For merchants from the EAST, it was the Gateway to the European buyers, and for merchants from the West, it was the gateway Asian markets.
Situated where it is, straddling the Hellespont, on both continents, with easy land and sea access from all sides, it became the hub of trade.
Constantinople never had the Colosseum. The Colosseum is in Rome and there is only one Colosseum. The arena where sporting events and chariot races were held was called the hippodrome in Constantinople and all the other eastern cities. In Rome and in all other western cities it was called a circus. The Circus Maximus in Rome was the largest and the most famous.
bigger water basin
Genoa and Venice are the two cities I would pick to answer this. In their time they were by far the most important European trading cities for Asian goods. There were other cities that were very important at other times, however, including Constantinople.
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One Opinion:My own view is that depending on the time in the Middle Ages and what is meant by advanced, the most advanced cities in Europe were probably Constantinople, Cordoba, Paris, London, and Lübeck. Other people will have other opinions.
When Constantinople fell, refugees headed to Europe took vast amounts of art and knowledge from Constantinople. This ignited the Renaissance, a whole rebirth or art and knowledge from the Dark Ages as well as the fallen Constantinople.
The city that was the center of trade with Constantinople was Venice. Its strategic location and extensive network of waterways allowed Venice to become a major hub for commerce between Europe and the Byzantine Empire. The city's merchants played a crucial role in facilitating trade in goods such as spices, silk, and other luxury items. Venice's wealth and influence grew significantly due to its trade relations with Constantinople.
They sell things like other merchants.
Connected the middle of the country cities with other cities and ports on the coasts they facilitated the movement of vast quantities materiel and goods.
Byzantium, Constantinople
Constantinople was the prior name of the city of Istanbul, I don't believe it had a 'definition' other than 'large city'.
In A.D. 330, Constantine established the city that would make its mark in the ancient world as Constantinople, but also would become known by other names, including the Queen of Cities, Istinpolin, Stamboul and Istanbul.