and idiosyncraticendlessly. He coedited the french emigres in europe 17891814, has written for numerous newspapers and periodicals, and is editor of the court historian, newsletter of the society for court studies.
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