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Books by Padraic Rohan

a historical guide to the major Turkish sites associated with Saint Paul, and to those sites of w... more a historical guide to the major Turkish sites associated with Saint Paul, and to those sites of western Asia Minor known in Revelation as the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse.

Papers by Padraic Rohan

Latin Catholicism in Ottoman Istanbul, eds. Vanessa R. de Obaldía and Claudio Monge: 63-84. Istanbul: Isis Press, 2022, 2022

After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453, many Genoese continued to reside in Pera-Ga... more After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453, many Genoese continued to reside in Pera-Galata, often becoming Ottoman subjects; but some Genoese sought to reestablish their rule of this city just across the Golden Horn from Constantinople. In this book chapter, I argue that, by the 1460s and 1470s, the Genoese presence in Ottoman lands was much by a cascade of departures. To demonstrate this argument, I focus on the timing and extent of the repatriation of holy relics from the churches of Pera-Galata back to Genoa – and also on Ottoman records, particularly the 1455 survey for Istanbul and Galata, which offer an essential corrective to studies based only on western sources

Medieval Globe, 2019

In this article, I analyze one of the most important early Ottoman documents, the 1455 survey of ... more In this article, I analyze one of the most important early Ottoman documents, the 1455 survey of Istanbul. The great Ottoman historian Halil İnalcık published this document, and Kerim İlker Bulunur has analyzed it extensively. In consulting the original (now in the archives of the Topkapı Palace museum in Istanbul), I have discovered dozens of Genoese names previously overlooked by these scholars. In juxtaposing Genoese and Ottoman sources, I intend in this article to improve our understanding of the connections and interaction between various parts of the Mediterranean and Black Sea; and to use this study as a foundation for a fuller exploration of Genoese networks between the eastern and western Mediterranean and into the Atlantic in the late fifteenth century. The Genoese were fundamental to the wider global story of European expansion, and this article brings them into focus in the crucial decades before Columbus’s voyages.

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World History Bulletin, 2019

The medieval Genoese ranged from China to the Atlantic, and their experience in navigation, the s... more The medieval Genoese ranged from China to the Atlantic, and their experience in navigation, the sugar industry, and the slave trade were the elemental foundation of Iberian colonial expansion. The so-called itinerary of Antonio Usodimare (Antonius Ususmaris) contains descriptions of a mid-fifteenth-century Genoese voyage to the Gulf of Guinea and of an attempted circumnavigation of Africa by the Vivaldi expedition two centuries before Columbus. Using this oft-cited but misunderstood source in conjunction with cartographic evidence and other archival research, this article argues that the Genoese maritime aristocracy rendered itself essential to the colonial project of terrestrial Iberian monarchs, and carved out a privileged position on the Iberian peninsula and in Iberian colonial possessions.

The Middle Ground, 2018

The concept of capitalism is bound up not only with how and why Europe came to dominate the globe... more The concept of capitalism is bound up not only with how and why Europe came to dominate the globe, but also with bitter contemporary debates on modernity and global inequality. This article examines competing conceptions of capitalism as formulated by conservative social theorists and world historians in search of synthesis.

a historical guide to the major Turkish sites associated with Saint Paul, and to those sites of w... more a historical guide to the major Turkish sites associated with Saint Paul, and to those sites of western Asia Minor known in Revelation as the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse.

Latin Catholicism in Ottoman Istanbul, eds. Vanessa R. de Obaldía and Claudio Monge: 63-84. Istanbul: Isis Press, 2022, 2022

After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453, many Genoese continued to reside in Pera-Ga... more After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453, many Genoese continued to reside in Pera-Galata, often becoming Ottoman subjects; but some Genoese sought to reestablish their rule of this city just across the Golden Horn from Constantinople. In this book chapter, I argue that, by the 1460s and 1470s, the Genoese presence in Ottoman lands was much by a cascade of departures. To demonstrate this argument, I focus on the timing and extent of the repatriation of holy relics from the churches of Pera-Galata back to Genoa – and also on Ottoman records, particularly the 1455 survey for Istanbul and Galata, which offer an essential corrective to studies based only on western sources

Medieval Globe, 2019

In this article, I analyze one of the most important early Ottoman documents, the 1455 survey of ... more In this article, I analyze one of the most important early Ottoman documents, the 1455 survey of Istanbul. The great Ottoman historian Halil İnalcık published this document, and Kerim İlker Bulunur has analyzed it extensively. In consulting the original (now in the archives of the Topkapı Palace museum in Istanbul), I have discovered dozens of Genoese names previously overlooked by these scholars. In juxtaposing Genoese and Ottoman sources, I intend in this article to improve our understanding of the connections and interaction between various parts of the Mediterranean and Black Sea; and to use this study as a foundation for a fuller exploration of Genoese networks between the eastern and western Mediterranean and into the Atlantic in the late fifteenth century. The Genoese were fundamental to the wider global story of European expansion, and this article brings them into focus in the crucial decades before Columbus’s voyages.

Copyright restrictions prevent my sharing the full article on this site. If you would like the full article, please send an email.

World History Bulletin, 2019

The medieval Genoese ranged from China to the Atlantic, and their experience in navigation, the s... more The medieval Genoese ranged from China to the Atlantic, and their experience in navigation, the sugar industry, and the slave trade were the elemental foundation of Iberian colonial expansion. The so-called itinerary of Antonio Usodimare (Antonius Ususmaris) contains descriptions of a mid-fifteenth-century Genoese voyage to the Gulf of Guinea and of an attempted circumnavigation of Africa by the Vivaldi expedition two centuries before Columbus. Using this oft-cited but misunderstood source in conjunction with cartographic evidence and other archival research, this article argues that the Genoese maritime aristocracy rendered itself essential to the colonial project of terrestrial Iberian monarchs, and carved out a privileged position on the Iberian peninsula and in Iberian colonial possessions.

The Middle Ground, 2018

The concept of capitalism is bound up not only with how and why Europe came to dominate the globe... more The concept of capitalism is bound up not only with how and why Europe came to dominate the globe, but also with bitter contemporary debates on modernity and global inequality. This article examines competing conceptions of capitalism as formulated by conservative social theorists and world historians in search of synthesis.