The Entire History of Istanbul/Constantinople
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#istanbul #history #documentary CHECK OUT OUR MAP STORE HERE: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MapStory/shop WATCH THIS AND ALL OUR VIDEOS OVER ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ONNqWZ8qsl6DIyIp0uR8s?si=a444627f2aa343d7 WATCH THIS AND ALL OUR VIDEOS COMPLETELY AD-FREE OVER ON OUR SUBSTACK: https://thisishistory.substack.com/?r=2zq5ao&utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist Thanks to Rocío Espín Piñar for her amazing artworks of historic Constantinople featured in this video. Check out her other works here: https://www.artstation.com/rocioespin According to legend, the origins of the city that would one day become Istanbul date back to around 660 BC, when a Greek explorer named Byzas led colonists from the city of Megara to establish a new settlement at the entrance of the Bosphorus. It was there, on a triangular peninsula, that Byzas established the city of Byzantion — the ancient predecessor of modern Istanbul. This site, with its natural harbour—the Golden Horn—and its posit
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