The article examines the accounts of Mehmed II’s visit to Hagia Sophia given by the Greek historian Critoboulus of Imbros and the Ottoman historian Tursun Beg, both influenced by Polybian motifs. It also addresses the question of the meaning of the verses spoken by the Sultan on this occasion and reported in the text of Tursun Beg.
From Carthage to Samarkand: The Conqueror's sadness. Reflections on Mehmed Fatih's visit to Hagia Sophia in the descriptions of Critoboulus of Imbros and Tursun Beg|Da Cartagine a Samarcanda: la tristezza del Conquistatore Considerazioni sulla visita a Santa Sofia di Mehmet Fātiḥ nelle descrizioni di Critobulo di Imbro e Tursun Bey / Di Branco, M.. - In: STUDIA GRAECO-ARABICA. - ISSN 2281-2687. - 2:14(2023), pp. 97-104. [10.12871/979125608070050]
From Carthage to Samarkand: The Conqueror's sadness. Reflections on Mehmed Fatih's visit to Hagia Sophia in the descriptions of Critoboulus of Imbros and Tursun Beg|Da Cartagine a Samarcanda: la tristezza del Conquistatore Considerazioni sulla visita a Santa Sofia di Mehmet Fātiḥ nelle descrizioni di Critobulo di Imbro e Tursun Bey
Di Branco M.
2023
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The article examines the accounts of Mehmed II’s visit to Hagia Sophia given by the Greek historian Critoboulus of Imbros and the Ottoman historian Tursun Beg, both influenced by Polybian motifs. It also addresses the question of the meaning of the verses spoken by the Sultan on this occasion and reported in the text of Tursun Beg.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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