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Istanbul and Constantinople

Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine (Roman) Empire and, in the Middle Ages, the largest and wealthiest city in Europe. In 1930, Constantinople was changed to its modern day name of Istanbul. Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey. It was known by a few names for several centuries. The main secondary name being, Constantinople. In 1923, the Turkish government decided it was best for the city to only go by one name, and Istanbul was chosen. Istanbul is home to the world famous cathedral, the Hagia Sophia.

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What event happened after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople?

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The death of Süleyman the Magnificent

Constantinople's main street the marketplace?

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yes it is a market place, it is in the center of Constantinople and it is surrounded by commercial enterprises and shops, people came to trade and buy things.

What do you call people who lived in constantinople?

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The Cherokee and Attakapa were the Constantinople.

What was daily life like Constantinople?

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In Constantinople they did lots of things in there daily life like church, praying, farms, boats, and working around the house and city, to help them and their home. They believed in God and all that is holy. The city was busy and very crowded.

There was trade, wealth, business, everyday activity, and they would go to the Hippodrome.

Life in Constantinople was the same as in all other ancient cities. The poor barely managed to survive and the rich lived in opulence.

What is the air mileage distance from Sydney Australia to Istanbul Turkey?

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The air distance from Sydney, Australia, to Istanbul, Turkey, is 9,285 miles. That equals 14,942 kilometers or 8,068 nautical miles.

When did Justinian move the capital to Constantinople?

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The Roman Empire never actually fell but relocated it's capital to Byzantium and converted to Christianity at around the same time because of the emperor Constantine the Great. This move is often stated to have ended the Roman Empire in 476 AD but the peoples of Byzantium and those they ruled never stopped calling themselves Romans and never called their empire the Byzantine Empire as this was a fabrication by historians to separate the pagan Roman Empire from the Christian Roman Empire and to separate the Holy Roman Empire from the Roman Empire to prevent confusion. The Roman Empire with it's capital at Byzantium / Constantinople fell in 1453 with the fall of Constantinople meaning that the Roman Empire after it moved to Constantinople lasted around 977 years.

What was the most beautiful Byzantine church in Constantinople?

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The cathedral church of Hagia Sophia (meaning Divine Wisdom).

What is daily life in Nevada like?

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Nevada is a small town, with a relatively low cost of living. If you're into a vibrant night life, Nevada is NOT the place you want to be. It's a rural community that has all of the attributes associated with that type of lifestyle

What was Constantinople the center of?

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Rome and Constantinople became centers of Christianity. Rome became the center of Western Catholic Christianity and Constantinople became the center of Eastern, Orthodox Christianity

What was the name of the city Constantinople?

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Before Constantinople was eventually named, it had been called the "New Rome" by Constantine himself. Prior to that, it used to be known as "Augusta Antonina" named after the wife of Roman emperor Septimus Severius. And before that, it was "Byzantium", meaning the city of Byzas.

Did the European knights capture Constantinople?

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yes they did during the first crousade

What was life in constantinople?

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In Constantinople they did lots of things in there daily life like church, praying, farms, boats, and working around the house and city, to help them and their home. They believed in God and all that is holy. The city was busy and very crowded.

There was trade, wealth, business, everyday activity, and they would go to the Hippodrome.

Life in Constantinople was the same as in all other ancient cities. The poor barely managed to survive and the rich lived in opulence.

How did Constantinople start?

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It didn't so much 'rise' to power. It was simply part of the old Roman empire and when that fell in the late 5th century the city, and the East (and a bit of Italy) were all that really remained of the Roman Empire. It 'inherited' its power, if you will. After the last Roman Emperor died in 476, the East was all that was left of the Roman Empire. Though realistically Constantinople had been a power-base since its inception (in the early 4th century) and many people consider it to have been 'the new Rome' though Constantine himself never actually said this.

An argument could possibly be made that Constantinople's prosperity was induced by Constantine's interest in the region and thus it rose to power steadily but it was really the fall of the West which shows it for the true Mediterranean power it was.

Why did the location of constantinople help constantinole grow wealthy and prosperous?

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Emperor Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Byzantine/Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople around 330 AD. He felt that Rome was an unsatisfactory capital. Rome was too far from the frontiers. Constantinople provided easy trade and military access to the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Danube River, Dnieper River, and the land route to Turkestan and India.