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Description edit
"Surrounded by a garland of waters" on the narrow straits of the Bosporus dividing Europe and Asia, Istanbul--formerly known as Constantinople--has been an unrivaled locus of cultural exchange since its beginnings as the Greek colony Byzantium. In its more than twenty-six centuries of... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Constantine: Add a description of this character.
- Murat
- Mahmut
- Mehmet Ali
- Michael
- John
- Selim
- Mustafa
- Manuel
- Ibrahim Pasha
- Zoe
- Andronicus
- Abdul Hamit
- Haghia Sophia
- Theodore
- Leo
- Osman
- Isaac
- Abdul Mecit
- Sinan
- Julian
- Fatih
- Romanus
- Maria
- Abdul Aziz
- Theodora
- Pera
- Justin
- Procopius
- Heraclius
- Eirene
- Ahmet Iii
- Zeno
- Anna
- Ilya
- Antonina
- Theophilus
- Marcian
- Suleyman
- Andrew
- Kemal
- Septimius Severus
- Silleyman
- Mourtzouphlos
- Mehmet Iii
- Cantacuzenus
- Baldwin
Setting & Locations edit
- Constantinople
- Istanbul
- Byzantium
- Bosphorus
- Marmara
- Europe
- Evliya
- Thrace
- Asia Minor
- Chalcedon
- Kafes
- Edirne
- Greece
- Anatolia
- Turkey
- Venice
- Galata
- Topkapi Sarayi
- Italy
- Beyazit
- Rome
- Black Sea
- Athens
- Blachernae
- Nicaea
- Egypt
- Russia
- Pulcheria
- France
- Hungary
- Crete
- Thessalonica
- Bithynia
- Balkans
- Islam
- Harem
- Jerusalem
- Nicomedia
- Antioch
- Hebdomon
- Ankara
- Roxelana
- Syria
- Mistra
- Cyprus
- Eudoxia
- Eudocia
- Samatya
- Studion
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Freely (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 949.618
Subjects edit
- Books › Travel › Asia › Turkey › Istanbul
- Books › Travel › Europe › Ireland
- Books › Reference › Writing › Travel
- Books › History › Asia › Turkey
- Books › History › Europe › England
- Books › Travel › Reference & Tips
- Books › History › Middle East
- Books › History › World
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