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Jackson, Sarah, Ava, Nicolas, Dmytro

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Constantinople is located on the Bosporus which is the strait that marks the division between Europe and Asia.This means that the city is based upon the border between the western and eastern worlds. During the late Roman Empire it was one of the wealthiest and largest urban centers in the Eastern Mediterranean due to its strategic position commanding the trade routes between the Aegean sea and the Black sea

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The 53 Day Siege and the Fall of Constantinople

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St. Constantine

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Constantinople has played an important role its entire lifespan. The area was settled by the Thracian around the 13th century B.C. and was colonized by the Greeks 600 years later. In 150 B.C.E. the city was peacefully acquired by the Roman Empire, only to be razed in 200 CE. It was rebuilt by the Emperor Constantine in the following years, who gave the city its name. The city quickly became the most prominent city in the empire, and eventually the capital. When the Roman empire split into east and west, Constantinople headed the eastern empire for almost an entire millenia after the fall of the west. It was not until 1204 that the crusaders sacked the city and made it a part of their very own "Latin Empire". This weakened the city, and made it vulnerable to the Ottoman empire, who captured the city in 1453, ending 1500 years of western hold on the city.

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The most impressive piece of architecture is the Church of Holy Wisdom or more popularly known as Hagia Sophia which was later turned into a mosque.

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Constantinople was a prime hub in a trading network that at various times extended across nearly all of Eurasia and North Africa. Citizens benefited from unhindered commerce, free from heavy taxation.
Ottoman control over much of Asia and the Near East facilitated the exchange of not only goods but also ideas, crafts, skills and customs along the trade routes that passed through Istanbul, bringing new influences and cultures together and promoting innovation in the Ottoman arts.

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At the time, Constantinople was the most multicultural city in the world. After severe depopulation, thed Sultan made arrangements to repopulate the city and it became a great center linking Europe and Asia. Citizens were encouraged to construct their own places of worship, use their own language and follow their own  customs and traditions. Different religions joined together to create an urban culture of commerce, wealth, and learning.

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What Constantinople May Have Looked Like

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What Constantinople May Have Looked Like

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First Hand Account from Constantinople Immigrants

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First Hand Account from Constantinople Immigrants

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accounts from people who moved to Constantinople, describe the city as a place where one can find:
-Rest and happiness
-Great fortune
-No heavy taxation
-Free Commerce
-No oppression
-Cheap and affordable products to buy
-Freedom of religious expression
-Everyone lives in peace and freedom