Download or read book Sultans of Rome written by Warwick Ball and published by East & West Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has become conventional - or at least convenient - to think of the Turkish capture of Constantinople in 1453 as an Asiatic conquest. This is only partly true. The Turks originated in Asia, but Constantinople was conquered from the west not the east: the Ottomans became a European power before they became a Middle Eastern one and remained a primarily European power. This book combines the legacies of both Europe and Asia, bridging civilisations and cultural legacies for all those interested in European and Asian history.