The History of Constantinople

A biography of the Queen of Cities in its many incarnations. Today, it is Istanbul, which is a Turkish rendering of the Greek phrase εἰς τὴν πόλιν (eis ten polin), meaning "in/to the city." That simply saying, "The City," was enough for the hearer to understand Constantinople, speaks volumes. Its history stretches back well before the Megarian Greeks arrived in the 7th Century BC . Later, in 330 AD, Constantine the Great proclaimed it the new Roman capital, or Nova Roma. It remained the Imperial capital of the Roman Empire for over a millennium until the Ottoman conquest of 1453 AD.

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Episoder(19)

S1E2: The Untamed Peninsula - Nature's Prologue to Byzantion

S1E2: The Untamed Peninsula - Nature's Prologue to ByzantionIn this episode, we journey back to a time long before human hands shaped history on the future site of Byzantion. We imaginatively explore ...

18 Jun 202550min

S1E1: An Introduction to Constantinople

Season 1 Episode 1 - An Introduction to ConstantinopleIn this introductory episode, we open on the glittering horizon of Miklagarth — the Norsemen’s fabled “Great City” — and trace the breathtaking ri...

14 Apr 202549min