Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World by Thomas F. Madden
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Overview: For more than two millennia Istanbul has stood at the crossroads of the world, perched at the very tip of Europe, gazing across at the shores of Asia. The history of this city known as Byzantium, then Constantinople, now Istanbul is at once glorious, outsized, and astounding. Founded by the Greeks, its location blessed it as a center for trade but also made it a target of every empire in history, from Alexander the Great and his Macedonian Empire, to the Romans and later the Ottomans.
At its most spectacular, Istanbul was re-founded by Emperor Constantine I as New Rome, the capital of the eastern Roman Empire. He dramatically expanded the city, filling it with artistic treasures, and adorning the streets with opulent palaces. Constantine built new walls around it all walls that were truly impregnable and preserved power, wealth, and withstood any aggressor walls that still stand for tourists to visit.
Genre: Non-Fiction, History
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