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2 giorni fa · Istanbul, largest city and principal seaport of Turkey. Historically known as Byzantium and then Constantinople, it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Istanbul straddles the Bosporus strait, one of two waterways that separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey.
1 giorno fa · 765.5 ha (1,892 acres) Istanbul [a] is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is considered the country's economic, cultural and historic capital. The city has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey, [4] and is the most populous city in ...
5 giorni fa · Het Byzantijnse Rijk (Grieks: Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία) (kortweg Byzantium of Oost-Romeinse Rijk, Grieks: Βασιλεία Ρωμαίων, Basileía Rhōmaíōn, Romeinse Rijk, ook wel Romania, Grieks: Ῥωμανία, Rhōmanía) was de voortzetting van het Romeinse Rijk in de oostelijke provincies dat in de late oudheid en ...
2 giorni fa · Episode 295 – The Forgotten Siege. Posted on May 22, 2024 by thehistoryofbyzantium. While Epirus was rising and falling, Nicaea was consolidating. John Vatatzes, the new Emperor, was competent at home and abroad. After years of consolidation he decided to besiege Constantinople. But he didn’t act alone he invited an unlikely ally to join him.
6 giorni fa · Isaac I Komnenos or Comnenus ( Greek: Ἰσαάκιος Κομνηνός, Isaakios Komnēnos; c. 1007 – 1 June 1060) was Byzantine emperor from 1057 to 1059, the first reigning member of the Komnenian dynasty. The son of the general Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, he was orphaned at an early age, and was raised under the care of Emperor Basil II.
4 giorni fa · His campaigns culminated in the decisive Battle of Nineveh in 627 AD, which saw the Byzantines crush the Persian army and capture their capital, Ctesiphon. This victory forced the Persians to sue for peace, and the subsequent peace treaty restored all occupied territories to Byzantium and secured the empire’s eastern borders.
3 giorni fa · Let’s delve into 25 intriguing facts about the Byzantine Empire – from the reign of its longest-serving leader to their unique love for sweet delicacies, which might surprise you. 25. Byzantium was an ancient Greek city founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 657 BC.
