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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.
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The Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire’s Macedonian Renaissance
The Byzantine Empire in the 7th century was wrecked by ... series of reconquests came during the reign of Basil II (976 CE-1025 CE), as he destroyed the Bulgarian Empire in 1018 CE and absorbed ...