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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.
884 Questions
Why is the Justinian Code important to historians?
The reason why the Justinian's code is important is because there would be no Justinian's. You see ha ha ha.
Nowhere, it remained in Constantinople, and is still there today.
What is the modern name for Constantinople?
The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.
The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.
The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.
The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.
The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.
The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.
The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.
The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.
The ancient city of Constantinople has morphed into Istanbul.
What was probably a common destination for ships sailing to Constantinople?
By definition, Constantinople.
How did superior weaponry aided the ottoman siege of Constantinople?
I have no idea what any of those words you mentioned even mean... Sorry
How did the capture of Constantinople affect the Europeans?
As Constantinople was called the "gate of Europe", its capture by the Turks, in 1453, marked the starting point of the Turkish invasion into Europe. To make them more threatening to the European nations, the Turks were Muslims. Later on they extended their rule over the nations which were on their way to Vienna. It took about 150 years until they were forced to retreat and give up almost all the European territories.
Asia and eastern Europe.
Who had the most power in Constantinople?
Constantinople was the capital of the eastern part of the Roman empire so the emperor or "Caesar" who was ruling had the most power.
Pope Urban II called upon Christendom to go on the Crusades in 1095; Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
You do the math. ^_^
Constantinople served as a center for which culture?
The original community, called Byzantium, was settled by Greek colonists about 660 B.C. In 330 A.D. Roman emperor Constantine (I) the Great built a new capital, named New Rome but soon known as Constantinople, at Byzantium. As capital of the Eastern Roman, or Byzantine, Empire, Constantinople became the world's richest city, with a population of some 600,000 at the time of Justinian the Great, 527–65. It was a center of trade and culture. Justinian rebuilt much of the city; among his splendid new structures was Hagia Sophia. Constantinople was well fortified. Its inhabitants repulsed attacks by Avars and Arabs in the 7th century, Arabs again in the 8th, Bulgars in the 9th, Russians in the 10th, and Turks in the 11th. New conflict developed when the Crusaders began coming from Europe to free the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Roman Catholic Crusaders regarded the Eastern Orthodox Byzantines as heretics. In 1204 the Fourth Crusade was suddenly turned against Constantinople, and the city fell to the Crusaders. Its buildings were looted and destroyed, its libraries burned, and its golden art objects melted down. The bronze horses from the Hippodrome were carried off to Venice to adorn St. Mark's. Constantinople served as capital of the Latin Empire (the Crusader realm) until 1261, when the Byzantines regained control. Although the city resumed its brilliant cultural and social life, it never recovered from the devastation of the Fourth Crusade. Many of the great buildings stood in ruins, the money for repairs increasingly scarce as the empire shrank before the advance of the Ottoman Turks. In 1347 the Black Death wiped out about a third of the population. A fire destroyed much of the city in 1434, and an earthquake damaged it further in 1440. Still, Constantinople withstood periodic attacks from the Ottomans. At last in 1453 the Turks had taken all the empire but the capital itself. They needed to gain control of the Golden Horn (the harbor) in order to attack by sea as well as by land, but found the Bosporus entrance to it impregnable. So they built a road from the Bosporus to the harbor, lifted their warships onto wheeled cradles, and hauled them overland. Five weeks later the city fell. As capital of the Ottoman Empire, Constantinople flourished again. It was lavishly rebuilt and restored to its prime position in world commerce. The Turks often called it Istanbul, or Stamboul. When the Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923, Ankara was made the capital, and in 1930 Constantinople was given its present name. (source: http://geography.howstuffworks.com/middle-east/geography-of-istanbul.htm/printable)
We cannot say which of the following are reason and which are not if you do not tell us what the following is.
The capital of the eastern part of the empire was moved from Nicomedia, which was only 52 miles from Constantinople.
Who changed constantinople into instanbul?
Constantinople was conquered by the ottoman Turks in 1453. The Turks used both the name Kostantiniyye in their official documents, and Istanbul was the was the popular name. The Europeans continued to call it Constantinople. In 1923 the Turkish government decided that Istanbul was to be the sole name of the city.
Who built the Hippodrome in Constantinople currently Istanbul Turkey?
The first Hippodrome in today's Istanbul was built by the Roman emperor Septimius Severus in the beginning of the 3rd century as one of series of reconstructions in ancient Byzantium. In fact, he was the one who had punished Byzantium and destroyed almost the entire city for supporting his enemy, clearly the loosing side.
The hippodrome was enlarged and renovated by Constantine the Great when the city was made the capital of the eastern Roman Empire as Constantinople in the 4th century. Some claims that the capacity of the hippodrome reached 100,000 seats, but recent findings show that this figure appears to be exaggerated.
Was Constantine's rule much longer than Justinian's rule?
Justinian's rule lasted longer than Constantine.
Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine/Eastern Empire. It wasn't the capital of the whole empire, but it was a major city for sure.
What divided the church of rome and constantinople?
The two churches originally considered themselves as two branches of the same church because they both adopted the principle of the trinity. They they developed theological and liturgical disagreements.
How might a modern city imitate ancient Athens?
Well, here's a checklist:
-Only letting a fifth of the population vote (all male)
-Voting on a hill together, where the majority decides whether or not war is good
-Grab yourselves some slaves
-Convince yourselves that women are worth less than men
-Convince yourselves that women's wombs move around their bodies (yes, they believed this)
-Be incredibly aware from a Naval Perspective
-Develop a court system based on popularity outside of the court
-Condemn your greatest thinkers to death by hemlock...
Okay, there were some good things about Athens, but the good things you tend to already find in most societies today... I thought I'd just highlight some of the strange features of the Ancient city to show how different it really was. For reference the last point is about Socrates (who was actually a cheeky bugger so I can kind of see why they chose hemlock.)
Why were scribes important to the Roman Empire?
A scribe was a writer. His job encompassed many areas of writing from taking down the proceedings of the senate to writing a letter for a semi-literate person. They were important for record keeping and communication. The scribes were the ones who made copies of the literary works of the great writers such as Horace and Virgil.
What made Constantinople a great city?
Constantinople was an ideal place for a city. It controlled the entrances to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea while on the land side it controlled both Europe and Asian trade routes. Revenue from taxes came from all the ships and caravans that passed through the area.
Constantinople was an ideal place for a city. It controlled the entrances to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea while on the land side it controlled both Europe and Asian trade routes. Revenue from taxes came from all the ships and caravans that passed through the area.
Constantinople was an ideal place for a city. It controlled the entrances to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea while on the land side it controlled both Europe and Asian trade routes. Revenue from taxes came from all the ships and caravans that passed through the area.
Constantinople was an ideal place for a city. It controlled the entrances to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea while on the land side it controlled both Europe and Asian trade routes. Revenue from taxes came from all the ships and caravans that passed through the area.
Constantinople was an ideal place for a city. It controlled the entrances to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea while on the land side it controlled both Europe and Asian trade routes. Revenue from taxes came from all the ships and caravans that passed through the area.
Constantinople was an ideal place for a city. It controlled the entrances to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea while on the land side it controlled both Europe and Asian trade routes. Revenue from taxes came from all the ships and caravans that passed through the area.
Constantinople was an ideal place for a city. It controlled the entrances to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea while on the land side it controlled both Europe and Asian trade routes. Revenue from taxes came from all the ships and caravans that passed through the area.
Constantinople was an ideal place for a city. It controlled the entrances to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea while on the land side it controlled both Europe and Asian trade routes. Revenue from taxes came from all the ships and caravans that passed through the area.
Constantinople was an ideal place for a city. It controlled the entrances to the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea while on the land side it controlled both Europe and Asian trade routes. Revenue from taxes came from all the ships and caravans that passed through the area.
