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How Constantine "the Great" broke Rome without realizing it

Constantine is remembered as a visionary — the Christian emperor who united Rome and built a new capital in the East. But ...
Greek Reporter

Constantinople: The Greek Settlement That Became the World’s Greatest City

The story of Constantinople is a fascinating one that dates back millennia to when this mega-city was a small Greek town ...
Irish Sun

Where is Istanbul, what was the Hippodrome of Constantinople and what was the Great Palace of Constantine?

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey and has a population of over 15 million. The city straddles the Bosporus Strait which separates Europe and Asia. Previously named Constantinople, the city served ...

The last emperor of the Romans is crowned in a small town

Today in the year 1449, the last emperor of the Romans was crowned in the small town of Mystras in Greece, far away from the ...
The Straits Times

Towering Colossus of Constantine reconstructed in Rome

ROME - Two giant feet, a knee, a bicep and an enormous head – archaeologists have reassembled these few marble fragments to reconstruct the Colossus of Constantine, a larger-than-life statue of the ...
The Sun

Where is Istanbul, what was the Hippodrome of Constantinople and what was the Great Palace of Constantine?

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey while the hippodrome was an arena built by a Roman emperor who conquered ancient Constantinople in 203 CE. THE Hippodrome of Constantinople was an ancient arena ...