Episode 1: An Introduction to Constantinople

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The History of Constantinople

The History Buff

13 episodes

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A biography of the Queen of Cities in its many incarnations. Today, it is Istanbul, which is a Turkish rendering of the Greek phrase εἰς τὴν πόλιν (eis ten polin), meaning "in/to the city." That simply saying, "The City," was enough for the hearer to understand Constantinople, speaks volumes. Its history stretches back well before the Megarian Greeks arrived in the 7th Century BC . Later, in 330 AD, Constantine the Great proclaimed it the new Roman capital, or Nova Roma. It remained the Imperial capital of the Roman Empire for over a millennium until the Ottoman conquest of 1453 AD.

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Episode 1: An Introduction to Constantinople

The History of Constantinople

49 minutes 56 seconds

6 months ago

Episode 1: An Introduction to Constantinople

In this introductory episode, we open on the glittering horizon of Miklagarth — the Norsemen’s fabled “Great City” — and trace the breathtaking rise of Constantinople from a windswept prophecy on the Bosphorus to the radiant heart of a Christian empire. Empires clash, faith ignites, and the city endures — a bridge of worlds where myth becomes marble and heaven seems to touch the sea. But as twilight falls over its domes of gold, shadows stir beyond the walls, and the Queen of Cities — eternal, untouchable — stands on the brink of a gathering storm.

Franz Gordon, Hanna Ekström, Anna Dager / Boxes of Memories / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

Gavin Luke / Crucial Calculations / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com.

Episode updated 10/23/2025.