Byzantium. Artist's impression of the ancient Greek city of Byzantium. This city was founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC, and named after

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Byzantium. Artist's impression of the ancient Greek city of Byzantium. This city was founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC, and named after their king Byzas. It was later renamed Constantinople and was the capital of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) for more than a thousand years, before being captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1453. It was renamed Istanbul in 1930 following the establishment of modern-day Turkey.

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Size: 5250px × 3354px
Photo credit: © JEAN SOUTIF/LOOK AT SCIENCES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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