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2 days ago · Istanbul, largest city and principal seaport of Turkey. Historically known as Byzantium and then Constantinople, it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Istanbul straddles the Bosporus strait, one of two waterways that separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey.
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15 hours ago · The first four caliphs created a stable administration for the empire, following the practices and administrative institutions of the Byzantine Empire which had ruled the same region previously. These consisted of four main governmental branches: political affairs, military affairs, tax collection, and religious administration.
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2 days ago · Map of the main Byzantine-Muslim naval operations and battles in the Mediterranean. The Roman Empire had traditionally dominated the Mediterranean and the Black Sea with major naval bases at Constantinople, Acre, Alexandria and Carthage.
- 622–750 CE
- Muslim victory
2 days ago · Kievan Rus', [a] [b] also known as Kyivan Rus ', [c] [7] [8] was a state and later an amalgam of principalities [9] in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. [10] The name was coined by Russian historians in the 19th century. Encompassing a variety of polities and peoples, including East Slavic, Norse, [11] [12 ...
1 day ago · Many scholars believe that, among the ancient cities of the world, Damascus is perhaps the oldest continuously inhabited. Over the centuries, Damascus has been conqueror and conquered, wealthy and destitute, and capital of empire and small states.
3 days ago · Heraclius: The Savior of the Empire. Heraclius, who reigned as emperor from 610 to 641 AD, was also one of its greatest military leaders. His reign was marked by the existential threat posed by the Persian Empire, which had occupied much of the Byzantine territories, including Egypt and the Levant. In response, Heraclius mounted a dramatic ...