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04-14-2007, 11:27 PM
Istanbul derives from the Greek phrase "Eis ten Polin" (To the City). Constantinople was commonly known as the "City" during the Byzantine period. When the Ottomans conquered it, they adopted that name.
Ioannis Georganas, PhD
Secretary and Newsletter Editor
The Society of Ancient Military Historians
http://www.ancientmilitaryhistorians.org/


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ISTANBUL - by FAVENTIANVS - 04-14-2007, 11:17 PM
Re: ISTANBUL - by Ioannis - 04-14-2007, 11:27 PM
Re: ISTANBUL - by FAVENTIANVS - 04-14-2007, 11:56 PM
Re: ISTANBUL - by Memmia - 04-15-2007, 09:19 AM
Re: ISTANBUL - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 04-15-2007, 09:37 AM
Re: ISTANBUL - by FAVENTIANVS - 04-15-2007, 11:10 PM
Re: ISTANBUL - by Medusa Gladiatrix - 04-16-2007, 09:18 AM
Re: ISTANBUL - by L C Cinna - 04-16-2007, 10:35 AM
Re: ISTANBUL - by Primvs Pavlvs - 04-16-2007, 02:30 PM
Re: ISTANBUL - by FAVENTIANVS - 04-16-2007, 05:13 PM
Re: ISTANBUL - by Robert Vermaat - 04-16-2007, 06:24 PM

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