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Bookmark or Share- Constantinople ‑ Facts, Summary, & Significance | HISTORYConstantinople stood as the seat of the Byzantine Empire for the next 1,100 years, enduring periods of great fortune and horrific sieges, until being overrun by Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire in...
- Constantinople - WikipediaConstantinople is generally considered to be the center and the "cradle of Orthodox Christian civilization". [7] [8] From the mid-5th century to the early 13th century, Constantinople was the largest and wealthiest city in Europe. [9]
- Constantinople - World History EncyclopediaConstantinople would become the economic and cultural hub of the east and the center of both Greek classics and Christian ideals. Its importance would take on new meaning with Alaric 's invasion of Rome in 410 CE and the eventual fall of the city to Odoacer in 476 CE.
- 1453: The Fall of Constantinople - World History EncyclopediaWhen the army assembled at the city walls of Constantinople on 2 April 1453 CE, the Byzantines got their first glimpse of Mehmed's cannons. The largest was 9 metres long with a gaping mouth one metre across.
- Istanbul | History, Population, Map, & Facts | BritannicaIstanbul, 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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