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why did constantinople become a rich and powerful city?
In Justinian's Code, the ancient Roman laws were reformed, thus creating a "body of civil law" that contains all of Rome's laws. Why was Constantinople such a wealthy city? caused Byzantine Empire to ...
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Ancient landmark Hagia Sophia, 'simply unique, without parallel,' attracts long line of tourists
The ancient city of Constantinople sprawls across two continents, and in 1930 it was renamed Istanbul. In 1935, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the modern Republic of Turkey, transformed Hagia ...
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Stoudios: Constantinople’s Giant Monastery That Now Lies in Ruins
Imagine the walls that have soaked up 1600 years of history in one of Constantinople’s most important Byzantine monasteries, ...
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The Remains Of An Ancient City Where Alexander The Great's Grandma Was Born May Have Been Uncovered
"It highlights the complex networks and power structures of ancient Macedonia, especially given the city's location along trade routes to Constantinople. It's even possible that historical figures ...
Greek Reporter9d
How Greece’s ‘Soul’ Was Preserved in Venice’s Biblioteca Marciana After Constantinople’s Fall
At the heart of Venice’s globally renowned St. Mark's Square sits Biblioteca Marciana, a library filled with the ghosts of a ...
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Mystery ruins turn out to be ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ ancient find in North Macedonia
“It highlights the complex networks and power structures of ancient Macedonia, especially given the city’s location along trade routes to Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey).” Much about the ...
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Mystery ruins turn out to be ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ ancient find in North Macedonia
“It highlights the complex networks and power structures of ancient Macedonia, especially given the city’s location along trade routes to Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey).