| 单词 | Constantinople |
| 例句 | It was gray and dark and they were hotfooting it out of Constantinople just as fast as they could because Fezzik had just demolished their champion before most of the crowd was even seated. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z There were also some cities named after their founders: Alexandria after Alexander, Caesarea after Augustus Caesar, Constantinople after Constantine. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z By the time they had reached Constantinople Street there was a hostile silence in the taxi, which was only broken by the driver’s request for the fare. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Clyde telephoned the number on Constantinople Street several times and got no answer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After the theater had closed, he could pass along Constantinople Street to see whether his mother had come home. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “On the morning of the day we left Constantinople.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, all that happened as Roman power retreated from western and northern Europe was that its civilisation relocated to Constantinople, which continued to be a place of cultural magnificence for hundreds of years. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Thousands of these sham Eastern daggers are made and shipped to the bazaars of Constantinople.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Levy’s Lodge had not prepared him for interiors like the one he had just seen on Constantinople Street—and for this one. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered fleeing Constantinople because he had beaten their champion so quickly. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius eased himself into the taxi and gave the driver the Constantinople Street address. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where can we get a boat? In Constantinople?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He followed the river 011 Tchoupitoulas and turned at Constantinople, bouncing along in Constantinople’s potholes until he found the miniature house. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The same Turks also attacked Constantinople, and the Holy Roman Emperor asked the Pope for help. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z She wonders if Lainie Burgess felt a similar frustration over two different cups of tea in Constantinople. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Regiomontanus was one of the first to benefit from the supply of ancient Greek texts that reached Italy after the fall of Constantinople. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z More important to Italy’s musical enrichment than the cultural salvage from Constantinople was the importing, at vast expense, of skilled and celebrated Flemish composers. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But the Ignatius Reilly story had made him depressed, and he wished he were away from Constantinople Street. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Great Comet of 1466—yet another return of Hailey’s Comet— panicked Christian Europe; the Christians feared that God, who sends comets, might be on the side of the Turks, who had just captured Constantinople. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, a barred truck might be speeding to Constantinople Street right now. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In photographs from the time he looks like the underworld figures he idolized, the thin mustachioed thieves and gamblers who filled the seaside bars of Athens and Constantinople. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z For about a day, at least, the present to Patrolman Mancuso had brought a temporary peace to life on Constantinople Street. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The “bridge between East and West” cliché idealizes Constantinople’s fabled past, before the emergence of the repressive Turkish state. Voyages: The Istanbul Art-Boom Bubble 2012-02-10T17:20:36Z Over the subsequent years he traveled extensively and painted picturesque vistas in “Sicily, southern Calabria, the Kingdom of Naples, Malta, Corfu, the Ionian Islands, Greece, Thebes, Constantinople, Albania, Egypt, Palestine, Sinai and Mount Olympus.” For the art lover, the naturalist, the child in your life, a new book on Edward Lear 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z But it would be hard to top the transformation that overtakes the slumbering title character of Virginia Woolf’s novel “Orlando” after an evening of heady debauchery in 17th-century Constantinople. | 'Orlando': Who?s Afraid of Fluid Gender and Time? 2010-09-24T04:00:00Z Originally known as Constantinople, Istanbul dates back to pre-history — it's one of the oldest continually populated areas of the world. Turkey: Why now is the time to visit the diverse and historic country 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Some of its sculptures were taken by crusaders to their castle at Bodrum, from where they were recovered in 1846 by the British smbassador at Constantinople and presented to the British Museum. Turkey turns to human rights law to reclaim British Museum sculptures 2012-12-08T19:29:58Z In an adjoining room is his collection of Ottoman and Persian arms, so flowery and ornate by comparison that they look runway-ready for Constantinople Fashion Week. Frugal Traveler: Budget-Friendly and (Almost) Dracula-Free Transylvania 2014-01-27T20:22:08Z Then the sultan, just 21 years old when Constantinople fell, hoists and kisses a child like a modern politician angling for the cameras. Turkey: epic movie highlights Ottoman conquest 2012-03-02T10:46:04Z In April 1929, the Orient Express train from Paris pulled into Belgrade, as it did regularly on its way to Constantinople. Is This the New Cocktail Capital of Europe? 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The fall of Constantinople inches forward so deliberately you’ll think you’re dragging the sultan’s great cannon along the ground by yourself. Review | Anthony Doerr’s ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ is a convoluted love letter to books 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z On one table sits a manual Remington typewriter next to a copy of ‘‘Stamboul Train,’’ Graham Greene’s tale of romance, death and espionage as the train hurtled toward Constantinople. In Transit Blog: Orient Express, the Exhibition 2014-05-12T15:12:17Z That is, in any case, the Western vision; the Islamic vision was equally mystical: “Verily you shall conquer Constantinople,” the Prophet said. A City Where East Meets West and the Past Is Always Present 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z They named their collaboration “Constantinopoliad,” after the journal that Cavafy began when he was 18, when his family moved briefly to his parents’ native city, Constantinople, to escape the British bombardment of Alexandria. Reanimating Cavafy, a Poet of ‘Future Generations’ Whose Time Is Now 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z An old song goes: “Why did Constantinople get the works? That’s nobody’s business but the Turks.” | The Geopolitics of Name-Dropping 2014-03-12T22:00:59Z En Chordais and the Constantinople Ensemble portray the songs of her suitors in this bilingual program, part of the Meet the Artist Saturdays series at Lincoln Center. Spare Times for Children for Feb. 28-March 6 2014-02-27T23:28:04Z In his new book they include two young people on either side of Constantinople’s walls and a girl on that mission through space. For His Next Act, Anthony Doerr Wrote a Book About Everything 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z “The King at the Edge of the World” looks through the other end of the lens, and sees first England and then Scotland from the viewpoint of a displaced hero from Constantinople. A Rich, Old-Fashioned Spy Thriller Set in Elizabethan England 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The actors’ son trod the boards of a different stage, one that stretched from London to Constantinople. On the Trail of a Lover Boy in the Age of Enlightenment 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Having dabbled in the sunlight of Constantinople, we are now steering toward the guilty shadows of Rome. Movie Review: ‘Nymphomaniac: Volume II,’ the Rest of von Trier’s Story 2014-04-03T23:45:12Z Constantinople was the headquarters of Orthodox Christianity, and today's Ecumenical Patriarchate operates under restrictions. Turkey: epic movie highlights Ottoman conquest 2012-03-02T10:46:04Z In Constantinople, Isadora persuades an admirer not to kill himself but to come to her hotel room, instead. Review | Amelia Gray captures the mind of Isadora Duncan, the mother of modern dance 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z In Constantinople, the spiritual headquarters of Eastern Christendom, the seventh-century church was still frantically trying to ban the Bacchanalian festivities that legitimized cross-dressing, mask-wearing and Bacchic adulation. How Christians Destroyed the Ancient World 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z It led, indirectly, to the fall of Constantinople. David Baddiel on the Silk Road 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Beyond the famous spots, some of the greatest moments were off the beaten path, such as climbing the ancient walls of Constantinople that used to protect the city. Traveling like sultans in Rome, Athens and Istanbul 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z For Anna, her awakening comes when she begins learning Greek from a goitrous tutor in Constantinople. From Anthony Doerr, an Ode to Storytelling That Shows How It’s Done 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Modeled after the striped, angular walls of ancient Constantinople, the castle, though impressive, was never finished and never really used. Wales: Packed with castles and charm 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z The family set up shop in the seaside neighborhood of Samatya in Constantinople, where metal arrived on camel caravans and donkeys powered primitive machines. A Family’s 400-Year-Old Musical Secret Still Rings True 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Michelangelo designs the bridge to cross the Golden Horn in Constantinople; it is not “a bridge connecting Europe and Asia.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Captured around the age of 13 by Tatar slavers, Roxelana ended up in the markets of Ottoman Constantinople, and ultimately in the sultan’s harem. The Woman Who Smashed a Glass Ceiling in the 16th Century 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z For example, we stayed in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, a 7,000-year-old city that predates Rome, Athens and Constantinople. Romania and Bulgaria by bus, train and minivan When a fleet attacks her capital only to be annihilated by liquid explosives, the obvious parallel is with the "Greek fire" deployed by the Byzantines in their defence of Constantinople against the Arabs. 'Game of Thrones is more brutally realistic than most historical novels' 2013-03-24T19:00:01Z Given that it was Constantinople, successively capital of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires, perhaps that’s not so surprising. ‘Standing by the Bosphorus gives me goosebumps’: Jason Goodwin's Istanbul 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z He once invited Spanish Jews to come live in Italy, and in the show's third episode, he takes in a young Muslim "heathen" prince from Constantinople. "Camelot" and "Borgias": Blood, boobs and costume drama 2011-04-02T18:01:00Z Before he was 30, he had not only walked from London to Constantinople, but had fallen in love with a Romanian princess and, famously, abducted a German general in the battle for Crete. Best biographies of 2012 2012-11-29T17:00:01Z A final apotheosis, three months before he died, for his service as Grand Orator to the Patriarch of Constantinople, was a descent by helicopter on the Holy Mountain of Athos. Shades of Byzantium 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The new sultan is marching on Constantinople with a set of mighty cannons that may allow him to breach the city’s ancient walls. Review | Anthony Doerr’s ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ is a convoluted love letter to books 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Armenians played a vital role in the Byzantine Empire, formed communities in Jerusalem and Aleppo and Constantinople, intermarried with the French crusaders, resettled in Crimea and established footholds along pilgrimage routes in Italy. Review | In New York, a look into the early days of the world’s oldest Christian nation 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z After working with Le Brun, de Vuez, who was known for getting involved in duels of honor, was forced to flee France and ended up in Constantinople. The Treasure Behind the Wall 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Whereas the old Theodora ranged through Antioch and Alexandria as well as her beloved home of Constantinople, now her wings are clipped. The Purple Shroud by Stella Duffy - review 2012-07-20T21:55:01Z He was dispatched to the Near East by the French ambassador in Constantinople, who commissioned Cassas to document significant sites in Cyprus, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. The Ancient Syrian City ISIS Is Destroying, Preserved Online 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z After the 1917 revolution, she went to Kiev, then headed south as the Red Army advanced, passing through Odessa to Constantinople and Paris. ‘Subtly Worded’ Brings Teffi to Non-Russian Readers 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Once a rival to Baghdad and Constantinople, this medieval Armenian city of 200,000 was sacked and abandoned 500 years ago. The 9 Most Spectacular Lost Cities in the World 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Later, in 1889, the route expanded to include a direct line to Constantinople, which is now Istanbul. In Transit Blog: Orient Express, the Lifestyle Brand 2014-05-12T15:14:27Z Painted by an unknown Constantinople artist sometime during the 11th century, the picture depicts a white-robed man standing by a lake. ‘Red Icon’ review: A new Inspector Pekkala thriller, by Sam Eastland 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z Hence Moscow’s claim to be the “Third Rome,” inheritor of Christian Orthodoxy following the fall of the second Rome, Constantinople. The Myths That Made, and Still Make, Russia 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Anthony Doerr’s “Cloud Cuckoo Land” is a mesmerizing book with multiple storylines that takes us back to 1453, the siege of Constantinople. Read Your Way Through Istanbul 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z For ages after the lawn has returned to its accustomed wintry green, the shrinking white lump of the snowman clings on under the carrot and pipe like the medieval Byzantine empire around Constantinople. Now we await the floodwaters, this time with a peppering of pipes and carrots 2013-01-27T00:04:04Z After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453, it became one of the Islamic world’s finest mosques. How Erdogan Reoriented Turkish Culture to Maintain His Power 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z His book purports to demonstrate these points through a detailed chronological narrative from the fall of Constantinople to the present day. Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy by Brendan Simms – review 2013-05-23T08:00:03Z History runs through many of this week’s recommended titles, from the fall of Rome to the birth of Islam to Michelangelo in 16th-century Constantinople. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Recognizing that he could rise no higher in Kiev, this ambitious, natural-born commander sailed and portaged down the river Dnieper, then crossed the Black Sea to Miklagard, the Big City, as the Scandinavians called Constantinople. Review | If you love heroic fantasy a la George R.R. Martin, you’ll love ‘The Last Viking’ 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z A pointed history lesson and warning to the faithful on the south facade depicts the 1453 Turkish siege of Christian Constantinople, and is among the most dramatic outdoor paintings in the region. Cultured Traveler: Romanian Church Murals Offer Colorful Lessons 2010-06-18T16:50:00Z They settled in Constantinople, which was welcoming to Jews at the time. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z When he and his young wife were living in Constantinople, she fell in love with a rich Greek man and abandoned Nikolai. Theater Review: ‘In Paris’ Stars Mikhail Baryshnikov 2012-08-03T22:57:36Z His wanderings take him – "lightly dressed with arms swinging" – through Timbuktu, Cairo, Constantinople and Rome. Summer voyages: Leo the African by Amin Maalouf 2013-07-19T12:57:30Z The film tells of Sultan Mehmet II, a national icon today, and his 50-day siege of Constantinople, the last bastion of the Byzantine empire. Turkey: epic movie highlights Ottoman conquest 2012-03-02T10:46:04Z And when Quilliam fled Britain for Constantinople, knowing he was about to be struck off as a solicitor, a veil was politely drawn. Drama on 3: The Unfortunates; An Audience With Ed Reardon; William Quilliam 2010-10-23T23:06:00Z Meanwhile, as preparation for that military assault grinds on, an orphan named Anna works at an embroidery house inside Constantinople. Review | Anthony Doerr’s ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ is a convoluted love letter to books 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z “Cloud Cuckoo Land” transports readers to 15th-century Constantinople, present-day Idaho, the Korean War and the future, as experienced in outer space. 15 books to read this fall 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z What kept it all together was their own autocephalous church, not answerable to Rome or Constantinople. Reverent Beauty: The Met’s Armenia Show Is One for the Ages 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z For a few miserable months Jones and Hill were locked up in a Constantinople madhouse. Breaking Out of Prison With a Ouija Board and Some Clever Tricks 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z By the end of the 17th century, when Armenian power had flourished along new trade routes, an Italian aristocrat living in Constantinople received a gift: a panoramic map of the world of Armenian influence. Reverent Beauty: The Met’s Armenia Show Is One for the Ages 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z In this intoxicating novel, set in 1506, Michelangelo sets up shop in Constantinople to design a bridge over the Golden Horn. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z His account of walking in the early thirties from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople is a classic, and is recounted in his books A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water. AUDIO: Patrick Leigh Fermor's 'magical' tour 2012-10-18T10:17:16Z He also participated in diplomatic missions and military actions in the Holy Land, Sicily and Constantinople itself. Review | If you love heroic fantasy a la George R.R. Martin, you’ll love ‘The Last Viking’ 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Philip Mansel’s “Constantinople: City of the World’s Desire, 1453-1924” is rich with information and offers a fabulous treat for the mind. Read Your Way Through Istanbul 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z If you were wondering what would have happened if Michelangelo had accepted an invitation from the Ottoman sultan to work in Constantinople, you must read Mathias Énard’s “Tell Them of Battles, Kings and Elephants.” Read Your Way Through Istanbul 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Dating from the 11th century, the church was built to rival Hagia Sophia in Constantinople and echoes its name. 36 Hours in Kiev, Ukraine 2012-06-21T19:38:44Z In 1933, aged 18, he set off to walk from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople, passing through a Europe on the brink of calamity. Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure by Artemis Cooper – review 2012-10-12T21:55:11Z His interest was first sparked by the walls of Constantinople, which stood for nearly a thousand years before the Ottoman invasion. For His Next Act, Anthony Doerr Wrote a Book About Everything 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z I expected at least the Grand Bazaar of Constantinople when the doors were finally flung open. Rewind TV: Mr Selfridge; Spies of Warsaw; The Polar Bear Family and Me – review 2013-01-12T22:45:01Z Their contacts throughout Venice’s trading empire brought them marbles and bronzes from the mainland and islands of Greece, Constantinople and Asia Minor. Special Report: Museums: Reopening of Palazzo Grimani Revives Memory of Creator 2010-03-16T20:00:00Z The colossal Hagia Sophia was built 1,500 years ago as an Orthodox Christian cathedral and was converted into a mosque after the Ottomans conquered Constantinople, now Istanbul, in 1453. World Council of Churches “dismayed” at Hagia Sophia shift 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z The other separate, but similarly-named church, Orthodox Church of Ukraine, was officially recognized as independent by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in 2019, but the Russian church has disputed the legitimacy of that recognition. On a US tour, Ukrainian faith leaders plead for continued support against the Russian invasion 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z A teaching position at the Constantinople Women's College would keep her afloat. A Chance Discovery Uncovered the Remarkable Life of One of the First Female Oceanographers 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The Saint Sophia Cathedral, meanwhile, was built in the 11th century and was designed to rival the Hagia Sophia in modern-day Turkey, which was then part of Constantinople. Historic Ukrainian sites in Kyiv and Lviv added to UN danger list 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z In June, the Constantinople patriarchate decided that Koval was punished for his stance on the war in Ukraine and ruled to restore his holy rank. Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The fifth is a micro-mosaic icon representing Saint Nicholas from late 13th or early 14th century Constantinople, with a gold frame. Rare icons evacuated from Ukraine go on show in Paris' Louvre Museum 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z The Byzantine-era cathedral first became a mosque after the conquest of Constantinople but had served as a museum for decades. How Turkey’s president Erdogan has maintained a tight grip on power in the country 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z She picked a heady time to be in Constantinople. A Chance Discovery Uncovered the Remarkable Life of One of the First Female Oceanographers 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z In fact, for well over a century, most Germanic “kings” were, officially, treaty-holding, recognized Roman officials from the legal and diplomatic perspective of Constantinople. The Birth of Europe 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z After the fall of the western empire, the new Germanic kings acknowledged the authority of the emperor in Constantinople. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z And it was the Ottomans who famously used artillery in the siege of Constantinople in 1453. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Ottomans had originally stepped into the power vacuum left in northwestern Anatolia by the attack on Constantinople in 1204, when European crusaders raided, ransacked, and demolished parts of the city. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Neither does anybody else here at the college pay much attention to the political affairs. . .until the British officers are leaving Constantinople. A Chance Discovery Uncovered the Remarkable Life of One of the First Female Oceanographers 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Even the poor lived better lives in Constantinople than did the relatively well-off in Western Europe, much of which was barbaric by comparison. The Birth of Europe 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z First, Constantinople itself played a major role in the power and wealth of the east. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z By the fourteenth century, the Ottoman Empire had expanded into southeastern Europe, effectively surrounding the Byzantine city of Constantinople. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z After this “sack” of Constantinople, Venice and its allies divided the empire, and political upheaval took place in the years that followed. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Most intriguing to me: in one letter, she appears to chuck it all and head off to Constantinople. A Chance Discovery Uncovered the Remarkable Life of One of the First Female Oceanographers 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Byzantium in its late golden age — note that Constantinople remained both geographically and politically central. The Birth of Europe 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z Fifty years later, however, another Khan, Boris I, converted to Christianity and opened diplomatic relations with Constantinople. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, with the collapse of Constantinople and the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottomans in 1453, many Europeans felt a sense of doom. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The blockade of Constantinople ultimately failed, however, for the Ottomans had no way to break through the city’s walls, and Bayezid soon found himself facing a more formidable foe, the Mongol conqueror Timur. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Katie Hafner: Or maybe, finding herself in Constantinople with girls and women who didn’t get the education that she herself got, she then got more satisfaction setting up a school for them. A Chance Discovery Uncovered the Remarkable Life of One of the First Female Oceanographers 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Many Orthodox communities in Ukraine have cut their ties with the UOC and transitioned to the rival Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which more than four years ago received recognition from the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Ukraine asks court to put Orthodox leader under house arrest 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z Numerous accounts survive of the sheer impact Constantinople’s size, prosperity, and beauty had on visitors. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z After the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453, access to the known routes to spices and other Asian goods that Europeans desired lay entirely in Muslim hands. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Murad II laid siege to Constantinople in 1422, but the effort failed because the Ottomans lacked artillery to destroy the city walls. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine received formal recognition in 2019 from the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, who has the top position of honor in Orthodoxy but not the universal power of a pope. Tensions on the rise at revered Kyiv monastery complex 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z "The mother church of Constantinople is ready to assist its children in Ukraine and Russia once again, as it has done on multiple occasions in the past", he said. Ecumenical patriarch: Russian Church shares blame for 'crimes' in Ukraine 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Constantinople was simply the largest, richest, and most glorious city in Europe and the Mediterranean region at the time. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z How did the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans help initiate the Age of Exploration? World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, so long as Constantinople stood on the western shore of the Bosporus controlling access to the Black Sea, the Ottomans could not rest easy in their domains. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Bartholomew is based in Istanbul, still known among Orthodox Christians by its ancient Greek name of Constantinople. Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch plans Lithuanian branch, in blow to Moscow 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The Church still uses the ancient Greek name of Constantinople for Istanbul. Ecumenical patriarch: Russian Church shares blame for 'crimes' in Ukraine 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The most famous case of the superiority of cannons to walls was the Turkish siege of Constantinople in 1453, which finally spelled the end of the Byzantine Empire. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Antioch, built in 300 B.C. by a general of Alexander the Great in the Orontes River valley, was one of the biggest cities of the Greco-Roman world, rivaling Alexandria and Constantinople. Ruins of Turkish city of Antakya tell story of a rich past 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Constantinople’s defensive walls, which had guarded the city since the fifth century, World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Constantinople Patriarchate is considered "first among equals" in the Orthodox world, but the Russian Church has the largest number of Orthodox believers, some 100 million out of 260 million worldwide. Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch plans Lithuanian branch, in blow to Moscow 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The composition, curiously crowded and tight, was painted in 1839, after the artist had returned from an extended trip to Paris, Rome and Constantinople. Review | Scarred by defeat, they gave birth to a golden age of Danish art 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z He hoped to eventually control Constantinople and the Black Sea, thereby re-creating most of the ancient Roman Empire, this time under French rule. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z He helped to liberate Constantinople from the Saracens in the early 8th century using “Greek fire,” a recently developed weapon that sent flames across water. Perspective | Michelangelo praised her. Van Dyck painted her. We’re the fools who forgot her. Constantinople’s residents carried religious icons to the walls and prayed for deliverance. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Orthodoxy in Lithuania dates back to the 13th century, Bartholomew said, when it fell under the ultimate supervision of Constantinople, then capital of the Byzantine Empire. Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch plans Lithuanian branch, in blow to Moscow 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z In 2019, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine received recognition from the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, but the Moscow’s patriarch refused to accept that. Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Christmas in reclaimed church 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Vikings attacked Constantinople at least three times in the ninth and tenth centuries, extracting tribute and concessions in trade, and perhaps most importantly, they came to rule over what would one day become Russia. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In 2019, the Patriarchate of Constantinople — the senior authority in Eastern Orthodoxy — granted the independent church, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, legitimacy, a move that outraged Russian leaders. Ukrainians Celebrate Orthodox Christmas at a Holy Site Long Linked to Moscow 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Many Muslim scholars believed the conquest of Constantinople had been predicted in a hadith, an account of the sayings and actions of the prophet Muhammad. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In 2019, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine received recognition from the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Ukraine reclaims Kyiv cathedral amid church dispute 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z In 2019, the rival Orthodox Church of Ukraine received recognition from the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Scrutiny of Ukraine church draws praise, fear of overreach 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z En route, the crusaders and sailors learned of a succession dispute in Constantinople and decided to intervene. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In Orthodox Christianity, national churches have a high degree of autonomy, with the patriarch in Istanbul — which the church still calls Constantinople — considered the first among equals. Ukraine Raids Holy Site Amid Suspicion of Orthodox Church Tied to Moscow 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Upon conquering Constantinople, he declared it the new capital of the Ottoman Empire, replacing the city of Edirne. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The main spiritual guide for Eastern Orthodoxy, the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople — Patriarch Bartholomew — holds much less authority than the pope, for example. The war has further divided Orthodox churches in Ukraine. 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Istanbul was Constantinople, and Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan was once Astana — and is Astana once again. Kazakhstan reverts capital’s name, institutes constitutional reforms 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Byzantium was surrounded by hostile states and groups for most of its existence, and it slowly but steadily lost territory until it was little more than the city of Constantinople and its immediate territories. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In 2019, the Constantinople Patriarchate recognized a Ukrainian church autonomous from Moscow, a move that infuriated Russian political and church leaders, and led to a schism within Ukraine. Ukraine Raids Holy Site Amid Suspicion of Orthodox Church Tied to Moscow 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z He demanded only that the Genoese merchants remove the walls that surrounded Galata, the Genoese trading quarter of Constantinople, and surrender their armaments. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Moscow Patriarchate has sought to anoint itself as the true seat of Orthodoxy ever since Constantinople, now Istanbul, fell to Islamic invaders in 1453. The war has further divided Orthodox churches in Ukraine. 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Some mark the beginning as the 1453 Ottoman conquest of Constantinople that drove scholars of the East into the West, carrying with them knowledge of Islamic intellectual advances. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z During that time, Constantinople was one of the largest and most remarkable cities on the planet, with half a million people and trade goods and visitors from as far away as Scandinavia, Africa, and England. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time Lord Elgin took up his diplomatic post in Constantinople, some 40 percent of the temple’s original sculptural decoration had been destroyed. The Robot Guerrilla Campaign to Recreate the Elgin Marbles 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Those who came to Venice were assisted by Anna Notaras, a wealthy Byzantine noblewoman who had taken up residence in the city before Constantinople fell. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z And plans were in place to connect the line to Constantinople, the Ottoman capital, in the north and all the way to Mecca in the south, stitching together a large swath of the Ottoman Empire. Rumbling Through Modern Jordan, a Railway From the Past 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Recognition of the Ukrainian church by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople fueled tensions between Moscow and Constantinople. The Russian Orthodox leader at the core of Putin’s ambitions 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z The empire was in such disarray at the time that the Persians seized Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt, cutting off a huge part of the food supply to Constantinople. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z As the Wall Street Journal’s conservative columnist Gerard Baker wrote this week, “if he’s a genuine populist, I’m the patriarch of Constantinople.” Opinion | Tuesday primaries show that Trumpism has metastasized 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Cannons like this Dardanelles gun allowed the Ottoman Empire to conquer Constantinople in 1453. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Anthony J. Limberakis, who heads the order in America, told me that the Russian Orthodox Church is trying to replace the ancient primacy of Constantinople, embodied now by Bartholomew. Opinion | Russia’s assault on Ukraine is entwined with a religious war 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z The Great Schism of 1054 split Christianity between the Western church, loyal to the pope in Rome, and the Eastern church in Constantinople. The Russian Orthodox leader at the core of Putin’s ambitions 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z To return to Orthodox Christianity, it was not just because Constantinople was at the center of the empire that Byzantines thought it had a special relationship with God. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople is one of the world’s oldest institutions. How Russia’s war in Ukraine is dividing the Orthodox Christian world 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z They reached Constantinople, and some served as the personal bodyguard to the Byzantine ruler. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In 1915, Ottoman officials arrested Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople, now Istanbul. Biden marks ‘Armenian genocide,’ aims to stop ‘atrocities’ 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z In the ensuing centuries, the Constantinople patriarch, with his seat in present-day Istanbul, maintained a first-among-equals status among Eastern Orthodox churches, but others became influential, including Moscow. The Russian Orthodox leader at the core of Putin’s ambitions 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z This vastly enriched Constantinople and its region, leading to a renaissance in building and art. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The Moscow Patriarchate has sought to anoint itself the true seat of Orthodoxy ever since Constantinople, now Istanbul, fell to Islamic invaders in 1453. Ukraine War Divides Orthodox Faithful 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z It also gave them the ability to interfere with ships bound for Constantinople, which sat on the European side of the straits of the Bosporus, should they so desire. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In 2019, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was authorized by the patriarch of Constantinople to break away from Moscow and become autonomous. A spiritual defense of the war in Ukraine? Putin's patriarch is trying 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z When the Turks took Constantinople in 1453, the trade in Black Sea slaves declined, with the fateful result that western slavery became closely associated with Africans alone. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The Roman capital had already been moved to Constantinople in the early fourth century, and the eastern half of the empire remained intact, albeit under constant military pressure, until 1453. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z So Moscow has been at loggerheads for centuries with the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, always the spiritual leader of the church. Ukraine War Divides Orthodox Faithful 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Ottoman forces included more than one hundred newly constructed ships to prevent Constantinople from receiving reinforcements and supplies via the sea. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z And at least one Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam has made moves to leave the church because of Kirill’s stance on Ukraine, hoping to affiliate with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. How Putin’s invasion became a holy war for Russia 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z As violence against them surged in the years leading up to the genocide, Armenian breadwinners continued traveling to Constantinople — modern-day Istanbul — and other cities to pay their premiums. The long road to recognize a genocide of the Armenian people 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z A major factor in the success of Orthodox conversion among the Slavic peoples of Eastern Europe was the splendor of Constantinople itself. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z But in 1686, with Constantinople’s church weakened under Ottoman rule, the ecumenical patriarch delegated to the now-independent patriarch of Moscow the authority to ordain the metropolitan, or top bishop, of Kyiv. Russian talking point: Blaming US for Ukraine church split 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z The trek to Constantinople alone was arduous, with few amenities or roads to guide the way. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Ukrainian Orthodox Church became independent in 2019 by decree of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, the religious authority for all Eastern Orthodox branches. Eastern Orthodox Leaders Are Outspoken on Ukraine War. Except One. 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Mitsotakis kicked off his visit by attending a service for Orthodox Christians at the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Leaders of Turkey, Greece hold talks in rare meeting 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Silkworms were smuggled out of China in roughly 550, at which point Constantinople became the heart of a European silk industry, an imperial monopoly which generated tremendous wealth. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z He cited the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, who in 2019 formally recognized the independence of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine — in a country where the Moscow Patriarchate claims jurisdiction. Russian talking point: Blaming US for Ukraine church split 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z When he ascended the throne, Hongwu sent an announcement to the Byzantine emperor, who he believed was still in power in Constantinople. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The cathedral, built under Prince Yaroslav the Wise in the 11th century, was modeled after the Church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, the spiritual and architectural heart of medieval Orthodoxy. Kyiv shrines, memorials with powerful symbolic value at risk 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The Ukrainian church that was formed after independence was granted legitimacy in 2019 by the Patriarchate of Constantinople, the senior authority in Eastern Orthodoxy, outraging Russian political and religious leaders. Also at Stake in Ukraine: the Future of Two Orthodox Churches 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Provincial elites would send their sons to Constantinople to study and obtain positions. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z This narrow sea strait was the gateway to the Ottoman capital, Constantinople. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon Cordoba rivaled Constantinople and Baghdad as a center of trade, learning, and the arts. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Also Sunday, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople described Russia’s invasion as “beyond every sense of law and morality” and pleaded for an end to the war. EU shuts airspace to Russian airlines; will buy Ukraine arms 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z The Ukrainian church had been under Moscow’s jurisdiction since 1686, when, under pressure from Russia, it abandoned allegiance to Constantinople, until 2019, when it formally regained independence. Also at Stake in Ukraine: the Future of Two Orthodox Churches 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Byzantines believed that God oversaw Constantinople and that the Virgin Mary interceded before God on the behalf of the city. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z By securing the Dardanelles, the Allies believed that they could take Constantinople, defeat the Turks, and establish a supply line to Russia. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Under Alp Arslan, they seized Anatolia from the Byzantines and posed an existential threat to Constantinople. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Earlier Sunday, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople described Russia’s invasion as “beyond every sense of law and morality” and pleaded for an end to the war. Live: Live updates: Police detain anti-war protesters in Russia 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is considered first among equals but, unlike a Catholic pope, doesn’t have universal jurisdiction. EXPLAINER: How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion? 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Many priests taught that Constantinople was the New Jerusalem that would be at the center of events during the second coming of Christ, rather than the actual Jerusalem. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Middle Ages, Russia had looked to Constantinople, not to Rome, for leadership. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The crusaders continued to Constantinople, where they became involved in the internal politics of the Byzantine Empire and attacked the city, sacking it after a complicated attempt to put a pro-crusader emperor on the throne. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z His patriarchate in Istanbul dates from the Orthodox Greek Byzantine Empire, which collapsed when the Muslim Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople, today’s Istanbul, in 1453. Christian world marks Epiphany with series of celebrations 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church decided to “break the Eucharistic communion” with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 2018 as he moved to recognize an independent church in Ukraine. EXPLAINER: How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion? 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Eventually, the whole body of ancient Greek learning was concentrated in a small academic elite in Constantinople and a few other important Greek cities. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The Byzantine emperors ruled from Constantinople and saw themselves as heirs to the power of Augustus Caesar. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z While the Catholics established the short-lived Latin Empire of Constantinople, considerable damage had been done to the crusading movement and to relations between the Greek Orthodox and Catholic churches. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Charlemagne ruled an empire covering almost all of continental Europe, was crowned Roman emperor in Rome by the pope, and traded emissaries with the Byzantine ruler in Constantinople and the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad. Trumpism is rooted in twisted visions of medieval Europe 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z “I was perched on a ladder, amid the dust and the heat,” Tisserant recalled years later of his time in Constantinople, where he examined volumes “one by one, for entire days.” A Vatican Library Shortens the Distance Between Its Works and Its Scholars 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z In the wake of iconoclasm, the leaders of the Orthodox church, the patriarchs of Constantinople, would claim that innovations in theology or Christian practice were heresies. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, they ended up looting the city of Constantinople. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Constantinople’s location shifted the empire’s geographic focus eastward. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The emperors in Constantinople, even though fellow Christians, were seen by many in those areas as oppressors. Trumpism is rooted in twisted visions of medieval Europe 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople spent two nights in Mount Sinai Medical Center after having a stent installed to open up a clogged coronary artery. Orthodox patriarch leaves hospital, set to return to Turkey 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z During this late golden age, Constantinople’s population rebounded, with food supplies guaranteed by the imperial government. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Third, Christian scholars in Constantinople fled to Rome with Greek manuscripts when the Turks conquered Constantinople in 1453. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The First Council of Constantinople, convened in 381, reestablished the Nicene Creed and addressed the topic of the Holy Spirit, suggesting that the problem of Arius’s sympathizers had not completely disappeared. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Fourth Crusade of the early 13th century had a council that voted on almost everything, including who should be the new emperor of Constantinople! Trumpism is rooted in twisted visions of medieval Europe 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, 81, of Constantinople underwent the procedure at Mount Sinai Hospital following an angiogram that determined the need for the stent, according to the archdiocese. Orthodox patriarch hospitalized after stent procedure 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z Even the poor lived better lives in Constantinople than did the relatively well- off in Western Europe, much of which was barbaric by comparison. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened Constantinople to new citizens of many religions and backgrounds. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After his death in 395, power passed to his two sons; Arcadius ruled the eastern half of the empire from Constantinople, while Honorius controlled the western half from Ravenna in northern Italy. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z As patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew is considered first among equals among Eastern Orthodox patriarchs, which gives him prominence but not the power of a Catholic pope. Orthodox patriarch blesses shrine near 9/11 memorial 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Bartholomew’s title, patriarch of Constantinople, reflects the ancient imperial name of the city now known as Istanbul in a country where Orthodox Christians, who are mostly ethnically Greek, are a small minority. Orthodox Church’s top patriarch to visit US, meet with Biden 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z The Muslim empires that surrounded Byzantium occupied its territory until Constantinople finally fell in 1453 to the Ottoman Turks. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Kritovoulos, a Greek who served in the Ottoman administration, recorded the following about the Ottoman takeover of Constantinople. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition, he funded the construction of numerous churches in Constantinople. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Christodoulides invoked the Ottoman empire, which controlled much of southeastern Europe, western Asia and northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries from Constantinople, which is now Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul. Cyprus’ top diplomat: Turkey is creating new Ottoman empire 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z One of his storylines concerns Constantinople on the eve of the siege that finally toppled its walls after 1,000 years. Review: Anthony Doerr asks us to save ourselves by looking beyond ourselves 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z In 1352 they took control of a key fortress near Constantinople, and from there they launched a stunning series of invasions in Greece and the Balkans. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The city would become known as Constantinople after the emperor Constantine, who made it the new capital in A.D. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Why was Constantinople an ideal location for a new Roman capital city? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He printed out a copy of a 15th century engraving of Constantinople and put it up next to his desk, thinking maybe there’d be a project in it, someday. Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Doerr talks about his new novel ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ and more 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z In 1716, after spending her entire life in London and the English countryside, Mary Montagu moved her growing family to Constantinople, living there for two years. How Humanity Gave Itself an Extra Life 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z In the process, Byzantium was reduced to a pitiful fragment of its former glory, holding on to the city of Constantinople and its hinterlands but otherwise surrounded by Ottoman territories. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z He rebuilt the crumbling fortifications of Constantinople, as workers constructed a 14-mile stone wall along the city’s coastline and repaired the massive fortifications along its western land border. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time of the Middle Ages, five ancient seats of Christianity were recognized as the most prestigious: Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, Rome, and Constantinople. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He began reading about the immense wealth amassed inside the walls of Constantinople before its fall, and how one of the things they accumulated was books, in private libraries, monastic libraries and even lending libraries. Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Doerr talks about his new novel ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ and more 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z That was the day in 1915 when Ottoman authorities began arresting Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople, now known as Istanbul. Armenian Americans welcome Biden’s declaration of genocide 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z In almost every case, the new Germanic kings pledged formal allegiance to the Roman emperor in Constantinople in return for acknowledgment of the legitimacy of their rule. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z This horrifying illness hit Constantinople in the later years of Justinian’s reign. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the tenth century, only Rome and Constantinople were in territory not controlled by Muslims. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In 1915, in what’s considered the start of the Armenian genocide, the Ottoman Empire began rounding up Armenian political and cultural leaders in Constantinople. Today in History 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Contemporaneous sources noted — at times with disdain — the racial and ethnic diversity of both Constantinople and the empire's emperors. Why white supremacists and QAnon fans are obsessed with the Byzantine Empire 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z In fact, for well over a century, most Germanic “kings” were, officially, treaty- holding, recognized Roman officials from the legal and diplomatic perspective of Constantinople. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet thanks to its walls, its fleet, and its strategic location, Constantinople held out for another 100 years. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z While the pope in Rome and the patriarch of Constantinople believed many of the same things, linguistic and cultural differences helped drive a wedge between them. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Both it and its A-side, “Opal from Constantinople,” are hidden gems of early California rock ‘n’ roll. Guy Chookoorian was the novelty record king of Armenian L.A. His death marks the end of an era 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Not long after Constantinople got the works, it became Istanbul and grew back into the cosmopolitan city that it remains to this day. The Fall of the House of Belichick 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z There is another factor to consider, one that is more difficult to pin down than the amount of tax revenue or the existence of Constantinople’s walls. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z A church of the same name had been destroyed in riots that swept Constantinople in 532. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1054, the pope sent representatives to the patriarch of Constantinople to discuss the differences between the two halves of the church. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Joseph Safra’s predecessors banked the Ottoman Empire’s caravan trade between the Syrian city of Aleppo, Alexandria in Egypt and Constantinople in Turkey. Financier Joseph Safra, Brazil's richest man, dies at 82 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Oh, and Niccolò Machiavelli rose to prominence in Florence not that long after the fall of Constantinople. The Fall of the House of Belichick 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z She was Justinian’s confidant and supporter throughout their lives together, helping to conceive of not just legal revisions, but the splendid new building projects they supervised in Constantinople. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Vikings journeyed down rivers into the heart of Russia, to Constantinople, and even across the icy waters of the North Atlantic. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Turks destroyed this army, and very few survived to return to Constantinople. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z At the time, the Grottaferrata monks chose to remain faithful to the pope in Rome rather than switch allegiance to the newly established Orthodox patriarch in Constantinople, now Istanbul. In ancient Italian monastery, monks defend a dying tradition 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z “The questions are things like... ‘What was the advantage of Constantinople’s location for the power of the Byzantine empire,’” Simmons says. These students figured out their tests were graded by AI — and the easy way to cheat 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Likewise, despite conquering large amounts of Byzantine territory, Constantinople itself withstood a huge siege in 718 and Byzantine forces then pushed back Arab forces in Anatolia. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z From Kiev, the Vikings could sail by river and sea to Constantinople. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They profited by shipping pilgrims and fighters to Outremer and wrested lucrative concessions to establish their mercantile outposts in cities like Constantinople, Antioch, and Acre. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In 1453, the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II conquered Constantinople and converted the majestic building into a mosque: It became one of Islam’s holiest sites. Erdogan Fulfills Cherished Goal, Opening Hagia Sophia to Prayers 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z After a thousand years, the Ottomans converted the structure into a mosque following the sack of Constantinople. Hagia Sophia hosts first prayer since reopening, 86 years after converting to a museum 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z He moved the capital of his empire to Constantinople and restored it to its former glory. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Armies from Western Europe soon poured through Constantinople and proceeded on to Palestine. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z With a Christian government and a new capital at Constantinople in the eastern Mediterranean, the Byzantine Empire grew from the old Roman state. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Mehmed II, when he conquered Constantinople, was impressed by the grandeur of the building and took care to preserve it, both Islamists and academics concur. Erdogan Fulfills Cherished Goal, Opening Hagia Sophia to Prayers 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z “What is unfolding in Constantinople today is not a demonstration of strength, but proof of weakness,” Mitsotakis said, referring to Istanbul by the old name of the city used by Greeks. Greek church bells toll for Hagia Sofia, PM calls Turkey a 'troublemaker' 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z First, the Janissaries slowly devolved from elite soldiers and bureaucrats to parasites, living in lavish “barracks” in Constantinople, manipulating weak sultans, and spending more time enriching themselves in commerce than serving the state. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z They were threatening to conquer his capital, Constantinople: World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Built on the layout of a cross, the Hagia Sophia or Church of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople is massive in size; its main dome is 105 feet in diameter. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The vast, domed structure overlooked the Golden Horn harbour and entrance to the Bosphorus from the heart of Constantinople. Factbox: Hagia Sophia to host first Muslim prayers since reverting to a mosque 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Completed in 537 AD, Hagia Sophia stood for nearly a millennium at the heart of the Christian world, crowning the fabled city of Constantinople. Erdogan Talks of Making Hagia Sophia a Mosque Again, to International Dismay 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z When Constantinople fell to the Ottomans in 1453, the traditional trade routes to Asia were disrupted, particularly as the Turks started taking over the Venetian maritime empire. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The Byzantine emperor in Constantinople appealed to Christians to stop Muslim attacks. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ottomans had tried several times to take Constantinople because it lay at the crossroads of many civilizations. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Hagia Sophia was originally founded as the first cathedral in the Roman Empire, but the Ottomans converted the cathedral to a mosque following the fall of Constantinople. Turkey issues presidential decree to convert Hagia Sophia back into mosque 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The date that emerged was 1200, around the time Genghis Khan invaded China and the crusades sacked Constantinople. Indigenous Americans had contact with Polynesians 800 years ago, DNA reveals 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z The capture of Constantinople inaugurated a new phase of Ottoman history, one in which the Ottomans saw themselves as the inheritors not only of the earlier Islamic states, but of the Roman Empire as well. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z By early 1097, three armies of knights and people of all classes had gathered outside Constantinople. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Constantine also christened Constantinople as a new capital of the empire, decorating the city with images of himself and religious iconography. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Hagia Sophia was an important place of worship for Orthodox Christians for centuries until Istanbul, then known as Constantinople, fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. Russian church leader says calls to turn Hagia Sophia into mosque threaten Christianity 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Justinian I ordered the massive construction built in 532, when the city - then known as Constantinople - was the capital of the Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire. Museum or mosque? Turkey to rule on Hagia Sophia 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Four minarets were added to the terracotta-hued structure with cascading domes and the building was turned into an imperial mosque following the 1453 Ottoman conquest of Constantinople - the city that is now Istanbul. Museum or mosque? Turkey debates iconic Hagia Sofia’s status 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z The fall of Constantinople weakened the Byzantine Empire. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After the Muslims met defeat at the walls of the Byzantine capital of Constantinople, the later Umayyad period, which ended in 750, was defined by the dynasty’s struggle for legitimacy. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z For 900 years, Muslim caliphs and sultans took it upon themselves to fulfil the Prophet Mohammed’s prophecy that a great conqueror would one day bring the holy city of Constantinople into Islam’s embrace. Ayasofya: the mosque-turned-museum at the heart of an ideological battle 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z But in 1453, the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II captured Constantinople and renamed the city Istanbul, finishing off the Byzantine Empire once and for all. Museum or mosque? Turkey to rule on Hagia Sophia 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Fatih, which includes historic Constantinople, draws migrants from both Turkey and other parts of the world as well as tourists. Turkey’s pandemic strategy hinges on hazmat-suited gumshoes 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Italian merchant ships traveled the Mediterranean to ports in Byzantium such as Constantinople. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Byzantine Greeks maintained some classical traditions, and their capital in Constantinople was a center of global trade for centuries. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z That statement increased tensions with the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which last year was granted autocephaly by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Orthodoxy’s prime authority, displacing the Russia-affiliated church. Orthodox churches empty for Easter amid pandemic 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z The linen was part of Crusader booty taken from what was then called Constantinople to France in 1353. Turin Shroud, to boost hope, on special Holy Saturday view 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z Those elements don’t speak the language of medieval art — of Constantinople, gateway to and from the Middle East and a hallmark for the standard style of Europe’s Middle Ages. Column: Bubonic plague in Europe changed art history. Why coronavirus could do the same 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z Compared to great cities like Constantinople, European towns were unsophisticated and tiny. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He walks through the blue-tiled palaces of Samarkand in modern Uzbekistan as he recounts the victories of Tamerlane, and sails the Bosporus to re-create the brutal siege of Constantinople by Ottoman forces in 1453. Review | In 16 centuries of Islamic history, gilded kingdoms and faded glories 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Also in the Vatican, I saw various portraits of Pope Gregory, the great architect, circa 600AD, of the eventual split between the patriarchs of Constantinople and the bishop of Rome. Rachel Roddy’s maritozzi cream buns recipe | A Kitchen in Rome 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z The ancient Greeks knew about this region and thought it must have been a sea because there was so much water, while Vikings paddled through Polesia’s rivers during repeated attacks on Constantinople. The race to save Polesia, Europe's secret Amazon 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z The decision to crown him as Holy Roman emperor and bypass Eirene of Constantinople’s claim would seem controversial today. Review | Searching for the man behind the legend of Charlemagne 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z “Give me Constantinople!” he thundered, shortly after taking power at age 21. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Godeffroy was an eleventh-century crusader who led Christian armies through Nicaea and Constantinople, and into Jerusalem, slaughtering as many Muslims as he could find. The Dark Side of Techno-Utopianism 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Constantinople A female journalist and a guerrilla fighter join forces to rescue women and children abducted during the Armenian genocide in Aram Kouyoumdjian’s new drama, presented by Vista Players. Theater in L.A. this week: 'Gem of the Ocean,' 'Little Shop of Horrors' 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z There were garnets from South Asia, coins from Merovingian France, a silver dish from Constantinople, fragments of textile worked in a Syrian style. Revisiting Sutton Hoo, Britain’s Mythical Ship Burial 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z He's particularly taken with the story of Kassiani - an enigmatic poet who lived in 9th Century Constantinople. Frank Turner excavates history's forgotten women 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z To the east of Constantinople and south of Russia, the mighty Muslim empire of the Abbasids had ruled since the eighth century. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Suez Canal Authority’s spokesman said Egypt did not bar vessels from crossing the canal except in times of war, in accordance with the Constantinople Convention. Flags of inconvenience: noose tightens around Iranian shipping 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Campers, representing China and Constantinople, started off with different inventories such as silk and wool, bartering items as needed based on their initial stockpiles. Seattle camp plants seeds for change in Middle East — and at home 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z The crown, made of braided reed brought to France from Constantinople in the 12th century, has been revered as an object of Christian worship for centuries. Evacuation plan saved most of Notre-Dame's treasures: insurance... 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Having so much information to work with was a big change compared to past games — for cities like Constantinople, the setting of Assassin’s Creed Revelations, maps and historical texts were a lot harder to find. Building a better Paris in Assassin's Creed Unity 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z This brought the Turks closer to the Byzantine capital, Constantinople, than the Arabs or Persians had ever come. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Now sanctioned by the Orthodox patriarch in Constantinople, Ukraine’s own church was seen as an important step toward a complete exit from Moscow’s orbit. Eager for change, these Ukrainian voters back a comedian for president. Seriously 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z He listed defunct Islamic State publications including Dabiq and Constantinople; English and Turkish language magazines with unique content. The caliphate is all but finished, but its online presence endures 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z The incident is the latest development in the tug-of-war between the Russian Orthodox Church and a new Ukrainian Orthodox church that was granted independence by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople earlier this year. Ukraine bars entry to Russian Church-affiliated bishop 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The closure threatened an existential crisis for the Istanbul-based patriarchate, a remnant of the Greek Byzantine Empire that ruled for more than a thousand years from Constantinople. New hopes for reopening of famous Greek Orthodox seminary on Turkish island 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Earlier this month, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople granted independence to a new Orthodox Church of Ukraine, formally severing its centuries-long ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. Russian leader assails Ukraine Orthodox church reform 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople earlier this month granted independence to a new Ukrainian Orthodox Church, formally severing its centuries-long ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. Ukraine OKs property law that could affect 12,000 churches 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Orthodox churches in other countries are aligning with Moscow or Constantinople in the rift. Ukraine: new Orthodox church gains independence from Moscow 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Istanbul remained the centre of the Orthodox Church after the Muslim Ottoman Turks occupied the city, then known as Constantinople, in the 15th Century. Ukraine Orthodox Church wins independence 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z A couple of centuries before, Edward I had built Caernarfon Castle in the style of Constantinople. Brexit is not an end to Britain’s liaison with Europe. It’s just a new beginning | Dan Snow 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The newly formed community is now expected to receive independence from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Istanbul-based institution considered the so-called "first among equals" of leaders of the world's Orthodox Churches. Ukraine Orthodox leaders approve break with Russian church 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z In protest, the Russian Orthodox Church cut ties with Constantinople. Ukraine priests to establish new church 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z The newly formed community would then be expected to receive independence from Constantinople. Key Ukrainian church gathering slated for next week 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z The Ecumenical Patriarchate, led by Bartholomew I of Constantinople, issued a brief communique late on Thursday at the end of its assembly. Ukraine-Russia tensions spark historic religious rift 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The fall of Moorish Spain was for Muslims a shock comparable to Christian terror following the Turkish capture of Constantinople, in 1453. When Michelangelo Went to Constantinople 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The attack followed a move by the Patriarch of Constantinople to pave the way for the independence of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine from the Russian branch of the church. Attackers target church in Ukraine amid religious split 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Constantinople holds sway over more than 300 million Orthodox Christians across the world. Ukraine priests to establish new church 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Russia in turn broke off ties with the Constantinople Patriarchate. Ukraine’s president meets Ecumenical Patriarch in Istanbul 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z The Russian church, thought to be the biggest of 15 “autocephalous” churches under Bartholomew’s leadership, also resents that the Orthodox community in Istanbul – as Constantinople is now known – is small, estimated at about 3,000. Ukraine-Russia tensions spark historic religious rift 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z But it’s never quite clear what doors Énard is trying to open; why, if Michelangelo had travelled to Constantinople, it would have mattered. When Michelangelo Went to Constantinople 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Ukraine last week turned over St. Andrew’s Church for permanent use by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople whose leader is regarded as “first among equals” for Orthodox Christians. Attackers target church in Ukraine amid religious split 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z In a statement Friday, Romania’s Orthodox Church urged the Patriarchies of Moscow and Constantinople to promote “a unity of faith” that would also allow churches pastoral and administrative freedom. Romanian church urges unity for Orthodox churches 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Schismatic churches formed under their own Ukrainian leaders, but they were not recognized as canonical by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, the so-called "first among equals" of leaders of the world's Orthodox Churches. Birth of a new Ukrainian church brings fears of violence 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Hard-line newspapers distributed free at Vatopedi, for example, shower praise on Russian Orthodoxy while pillorying Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, who controls Athos, as an enemy agent. Mount Athos, a Male-Only Holy Retreat, Is Ruffled by Tourists and Russia 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Michelangelo’s guide to Constantinople is Mesihi, the Grand Vizier’s secretary and a poet renowned for his “versified catalogue” of Ottoman beauties. When Michelangelo Went to Constantinople 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z He called the Constantinople Patriarchate's decision of 11 October "a great victory for the devout Ukrainian nation over the Moscow demons, a victory of good over evil, light over darkness". Five reasons why Orthodox Church split matters 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Metropolitan Hilarion said the Russian church’s Holy Synod resolved to “break the Eucharistic communion” with the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. World Digest: Oct. 15, 2018 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Once that decision is made, Constantinople is expected to grant the independence order. Birth of a new Ukrainian church brings fears of violence 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church on Monday moved to sever all ties with the Constantinople Patriarchate, the Orthodox mother church, to protest its moves toward creating an independent church in Ukraine. Russia Takes Further Step Toward Major Schism in Orthodox Church 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The Russian Orthodox Church says it is cutting all links with the Constantinople Patriarchate - the body that wields spiritual authority over the world's Orthodox Christians. Russian Church cuts all links with Istanbul 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The Moscow Patriarchate says its worshippers should no longer attend any services conducted by clergy loyal to Constantinople. Five reasons why Orthodox Church split matters 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z In the wake of this political split, church leaders drifted apart, setting the scene for centuries of bitter rows, often over jurisdiction between the Latin-speaking leadership in Rome and the Greek-speaking leadership in Constantinople. Holy wars: The Catholic Church's long history of bickering - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z The decision was taken at a synod at Orthodox “headquarters” in Istanbul, formerly Constantinople. Archbishop’s defiance threatens Putin’s vision of Russian greatness 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z “It looks like an ultimatum to put the biggest possible pressure on Constantinople,” said Alexander Baunov, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Moscow Center. Russia Takes Further Step Toward Major Schism in Orthodox Church 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Constantinople recently recognised the independence of the Ukrainian Church from the Moscow Patriarchate. Russian Church cuts all links with Istanbul 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z “Constantinople is not beholden to Moscow. They are competitors, not partners,” said Smolkin. Tensions between Russia and Ukraine spill over to Byzantine world of Orthodox church 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Last month, Moscow took the first step toward a rupture by suspending contacts with Constantinople and dropping Bartholomew’s name from its prayer services. Russia-Ukraine Tensions Set Up the Biggest Christian Schism Since 1054 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Each national church falls under a particular patriarchate, and the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople is considered first among equals. Opinion | Russia Wages a Religious War Against Ukraine 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z It might work or it might backfire, he noted, pushing Constantinople to assert its authority by implementing the decision. Russia Takes Further Step Toward Major Schism in Orthodox Church 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Constantinople holds sway over 300 million Orthodox Christians globally. Russian Church cuts all links with Istanbul 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Instead, the Patriarch of Constantinople is considered a “first among equals” among the other Orthodox patriarchs. Tensions between Russia and Ukraine spill over to Byzantine world of Orthodox church 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Gorshkov said he stayed with the Russian Orthodox Church for many years because it was the only church in Ukraine officially recognized by Constantinople and hence all of Eastern Orthodoxy. Russia-Ukraine Tensions Set Up the Biggest Christian Schism Since 1054 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z The Ecumenical Patriarch, currently Bartholomew, also holds the title of Archbishop of Constantinople, the old Greek name for Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city. Russia's Orthodox Church freezes ties with Constantinople over... 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, who as the ecumenical patriarch is considered the “first among equals” in church affairs, took several steps last week toward creating an autonomous church in Ukraine. Russia Takes Further Step Toward Major Schism in Orthodox Church 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The wife of a Greek banker later purchased it and donated it to the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, which then ran it as an orphanage. AP PHOTOS: Istanbul’s historic orphanage awaits salvation 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z The decision now falls to the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, from his base in Istanbul, the former Byzantine capital of Constantinople. Tensions between Russia and Ukraine spill over to Byzantine world of Orthodox church 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z The backbeat to the entire process is the escalating contest between the Russian church and Constantinople over control of Eastern Orthodoxy. Russia-Ukraine Tensions Set Up the Biggest Christian Schism Since 1054 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Istanbul, not Constantinople, is the final stop for the three-part series “Ancient Invisible Cities.” TV This Week, Sept. 9-15: 'The Bad Seed,' 'The Miniaturist' and more 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z The Russian church itself broke with Constantinople in 1996 for several months over the issue of controlling the church in Estonia before a compromise was reached. Russia Takes Further Step Toward Major Schism in Orthodox Church 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Istanbul - once Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire that was dominated by the Orthodox Church - was captured by the Muslim Ottoman Turks in 1453. AP PHOTOS: Istanbul’s historic orphanage awaits salvation 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z His opinions — thanks to tradition and Constantinople’s historical central role in the formation of the Eastern Church — carry more weight. Tensions between Russia and Ukraine spill over to Byzantine world of Orthodox church 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z “What remains for us is to preach what we practice,” said Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople. Climate change is a top spiritual priority for these religious leaders 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z She was sitting with friends in the courtyard of the Fatih mosque in Istanbul, named in honor of Mehmet the Conqueror, who wrested control of Constantinople from the Byzantines. Erdoğan has Turkey in his palm as key elections loom 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z The Orient Express launched in 1883 with its run from Paris to Constantinople that quickly saw it emerge as the symbol of travel’s golden age; a byword for luxury. Inside Christie’s world: Postcard from the Orient Express 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z It is no wonder that Constantinople took up Christianity as have subsequent rulers, as a great assistance to maintaining his rule. I Used to Insist I Didn’t Get Angry. Not Anymore. 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of Greek Orthodox Christians and the Archbishop of Constantinople, led the liturgy Saturday at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George for Epiphany, commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ. Pope on Epiphany: Don’t make money, career your whole life 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z And he said much of this while installed as Archbishop of Constantinople. Opinion | Are Christians Supposed to Be Communists? 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z Trump overruled them both to create a White House that has more byzantine power-struggles than Constantinople. Exit Spicey, enter the Mooch: another day in Trump's tragicomic America 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Its name means Constantinople - some indication of its religious and political outlook - and it claims an audience of about a quarter of the Russian population. Russian TV offers gay people one-way tickets to leave - BBC News 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z He is also smart enough to realize that the concept of a third Holy Roman Empire started with the tsars after the fall of Constantinople to the Muslims. CROSSTALK: Trump Putin Reagan Gorbachev 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z “We were taught by our prophet Muhammad that Constantinople was an important place, and this was the most important place in the city, so it is dear to our hearts.” Voices grow louder in Turkey to convert Hagia Sophia from a museum back to mosque 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z However, when the emissaries described the visit to the cathedrals in Constantinople, the capital of the second Roman Empire. Vladimir Putin takes an Orthodox route to cement power 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z He also referred to the “Muslim horde” that invaded Constantinople centuries ago. Trump's second pick for army secretary drops out of consideration 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Isaac plays Mikael, a young medical student from a small Armenian village, pursuing his fortune in Constantinople. 'The Promise,' an epic melodrama set during the Armenian genocide, falls frustratingly flat 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Some accounts assert that the menorah was destroyed in a fire; others say that it was taken to Carthage and then on to Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul. Vatican and Rome’s Jewish Museum Team Up for Menorah Exhibit 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z It became a mosque in 1453 after the Ottoman Empire defeated the Byzantines and took over Constantinople. Voices grow louder in Turkey to convert Hagia Sophia from a museum back to mosque 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z A major terminus on the Silk Road, it was once viewed as second only to Constantinople in prominence. It was 'one of the most beautiful cities in the world.' That Aleppo is gone, but its residents remember 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Rome had become peripheral to the empire it created, whose center of political and economic life shifted to Constantinople, modern Istanbul, over the course of the 4th century A.D. Five myths about the decline and fall of Rome 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Istanbul, once called Constantinople and before that Byzantium, has been the capital city of three different empires. War, persecution and ego: how do cities get their names? 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Aleppo, inhabited since 5000 B.C., was known for antiquities from the days when it was a rich Silk Road trading post second only to Constantinople. ‘There Are No More Panes of Glass Left in Aleppo’ 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z The man who benefited was the enemy commander, the Christian Theodosius I, ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire, based in Constantinople. These Storms Changed History 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z The confrontation would herald the advance of Muslim armies toward Constantinople and eventually to Rome, before culminating in the end of the world. The apocalypse is off for now: ISIS flees village where it prophesied doomsday battle 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z The French Orthodox association is instead loyal to the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, a rival church leadership in Istanbul that has provided a haven for many of Mr. Putin’s churchgoing foes. In Expanding Russian Influence, Faith Combines With Firepower 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z And he insisted on Istanbul as the name for what much of the rest of the world continued to call Constantinople. War, persecution and ego: how do cities get their names? 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z It is an attempt to replicate the figure - made of wood, ivory and gold - which was lost in a fire at the Palace of Lausus in Constantinople, the city now known as Istanbul. Lost Greek statue of Zeus remade with 3D printing - BBC News 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Nearly a millennium is compressed into the second half, ending with the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Your Monday Briefing 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Enter the Romans, and then Constantine the Great and Byzantinium became Constantinople and the target of attacks by Persians, Arabs, nomads and crusades. TRAVEL: Explore Istanbul’s rich history, shop its ancient bazaars 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Moscow has been looking for an imposing church in Paris ever since the city’s principal Orthodox site, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, broke with the Russian church hierarchy after 1917 and transferred its allegiance to Constantinople. In Expanding Russian Influence, Faith Combines With Firepower 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z It is separate from the far larger group of Eastern Orthodox Churches, including Russia, who are in communion with the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Pope Francis to Visit Armenia’s Memorial to ‘Genocide’ Victims 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Russian Orthodox Church spokesman Vladimir Legoida warned that the Constantinople Patriarchate's failure to date to heed the Moscow Patriarchate's call for a preliminary meeting before the council means that the differences remain unresolved. Pan-Orthodox synod in doubt amid inter-church wrangling 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Athos, Putin was greeted by the 20 abbots of the monasteries and 20 representatives of the monks, as well as a representative of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople, under whose jurisdiction Mt. Putin visits Orthodox monastic community at Mount Athos 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Byzantine emperors in Constantinople - whose Patriarch still leads the Mount Athos community on religious matters - encouraged the settlement, heaping treasures, protection and privileges on the monasteries. Things to know about Mount Athos: 1,500 monks, no women 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Byzantine emperors in Constantinople — whose Patriarch still leads the Mount Athos community on religious matters — encouraged the settlement, heaping treasures, protection and privileges on the monasteries. Things to know about Mount Athos: 1,500 monks, no women 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z The breach in the fortifications of Turkey, a German ally, would let the Allies move into Constantinople. Why Australians and New Zealanders Commemorate Anzac Day 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z The pope visited the center with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople—the leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians — and Archbishop Ieronymos of Greece, leader of Greece’s Orthodox community. Pope Makes Migrant Visit, Returns to Rome With Three Families 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z The church split in 1054 into a Roman Catholic Church based in the Vatican and an Orthodox Church based in what was then called Constantinople, now modern-day Istanbul. Pope's visit to Greek island of refugees will be rich on symbolism as churches show unity 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Related: The story of cities, part 1: how Alexandria laid foundations for the modern world After the empire moved its capital to Constantinople in AD326, everyone who could afford to leave Rome followed suit. Story of cities #2: Rome wasn't planned in a day … in fact it wasn't planned at all 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z It turned out to be blank except for a date: 1453 – the year Orthodox Constantinople fell to the Muslim Ottomans. The cult of memory: when history does more harm than good | David Rieff 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z It is a historical fact that diversity due to immigration is the key ingredient for success for any nation or city - from Athens to Constantinople to Vienna to Berlin and so on. Why Is It So Difficult for Syrian Refugees to Get Into the U.S.? 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Several bodies lay on the ground in the square, also known as the Hippodrome of Constantinople, in the immediate aftermath of the blast. Suicide bomber kills 10 people, mainly Germans, in Istanbul 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z The obelisk, which was carved around 1490 B.C., was brought to the city, then known as Constantinople, in A.D. Explosion in Istanbul Tourist District Kills at Least 10 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z While his body was taken back to the imperial capital, to Constantinople, to be buried in what became the Suleimaniye Mosque, his heart remained forever in Hungary, as they say. The search for a 450-year-old heart - BBC News 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Historians believe Suleiman’s heart and internal organs were buried in the tomb and his body taken back to Constantinople, as Istanbul was then known. Suleiman the Magnificent’s tomb believed found in Hungary 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Historians believe Suleiman's heart and internal organs were buried in the tomb and his body taken back to Constantinople, as Istanbul was then known. Historian: Remains of Suleiman the Magnificent's tomb are believed found in southern Hungary 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Just wait until His All Holiness Bartholomew I, ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, records his hair metal album. Pope Francis rocks: this ain't no dinner-party album 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Constantinople fell, and the invaders reached the gates of Vienna. The fight over fighting the Islamic State 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z They suspect that this apparent spike in traffic may be linked to the rise of Constantinople and the Eastern Roman Empire in the fourth century. Stunned Archaeologists Find 22 Ancient Greek Shipwrecks 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Constantinople’s ring of fortifications could not stop the Ottomans from taking over what is modern-day Istanbul. This Is Why Anti-Refugee Fences Don't Work 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The British employed racism to garner support for the uprising, appealing to the Arabs’ sense of ownership over Islam, which had originated in Mecca and Medina, not among the Turks of Constantinople. America enabled radical Islam: How the CIA, George W. Bush and many others helped create ISIS 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin asserted that even a Muslim missionary sent by “the Mufti of Constantinople” would find there was “a pulpit at his service” in this country. Republicans pander to anti-Muslim bigotry 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z One attempt to use naval power in 1915 by the Allies ended in disaster: the attempt by battleships to force a way through the Dardanelles, the narrow seaway leading to Constantinople. World War I: The War at Sea, 1915 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z To open the Dardanelles and to reach Constantinople, the British and French finally landed an expedition on the narrow Gallipoli peninsula. A Year of War, 1915 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z When they finally arrive in Constantinople, the treachery increases. Review: Matthew Reilly writes compelling historical novel 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Francis also praises non-Catholic leaders who have put care for creation at the center of their teaching, like Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, who leads the world’s Eastern Orthodox Christians. In Footsteps of Popes Seeking Worldly Change 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z The keys to this great endeavor were Constantinople and India, the former for its symbolism and the latter for its wealth. American Hawks Should Stop Flattering Themselves: They're Not Playing A Great Game With Putin 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Perhaps the greatest hurdle facing Jennings’ rescue mission was the ongoing opposition of the U.S. high commissioner in Constantinople, Rear Adm. Review: How 250,000 refugees were rescued in Turkey 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z The event being celebrated so lavishly last Saturday occurred 562 years ago, when the Ottomans conquered what was then called Constantinople. Turkey’s Elections Will Test Power of the President 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Late last month, the mayor spoke at a fund-raiser for the group in Lower Manhattan, hosted by a prominent city lobbying firm, Constantinople & Vallone. Group Supporting de Blasio’s Agenda Is Said to Draw Interest of Ethics Panel 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z In early 1915 the British authorised an attack on the peninsula in an effort to capture Constantinople in Turkey. Son part of Gallipoli commemorations in Turkey - BBC News 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z The battle was one of the last victories of the Ottoman Empire and it stopped the Allied Forces reaching the capital, Constantinople. Remembering the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey - BBC News 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z The news was immediately transmitted to the London telegraph exchange and from there flashed across the British Isles and the European Continent, reaching St. Petersburg and Constantinople two days later. Abraham Lincoln “was not yours only”: After the assassination, common citizens around the world mourned the loss 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z However, when Constantine established a new capital, Constantinople, in the east, he found Christianity to be fragmented as well. The Trinity: The theology and history behind the Godhead 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z The idea of inoculating people to protect them from developing the disease was brought to Britain in 1721 by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, the wife of the British ambassador to Constantinople in Turkey. Five research papers that revolutionised health 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Third, the fact that Francis invited Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople to join the summit has ecumenical importance, because it signifies that it wasn’t just a papal undertaking but a broader Christian project. How Pope Francis’s Vatican Got Its Political Swagger Back 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z In his autobiography, Franklin wrote that even if the Mufti of Constantinople were to send a missionary to preach Mohammedanism to us, he would find a pulpit at his service.” Islam Has a Long-Standing Place in American Society 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z On the morning of May 28, 1453, Constantinople was still a Christian city. Michel Houellebecq’s Francophobia 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z The Nicene Creed affirmed Christ as wholly divine and wholly human, but wasn’t ratified as the official position of the church until 385, with the Council of Constantinople. The Trinity: The theology and history behind the Godhead 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Many observers noticed how Francis is tracing the steps of Pope Paul VI, with his trip to the Holy Land and his recent meeting with Constantinople’s patriarch, Bartholomew I, in Turkey. With Trip, Pope Francis Heightens Vatican’s Attention to Asia 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z He has set up Bartholomew I of Constantinople as his geopolitical partner not just because he’s a prominent Orthodox leader but because the two men clearly like and respect each other. How Pope Francis’s Vatican Got Its Political Swagger Back 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The dispute raged on in the streets of Constantinople, with everyone—shopkeepers, bakers and tradesmen—arguing about which view was right. The Bible: So Misunderstood It's a Sin He wrote that its towers looked “as mysterious to me as the minarets of Constantinople” to the invading Russian forces in 1878. No more parachuting in 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The talks will focus on healing the schism in the Christian Church in 1054 that divided Rome and Constantinople. Pope to conclude symbolic Turkey trip 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z The Armenian Patriarchate was established in 1461, eight years after Ottoman Turks overran Constantinople, now Istanbul. Pope Francis' visit to Turkey puts spotlight on region's Christians 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z Francis and his guests were then joined by Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, with TV cameras capturing the four men exchanging embraces and kisses. How Pope Francis’s Vatican Got Its Political Swagger Back 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z At the magnificent Panaghia Greek Orthodox Church in Istanbul, the morning liturgy is led by Bartholomew I, "ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople", a position still based here. Anxious times for Turkey's last Christians 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Romieu arrived in Constantinople on 20 May, setting off alarm bells among the British - and a tide of diplomatic correspondence, including the letters to Bruce. Monsieur Romieu - a 'man of talents' 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Having so much information to work with was a big change compared to past games — for cities like Constantinople, the setting of Assassin's Creed Revelations, maps and historical texts were a lot harder to find. Building a better Paris in 'Assassin's Creed Unity' 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z A number of the coins were struck to mark the foundation of Constantinople in AD332, and bear the image of Emperor Constantine the Great. 22,000 Roman coins found in Devon 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z The young spies were quickly immersed in the region’s labyrinthine politics, which began with the government in Constantinople. From Lawrence Of Arabia To ISIS: History Repeating Itself As Tragedy And Farce 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z Constantinople became Istanbul some time after the Ottomans claimed the city in 1453. In St. Petersburg, the Ghosts of Petrograd The letter, written by Alexander Stratton, British ambassador in Constantinople, had been forwarded to Bruce by Harford Jones, a British official in Baghdad. Monsieur Romieu - a 'man of talents' 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Istanbul's not Constantinople, as the Four Lads conclusively asserted. Wiki wars: Wikipedia's inner battles 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Indeed, Lewis served off and on in our foreign service from 1905 until 1930, moving from Paris to London to Peking, Costa Rica, Constantinople, and finally settling in Czechoslovakia during the whole of the 1920s. Lewis Einstein, Diplomat and Man of Letters 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Hussein’s displeasure with the regime in Constantinople was close to common knowledge by 1914. From Lawrence Of Arabia To ISIS: History Repeating Itself As Tragedy And Farce 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z At the very start of the Gallipoli campaign, allied troops arrived in an effort to capture Constantinople. The Great War 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z The family’s banking history originated with caravan trade between Aleppo, Alexandria and Constantinople during the Ottoman Empire. Moise Safra, Brazilian Billionaire Banker, Dead At 79 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z In the moments before the ceremony, the three men rode together in a small bus to the garden, along with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the Orthodox Christian leader. Pope Holds Vatican Prayer Summit With Israeli and Palestinian Leaders 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z And it was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople who read from Isaiah: “They shall not labor in vain, or bear children in calamity.” Pope Francis' Vatican Prayer for Peace Inverts Usual Middle East Diplomacy 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z The conservative Hussein clashed frequently with Constantinople over the Ottoman Empire’s newfound liberalism before the war, and his “noncommittal response” to the call for jihad infuriated the Young Turks. From Lawrence Of Arabia To ISIS: History Repeating Itself As Tragedy And Farce 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z Later, the Pope will travel to Tel Aviv and then Jerusalem where he will meet Bartholomew I, the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople. Bethlehem prepares to welcome Pope 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z This inflamed east-west relations so much that in 867 AD, Patriarch Photius of Constantinople called the pope who approved it a "heretic who ravages the vineyard of the Lord". Why the meeting between pope and patriarch in Jerusalem matters 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z Now they are padlocked; a guard blocks the stairwell to the ruins of Nea Ekklesia, a church whose golden roof and marble walls once rivalled Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia. Still an awkward relationship 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z In his teens he walked from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople, while in his sixties he swam the Hellespont, in homage to Lord Byron who swam it in 1810. Remembering Peter and Paddy 2014-04-18T16:20:11Z Instead, the British military opted to land troops on the Gallipoli peninsula, the western shore of the Dardanelles Straits, and fight their way to Constantinople. From Lawrence Of Arabia To ISIS: History Repeating Itself As Tragedy And Farce 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z The most extreme example of this was the "law of fratricide" attributed to Sultan Mehmed II, known as the Conqueror after he took Constantinople in 1453. Balancing the Sharia: The Ottoman Kanun 2013-10-04T08:35:51Z Attitudes hardened after the sacking of Constantinople, the centre of the Orthodox empire, by Crusaders in 1204. Why the meeting between pope and patriarch in Jerusalem matters 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z His body was carried back to Constantinople for burial - but his heart was buried, researchers now believe, just to the east of Szigetvar close to the village of Turbek. Tripping over a hidden city 2013-09-23T15:47:58Z One point of contention was whether the relatively undeveloped cities of the colonial Americas in AC3 were as satisfying to navigate as the metropolis of renaissance Italy and Constantinople. Assassins Creed 4: A Look From The Inside 2013-08-01T13:00:00Z Or that they were marking the 560th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople. Golden Dawn gathers strength as Greeks desert traditional parties 2013-06-01T19:18:46Z It’s a far cry from the sprawling cities of the Mediterranean in the Renaissance, which were lush enough to stay interesting even when we stayed rooted in Rome or Constantinople. 3 Ways Assassin's Creed 4 Can Improve on Assassin's Creed 3 2013-03-04T15:54:59Z The jewelry molds they discovered may be the first archaeological evidence for jewelry production in Constantinople, a tradition known from historical sources. Ruins of Forgotten Byzantine Port Yield Some Answers, Yet Mysteries Remain [Slide Show] 2013-01-02T12:45:05.590Z The British wanted to build the imperial capital to rival ancient Rome and Constantinople, she said. India Ink: Is it Time to Tear Up Lutyens Delhi? 2012-12-13T11:24:24Z The man with the long white beard was Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians. Bartholomew I of Constantinople’s Bold Green Stance 2012-12-04T20:43:02Z Paris already has a Russian Orthodox Church, the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, but this reports to the Patriarch in Constantinople and lies outside the control of Moscow. France asks Russia to review "ostentatious" Paris church 2012-11-22T17:52:11Z They became the first foreign force to breach the walls of Constantinople. History's most extraordinary blind leader? 2012-11-21T11:33:17Z The game uses history as its playground, telling a tale that spans the Third Crusade in the holy land; renaissance Italy and early 16 century Constantinople and, in the latest installment, the American Revolution. Assassins Creed 3: Behind the Naval Gameplay (VIDEO) 2012-11-19T13:58:37Z Optimistically, he went on: "The whole situation is very satisfactory, I believe, and we shall eventually get to Constantinople." Diary clues to grandfather's last days 2012-08-11T23:58:10Z Volkova also questioned the prosecution's references to rules on church behavior set by a Church Council held in Constantinople in 692, saying that the same council prohibited Christians from taking a bath with Jews. Russian female punk band trial hurtles towards verdict 2012-08-05T12:03:15Z Greece may be on Europe’s periphery today, but in the 12th century Constantinople was the gateway to a lucrative trade in spices, silks and luxury goods coming from the east. Op-Ed Contributor: Bankers at the Gates 2012-05-25T04:06:13Z It was our intention to present our respects to the Sultan this summer, but our trip to Constantinople came to naught. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z The gladiatorial games had disappeared from the West, and had not been introduced into Constantinople. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Constantinople is a much more primitive city than one would expect the largest of all Eastern cities to be. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z Then the stream began to rise again, first with the influx of the learning of the Spanish Moors, then with the new knowledge of Greek brought from Constantinople in the 14th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z But Constantinople had vastly underestimated the size of its new debt obligations — and overestimated the stabilizing effect of Venetian arms. Op-Ed Contributor: Bankers at the Gates 2012-05-25T04:06:13Z That great continent, which we saw first at Constantinople, and had followed so far around the globe, ended here. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Monks in Alexandria, monks in Antioch, monks in Jerusalem, monks in Constantinople, decide peremptorily on orthodoxy and heterodoxy. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z While I was in Constantinople he showed the variety of his interests in the outside world by making two presents. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z There are several Armenians in prison now in Constantinople whose only offence was the wearing of hats in place of the fez. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Baldwin of Flanders, crowned emperor of Constantinople in 1204, was a classic I.M.F.-style appointee: a safe pair of hands, someone with whom other Western leaders could do business. Op-Ed Contributor: Bankers at the Gates 2012-05-25T04:06:13Z We like Cairo, after two or three weeks, much better than Constantinople. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Constantinople sank beneath the Crescent, its inhabitants wrangling about theological differences to the very moment of their fall. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z There are more gilded domes in New York city and in Boston than in Constantinople. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z Almost in sight of Constantinople, and under the immediate jurisdiction of the capital, is a district where for months the peaceful inhabitants of Adabazar have been plundered and murdered by the Circassians. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z The new Latin Empire of Constantinople lasted just 50 years before the Greeks returned to power. Op-Ed Contributor: Bankers at the Gates 2012-05-25T04:06:13Z These had long been the real masters of Egypt—a terror to every successive government, as were the Janissaries to the Sultan in Constantinople. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Of all the emperors who disgraced the throne of Constantinople, the most odious and ferocious was probably Phocas. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Constantinople, so far as its population is to be considered, is standing still. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z He probably appreciated this all the more from the fact that his visit to Constantinople was made as disagreeable as possible. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Constantinople and the Greek-speaking empire, riven by internal divisions, was the obvious mark. Op-Ed Contributor: Bankers at the Gates 2012-05-25T04:06:13Z Not only is the city different from Constantinople, but the people are different; they are another race, and speak another language. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Governed in a great measure by national circumstances, 172 Chariot races, passion for, at Constantinople, ii. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z There are three things to which one is taken in Constantinople—the mosque of St. Sophia, the treasures of the Sultan, and the Sultan going to pray in his own private mosque. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z A new paper, literary and political, has just been advertised at Constantinople. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Everyone from the pope to the kings of Europe knew about the pressure building against Constantinople. Op-Ed Contributor: Bankers at the Gates 2012-05-25T04:06:13Z Perhaps the Moslem spirit is not so bigoted here as at Constantinople. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Magnificence of his court at Constantinople, 265 Conventual system, effect of the suppression of the, on women, ii. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z These were the Dardanelles, the banks that nature has set between the Sea of Marmora and the Mediterranean to protect Constantinople from Mediterranean squadrons. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z But beyond this there is a strong party at Constantinople which favours a radical change in the Government as the only hope of saving the Empire from destruction. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Constantinople and Athens may have become addicted to easy money, but the West was their dealer. Op-Ed Contributor: Bankers at the Gates 2012-05-25T04:06:13Z One day riding outside the walls of Constantinople, we approached a cemetery just as a funeral procession drew near, bearing the form of the dead. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z They refuse to accept Nestorius, the Patriarch of Constantinople, as their founder, saying that he was a Greek, while they were Syrians. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z That night we cross through the Sea of Marmora, and by sunrise are at Constantinople. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z The present scheme does not command confidence in Constantinople in regard to the collection of the taxes, and it offers no security for the control of the expenses of the Government. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z On the occupation by the Turks of the capital, Jaicza, the Franciscans fled to Venice, carrying with them the body of St. Luke, which had been translated thither from Constantinople. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z In Constantinople blacks and whites, the men of Circassia and the men of Ethiopia, walk arm in arm, and stand on the level of absolute equality. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z There was no lack of physicians in the city, but excluding two or three Turkish army doctors, and one or two others with Constantinople diplomas, the rest were quacks of the most pronounced type. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z |
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