This is the story of Constantinople’s fall, how Europe’s richest city fell to the Turks and became known as Istanbul: the story of the Great Siege of 1453. When history's greatest ...

The Aqueduct of Constantinople: Managing the longest water channel of the ancient world. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 05 / 210511081147.htm ...

The ensemble Constantinople chose its name carefully when it started 20 years ago. Kiya Tabassian, artistic director/leader and co-founder of the Montreal-based musical group, knew the ancient Turk… ...

The Peutinger Table is a copy of a Roman map thought to have been made in the fourth century, partly because it features the city of Constantinople, which was founded in 330.

Below the surface of the sprawling, modern metropolis is a different world. Archaeologists are gaining insights into the city's ancient past by examining the basements of ordinary buildings.

Five hundred and sixty-six years ago this month, a unique military battle took place at the magnificent city of Constantinople – now Istanbul, Turkey – that destroyed its seemingly ...

Archaeologists Found a 3,000-Year-Old Lost City That May Hold Secrets of a Royal Past The capital of an ancient kingdom is home to the lineage of one of history’s greatest leaders. By Emma ...

A rainbow over the ancient walls of Istanbul. 14 miles: Walls of Constantinople. The walls protecting the city of Constantinople were the most famous of the medieval world, according to historynet ...

Archaeologists now believe that the city was first occupied by humans in the Bronze Age, between 3,300-1,200 BC - meaning discoveries at the site could also shed light on ancient western civilisation.