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6 de ene. de 2023 · Theodosian walls of Constantinople, 4th – 5th century CE. Located at the crossroads of East and West, it did not take long for Constantinople to become one of the most important places in the ancient and medieval world. Thanks to its natural harbor – the Golden Horn – Constantinople was a commercial hub, controlling the vital shipping routes and the overland trade as a terminus of the ...
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9 de abr. de 2013 · Construida en el siglo VII a.C, la antigua ciudad de Bizancio demostró ser muy valiosa tanto para griegos como para romanos. Debido a su ubicación en la orilla europea del Estrecho del Bósforo, el emperador Constantino comprendió su importancia estratégica y, tras la reunificación del Imperio en el 324 d.C., fundó allí su nueva capital – Constantinopla.
The southern tower from which the chain blocking entry into the Golden Horn was sprung during sieges 717-1453. Long lost. Map of Byzantine Constantinople under Constantine, Justinian and Heraclius. Explore Hagia Sophia, the Hippodrome, the Forum of Constantine and other features.
The siege of Constantinople in 626 by the Sassanid Persians and Avars, aided by large numbers of allied Slavs and Bulgars [4] ended in a strategic victory for the Byzantines. The failure of the siege saved the empire from collapse, and, combined with other victories achieved by Emperor Heraclius (r. 610–641) the previous year and in 627 ...
Loss of Constantinople sent shock waves throughout Europe. Soon afterwards, the Balkans fell to the Ottomans. Although important commerical ties with Stamboul continued, Europeans never forgave the Turks for seizing Europe's remaining link to the Roman world that had shaped Europe's administrative and legal systems and which, through the Catholic tradition, continued to inform her Christian faith.
Slutet för det bysantinska riket kom slutligen 29 maj 1453 då Konstantinopel, under sin siste kejsare Konstantin XI Palaiologos, erövrades av Osmanska rikets sultan, Mehmet II.Staden fortsatte att utvecklas även under sina osmanska herrar och under de följande seklerna byggdes många kyrkor om till moskéer och dessutom tillkom nya moskéer.
