Constantinople

Constantinople /ˌkɒnstæntɪˈnoʊpəl/^[1] (Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις Kōnstantinoúpolis (pronunciation ); Laitin: Cōnstantīnopolis) wis the caipital ceety o the Roman Empire (330–395), o the Byzantine Empire (395–1204 an 1261–1453), o the brief Crusader state kent as the Laitin Empire (1204–1261) an o the Ottoman Empire (1453–1923). In 1923 the caipital of Turkey, the successor state o the Ottoman Empire, wis muivit tae Ankara an the name Constantinople wis offeecially chyngit tae Istanbul; the ceety is still referred tae as Constantinople in Greek-speakin sources. The ceety is locatit in wha is nou the European side an the core o modren Istanbul.

Constantinople

Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις Laitin: Constantinopolis
Map o Constantinople, correspondin tae the modren-day Fatih destrict o Istanbul
Alternate name	Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsarigrad (Slavic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ("the Great City")
Location	Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Region	Thrace
Coordinates	41°00′50″N 28°57′20″E
Teep	Imperial ceety
Aurie	6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) enclosed within Constantinian Walls 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi) enclosed within Theodosian Walls
History
Bigger	Constantine the Great
Foondit	11 Mey 330
Periods	Late antiquity tae Late Middle Ages
Culturs	Roman, Byzantine