In the history of its numerous attempts (there were more than ten of them) to capture the ancient capital of Byzantium, there were several times that Russia was just a step away from realizing its ...
Constantinople. The City of the World’s Desire. The largest city in Christendom for nearly a thousand years. Surprisingly few remember this grand city, capital of two of history’s greatest empires: ...
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Theodosian walls: Constantinople’s unbreakable fortress
Explore the mighty Theodosian Walls that protected Constantinople for over a thousand years, deflecting Huns, Arabs, Bulgars, and Rus alike, and shaping medieval European history.
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