Verstehen · Kapitel 8
History: Three Empires, One City
Constantinople, Istanbul — no matter what it was called, this city was always the center of the world. From the Roman Empire through the Byzantine Empire to the Ottoman Empire: 2,700 years of history on two continents.
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From Byzantium to Constantinople
The history begins in 660 BC , when Greek settlers from Megara founded the colony of Byzantion at the southern tip of t…
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The Conquest of 1453 & the Ottoman Empire
On May 29, 1453 , the 21-year-old Sultan Mehmed II (the Conqueror) captured Constantinople — a date that changed world…
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