Greek Reporter5d
On This Day in 1930, Constantinople Was Renamed Istanbul, Both Greek Words
Built as Byzantium, and then renamed Constantinople, Istanbul officially received its present name on this day in 1930.
The New York Times16d
CONSTANTINOPLE.; The Byzantine Period -- The Walls and Other Historic Places.
In a superb octavo volume, replete with valuable maps, plans, and illustrations, and bearing the title "Byzantine Constantinople," Alexander Van Millingen, Professor of History in Roberts College ...
Travel Bucketlist on MSN16d
The Fall of Constantinople: Tracing History in Istanbul, Turkey
The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered impregnable, faced the formidable forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan ...