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| − | '''Constantinople''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]:Κωνσταντινούπολις) is the former name of the city of [[Istanbul]], which over the course of 1600 years served as the capital of four major empires: The [[Roman Empire]] (330-395), the [[Byzantine Empire]] (395-1204 and 1261-1453), the [[Latin Empire]] (1204-1261), and the [[Ottoman Empire]] (1453-1922). Formerly the city of [[Byzantium]], [[Constantine]] renamed it as Constantinople in A.D. 330. It was designed to be the [[Rome]] of the East (''Nova Roma'', or "New Rome"). It was conquered by the [[Ottoman]] [[Sultan]] [[Mahmud II]] in 1453. It served as the capital of the [[Ottoman Empire]] until the Empire was | + | '''Constantinople''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]:Κωνσταντινούπολις) is the former name of the city of [[Istanbul]], which over the course of 1600 years served as the capital of four major empires: The [[Roman Empire]] (330-395), the [[Byzantine Empire]] as the surviving offshoot of the old Roman Empire (395-1204 and 1261-1453), the [[Latin Empire]] (1204-1261), and the [[Ottoman Empire]] (1453-1922). Formerly the city of [[Byzantium]], [[Constantine]] renamed it as Constantinople in A.D. 330. It was designed to be the [[Rome]] of the East (''Nova Roma'', or "New Rome"). It was conquered by the [[Ottoman]] [[Sultan]] [[Mahmud II]] in 1453 after being defended by [[Constantine XI]], the last of the Byzantine Emperors, and his small army. It served as the capital of the [[Ottoman Empire]] until the Empire was broken apart by the [[World War I|First World War]]. |
| − | Today the city is named [[Istanbul]], and is located in modern-day [[Turkey (Nation)|Turkey]]. | + | Today the city is named [[Istanbul]], and is located in modern-day [[Turkey (Nation)|Turkey]], the remnant of the Ottoman Empire. |
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[[Category:Roman Empire]] | [[Category:Roman Empire]] | ||
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Revision as of 22:53, September 3, 2008
Constantinople (Greek:Κωνσταντινούπολις) is the former name of the city of Istanbul, which over the course of 1600 years served as the capital of four major empires: The Roman Empire (330-395), the Byzantine Empire as the surviving offshoot of the old Roman Empire (395-1204 and 1261-1453), the Latin Empire (1204-1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453-1922). Formerly the city of Byzantium, Constantine renamed it as Constantinople in A.D. 330. It was designed to be the Rome of the East (Nova Roma, or "New Rome"). It was conquered by the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II in 1453 after being defended by Constantine XI, the last of the Byzantine Emperors, and his small army. It served as the capital of the Ottoman Empire until the Empire was broken apart by the First World War.
Today the city is named Istanbul, and is located in modern-day Turkey, the remnant of the Ottoman Empire.