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What Constantinople really looked like in 1453

In 1453, Constantinople was no longer the metropolis of Justinian. Its population had shrunk dramatically. Entire districts ...
Maiorianus on MSN

Inside the 100,000 seat hippodrome of Constantinople in 540 AD

In the 6th century, Constantinople was one of the greatest cities in the world. At the center of its public life stood the ...
Greek Reporter

Constantinople Greeks: The Cosmopolitans of the Byzantine Empire’s Capital

Most people are aware of the song “Istanbul was Constantinople” and perhaps no better than the Greeks of Istanbul themselves.
Greek Reporter

Stoudios: Constantinople’s Giant Monastery That Now Lies in Ruins

Imagine the walls that have soaked up 1600 years of history in one of Constantinople’s most important Byzantine monasteries, ...
New Republic

Istanbul, Constantinople

The Surp Krikor Lusavoriç church stands on the coastal road in the Istanbul neighborhood of Kuzguncuk. Below it lies the waters of the Bosphorus, to the northeast stands the intercontinental ...
Wired

History in the making: How Constantinople was built for Assassin's Creed

This article was taken from the December 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...