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Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330.
- Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia (lit. 'Holy Wisdom'; Turkish: Ayasofya; Greek:...
- Byzantium
Byzantium (/ b ɪ ˈ z æ n t i ə m,-ʃ ə m /) or Byzantion...
- Names of Constantinople
Byzantion (Ancient Greek: Βυζάντιον, romanized: Byzántion,...
- Talk
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- Constantine I
Constantine I (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known...
- Great Palace of Constantinople
The Great Palace of Constantinople (Greek: Μέγα Παλάτιον,...
- Sieges of Constantinople
The following is a list of sieges of Constantinople, a...
- İstanbul
Istanbul, is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the...
- Theodosian Walls
The Walls of Constantinople (Turkish: Konstantinopolis...
- Reconquest of Constantinople
The Reconquest of Constantinople was the recapture of the...
- Hagia Sophia
The fall of Constantinople, also known as the conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire. The city was captured on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun on 6 April.
- Ottoman victory
Constantinople (Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις, romanized: Kōnstantinoúpolis; Latin: Constantinopolis) was the capital city of the Roman Empire from 330 AD and later what historians called the Byzantine Empire.
Dec 6, 2017 · Constantinople is an ancient city in modern-day Turkey that’s now known as Istanbul. First settled in the seventh century B.C., Constantinople developed into a thriving port thanks to its prime...