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  1. Constantinople - Wikipedia

    Constantinople was founded on the former site of the Greek colony of Byzantium, which today is known as Istanbul in Turkey.

  2. Istanbul - Crossroads, Bosphorus, Byzantium | Britannica

    Dec 25, 2025 · Constantinople was to become one of the great world capitals, a font of imperial and religious power, a city of vast wealth and beauty, and the chief city of the Western world.

  3. Constantinople: The History and Importance of the Capital of ...

    Jun 5, 2020 · Constantinople was the largest and wealthiest city of the Middle Ages and one of the few remnants of the once all-encompassing Roman Empire. It ruled the Golden Horn, a …

  4. Constantinople - World History Encyclopedia

    Apr 9, 2013 · Because it lay on the European side of the Strait of Bosporus, the Emperor Constantine understood its strategic importance and upon reuniting the empire in 324 CE built …

  5. Constantinople - New World Encyclopedia

    Constantinople (Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολη) was the capital of the Byzantine Empire and, following its fall in 1453, of the Ottoman Empire until 1930, when it was renamed Istanbul as …

  6. Constantinople: Rise and Fall (A Brief History) | TheCollector

    Jan 6, 2023 · Founded as the new capital of the Roman Empire, Constantinople (now Istanbul) became the heart of the Byzantine Empire before falling to the Ottomans.

  7. Constantinople - HISTORY

    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 …