In the 13thcentury, the Turkic tribe known as Ottomans formed a state in western Anatolia, on land they invaded and captured from the Greek-speaking Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. They conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) in the 15thcentury, bringing an end to the Byzantine Empire. For more ...
One of the greatest empires in history, the Ottomans reigned for more than 600 years before crumbling on the battlefields of World War I.
Other common nouns in Greek are second declension feminines, without being compounds, like ἡ ὁδός, hē hodós, "the way, road, street" -- so that "the Middle [Street]" in Constantinople, ἡ Μέση [ὁδός], hē Mésē [hodós}, was the street that ran the ...
What Was the Ottoman Empire Known For? The Ottoman Empire was known for their many contributions to the world of arts and culture. They turned the ancient city of Constantinople (which they renamed to Istanbul after capturing it) into a cultural hub filled with some of the world’s greatest ...
The Golden Horn is the primary inlet of the Bosphorus strait, which is the boundary between Europe and Asia. Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city sits on either side of that strait; before it was called Constantinople after the Roman Emperor Constantine (who moved the capital of the empire to th...
New Amsterdam. For a while, from 1793 to 1834, Toronto was known as York. Before 1868, Tokyo was called Edo. And, in what is arguably history's most famous name change, in 1930 Constantinople became Istanbul, inspiring Turkish...
Bazaar of Istanbul, Turkey, is more than an average shopping mall. The market dates from the 15th century after the Ottomans conquered Constantinople (former Istanbul.) Sultan Mehmet the 2nd ordered the construction. The Grand Bazaar shop rents were then sent to the Hagia Sophia of Istanbul....
New Amsterdam. For a while, from 1793 to 1834, Toronto was known as York. Before 1868, Tokyo was called Edo. And, in what is arguably history's most famous name change, in 1930 Constantinople became Istanbul, inspiring Turkish...
While Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople, had long been the country’s seat of power, the collapse of the Ottoman empire led to the dawn of a new era for Turkey and that meant a new capital. Ad Feedback Ankara. Located in the center of the country, Ankara dates back well before...
“Istanbul (Not Constantinople).” Too much of the series, though, suffers from the same grey emotional palate and cement pacing that have afflicted every other Netflix superhero show. It offers weirdness by the metric ton: The Hargreaves siblings were largely raised by a talking chimp named ...