After invading Constantinople, Mehmed II declared himself "Caesar of Rome" and the Ottomans aggressively claimed they were the natural heirs of the Roman Empire. Did they take any steps to play this up and create "similarities" to Rome?
by /u/Futhis in /r/AskHistorians
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