Constantinople
Constantinople /ˌkɒnstæntɪˈnoʊpəl/[1] (Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις Kōnstantinoúpolis (
pronunciation (help·info)); Laitin: Cōnstantīnopolis) wis the caipital ceety o the Roman Empire (330–395), o the Byzantine Empire (395–1204 an 1261–1453), o the brief Crusader state kent as the Laitin Empire (1204–1261) an o the Ottoman Empire (1453–1923). In 1923 the caipital of Turkey, the successor state o the Ottoman Empire, wis muivit tae Ankara an the name Constantinople wis offeecially chyngit tae Istanbul; the ceety is still referred tae as Constantinople in Greek-speakin sources. The ceety is locatit in wha is nou the European side an the core o modren Istanbul.
| Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις Laitin: Constantinopolis | |
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| Alternate name | Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsarigrad (Slavic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ("the Great City") |
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| Location | Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Turkey |
| Region | Thrace |
| Coordinates | 41°00′50″N 28°57′20″E / 41.01389°N 28.95556°ECoordinates: 41°00′50″N 28°57′20″E / 41.01389°N 28.95556°E |
| Teep | Imperial ceety |
| Aurie | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) enclosed within Constantinian Walls 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) enclosed within Theodosian Walls |
| History | |
| Bigger | Constantine the Great |
| Foondit | 11 Mey 330 |
| Periods | Late antiquity tae Late Middle Ages |
| Culturs | Roman, Byzantine |
References
eedit- ↑ Roach, Peter (2011). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-15253-2.