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Constantinople was part of the Roman Empire (as the name implies, it was 'founded' by the Roman emperor Constantine) and considered itself the Roman empire unti
by Mikeb85 4y ago
Constantinople was part of the Roman Empire (as the name implies, it was 'founded' by the Roman emperor Constantine) and considered itself the Roman empire until it fell.
- staticautomatic 4y agoSure. I just mean that if you didn’t know better, you might conclude from the parent comment that the Varangian guard were geographically based in Rome.
- moviewise 4y agoQuoth They Might Giants, "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)": Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time gone, Constantinople Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XlO39kCQ-8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XlO39kCQ-8