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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      March 2022
      March 2022
      ISBN:
      9781108632614
      9781108498180
      9781108705578
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108632614
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.82kg, 434 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.71kg, 434 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Ancient History, Classical Studies, Area Studies, Classical Studies (General), History, European Studies, European History 450-1000, Philosophy
      Series:
      Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
      Collection:
      The Cambridge Companions to Philosophy and Religion
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    Subjects:
    Ancient History, Classical Studies, Area Studies, Classical Studies (General), History, European Studies, European History 450-1000, Philosophy
    Series:
    Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
    Collection:
    The Cambridge Companions to Philosophy and Religion
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    From its foundation in the fourth century, to its fall to the Ottoman Turks in the fifteenth, 'Constantinople' not only identified a geographical location, but also summoned an idea. On the one hand, there was the fact of Constantinople, the city of brick and mortar that rose to preeminence as the capital of the Roman Empire on a hilly peninsula jutting into the waters at the confluence of the Sea of Marmora, the Golden Horn, and the Bosporos. On the other hand, there was the city of the imagination, the Constantinople that conjured a vision of wealth and splendor unrivalled by any of the great medieval cities, east or west. This Companion explores Constantinople from Late Antiquity until the early modern period. Examining its urban infrastructure and the administrative, social, religious, and cultural institutions that gave the city life, it also considers visitors' encounters with both its urban reality and its place in imagination.

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    ‘… an immensely valuable volume that should be part of any library devoted to the study of Constantinople or Byzantine History. It should quickly prove to be a standard reference for instructors, students, and researchers.’

    Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos Source: Plekos

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