15.5.In the 4thcentury, the emperor Constantine moved the capital fromRometoByzantium, renamed itConstantinople(modernIstanbul). 16.6.In476the last emperor of the west was deposed by the Goths(哥特人) and marked the end of the West Roman Empire。 17.7。The East Roman Empire collapsed whenConsta...
第4题:[解析] 讲座刚开始就提到Stained glass was first used in the churches of Byzantine Constantinople. 据此可以轻松作答。第5题:[听力原文]Professor: Of course, you know that Constantinople is now called Istanbul, but during the years it was a Byzantine city, stained glass was used in ...
After a number of trips to Istanbul, we finally made it to the medieval Byzantine Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora on our latest visit and it was absolutely worth the wait. Originally built as part of a monastery complex outside the walls of Constantinople Chora is now a museum home ...
Dazzled by the Tale of Three Cities; Byzantium, Constantinople or Istanbul. Whatever You Call It, This Is a Place Full of Mystery, Says Simon Sebag Montefiore
Constantinople, fromHistory of the Later Roman Empire, by J.B. Bury History of Constantinoplefrom the "New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia." Byzantium 1200, A project aimed at creating computer reconstructions of the Byzantine Monuments located in Istanbul, Turkey as of year 1200 AD....
possibly the most famous place to visit in Istanbul. Originally constructed in 537 by Emperor Justinian I of the Byzantine Empire as a Christian church, it was converted into a mosque after the fall of Constantinople in 1453 before becoming a museum. Just a few years ago, it was reconsecrate...
You can also see the tomb of Ferdinando Paleologus, thought to be a descendant of the brother of Constantine The Great, the last Christian emperor of Constantinople, now Istanbul. George Washington House and Museum Venture to the George Washington House and Museum, another historical landmark, ...
Legend has it that a young boy in Isfahan, Iran, a small but important city on the old Silk Route, used to fight with every caravan traveller, passing through the city, when they mentioned the mosque in Kustuntuniya (Constantinople or modern-day Istanbul) was the largest in the world. ...
Background: During renovations of the old Imperial Palace in what is now Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), a painted, parchment map was found, dated in the month of Muharrem, in the Moslem year 919 (A.D. 1513), and signed by an admiral of the Turkish navy, Piri Ibn Haji Memmed, kno...
But in 554 Justinian, who was the emperor in the East at Constantinople... (Constantinople has been changed now to Istanbul. I have been there a couple of times, and it's the large capital in the East.) And it was the capital of the Empire in the East. (4) Now the Roman Empire...