I’ve watched this a couple times and its interesting. They have them for other cities too like Alexandria and Rome. My interest in history as a kid started with a fascination with Constantinople. Moreso than any other city in the world, it was the center of trade, conflict, culture, a civilizational crossroad. So unique. Its a shame that these videos and accounts end with the fall because the interesting history spans through the Ottoman era too. At least until the Ottomans because the “Sick Man of Europe.” The Ottoman court in Constantinople had just as much intrigue as any Roman court, which is understandable since the Ottomans viewed themselves as the inheritors of the Roman tradition more so than as jihadis expanding Islam. Constantinople underwent a renaissance under the Ottomans.
One thing that was perhaps a holdover from the Turks’ Central Asian origin was, the ends of dynasties were often bloodbaths, the entire former ruling family was annihilated. Or so I’ve heard.
The “Engineering an Empire” episode about the Byzantines is worth watching.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0878375/
bad ripped version on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77aw_Sw3Oa0
There’s also a non-work-safe (language) text page about Basil the Bulgar Slayer:
https://www.badassoftheweek.com/basil