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Rome is where my mind went too, reading gp's description. But yeah, I guess Istanbul might indeed be even more dense and layered than Rome. Too bad it's not get
by brnt 5y ago
Rome is where my mind went too, reading gp's description. But yeah, I guess Istanbul might indeed be even more dense and layered than Rome. Too bad it's not getting as much attention by (western?) scholars; would be great to read something like that on Istanbul as well!
- toyg 5y agoDenser? Probably - if anything because Rome's population was more spread out to start with and numbers fell fairly dramatically at various points. More layered? I doubt it. Byzantium was much more stable for centuries, Rome was officially and unofficially conquered several times and mutated fashions very often. Obviously the differences might look more striking in Istanbul because of the Ottoman conquest.