Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, is a Greek name, too, deriving from the Greek phrase "Is tin poli," meaning "to the city." ...

In 1453, the Ottomans seized Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire and the life of its last emperor, Constantine ...

To any visitor, the gigantic but humbly designed Topkapi Palace near the Hagia Sophia ... In equal need of lavish accommodation were Constantinople's Byzantine rulers, who ruled the city for ...

The Byzantine Empire was based at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul ... He was the nephew and adopted son of Justin I, who had been a palace guard before usurping the throne in 518.

In a superb octavo volume, replete with valuable maps, plans, and illustrations, and bearing the title "Byzantine Constantinople," Alexander Van Millingen, Professor of History in Roberts College ...

the Siege of Constantinople began under the command of Mehmed II, an Ottoman sultan who was just 21 years old but determined to see through his father’s dream of capturing the Byzantine capital.

There are neighborhoods in Constantinople (now ... This time I had the joy to visit the Byzantine Monastery of Myrelaion and a part of the nearby palace, built by Emperor Romanos Lekapenos in the 10 ...

The Byzantine Christian Church traces its origins to the church at Constantinople, the city named after King Constantine in 330 A.D. and the focal point of the Byzantine Empire. In the United ...