Constantinople was founded on the former site of the Greek colony of Byzantium, which today is known as Istanbul in Turkey.

Dec 25, 2025 · Constantinople was to become one of the great world capitals, a font of imperial and religious power, a city of vast wealth and beauty, and the chief city of the Western world.

Jun 5, 2020 · Constantinople was the largest and wealthiest city of the Middle Ages and one of the few remnants of the once all-encompassing Roman Empire. It ruled the Golden Horn, a natural estuary …

Jan 6, 2023 · Founded as the new capital of the Roman Empire, Constantinople (now Istanbul) became the heart of the Byzantine Empire before falling to the Ottomans.

Apr 9, 2013 · Because it lay on the European side of the Strait of Bosporus, the Emperor Constantine understood its strategic importance and upon reuniting the empire in 324 CE built his new capital …

Dec 6, 2017 · Constantinople is an ancient city in modern-day Turkey that’s now known as Istanbul. First settled in the seventh century B.C., Constantinople developed into a thriving port thanks to its prime...

Constantinople (Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολη) was the capital of the Byzantine Empire and, following its fall in 1453, of the Ottoman Empire until 1930, when it was renamed Istanbul as part of Mustafa …

Jun 25, 2025 · The story of Constantinople, or modern-day Istanbul, is a fascinating one that dates back millennia to the time when this mega-city was a small Greek town known as Byzantium.

Apr 15, 2024 · Constantinople, now known as Istanbul, is one of the world’s most historically significant cities. The city’s been known for serving as a bridge between Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus …

Constantinople was founded in 324, initially as New Rome, during the reign of Constantine the Great on the site of the existing settlement of Byzantium and in 330 became the capital of the Roman Empire.