Tuesday, 12 February 2008

constantinople byzantium and istanbul



Constantinople, Byzantium and Istanbul

So what should you call it? Well, Istanbul, obviously - I can only

explain my lapse by reference to listening to John Julius Norwich on

Radio 4 yesterday. But shouldn't that have made me call it Byzantium?

What is going on? Incidentally, I recommend Procopius' 'Secret

History' to anyone interested in Byzantine history. The dirty bits are

on page 40 (and indeed much of the rest of the book).

posted by Tim J at 1:17 PM

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