Istanbul
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During the Roman empire, Istanbul's name was at first Byzantium, then a new city was built on that site and called Constantinople. Its name later reverted to Byzantium.
Istanbul
Byzantium was originally byzantium. It was renamed Constantinople when Roman Emperor Constantine left the city of Rome and declared Byzantium its new capital. Constantinople became the modern-day city of Istanbul when it was captured by a Turkish group of barbarians by name of the Ottomans.
Byzantium.
Byzantium changed to Constantinople to Istanbul.
Constantinople and before that it was Byzantium.
The main character's last name in "Anna of Byzantium" is Komnene.
Byzantium
The ancient Greek city of Byzantium was later renamed Constantinople.
Constantine the Great. The new capital city Byzantium was renamed Constantinople after him.
Today's modern day name for the ancient Greek city of Byzantium is Istanbul