A concise history of Constantinople, the capital city of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, from its foundation in AD 324 to its fall to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. The book covers major events, personalities, and cultural developments in the history of the city, from the reign of Constantine the Great to the last days of the Byzantine Empire. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge...
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