The Urban mind : cultural and environmental dynamics /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Sinclair, Paul J. J. (επιμελητής.), Herschend, Frands (επιμελητής.), Isendahl, Christian (επιμελητής.), Nordquist, Gullög (επιμελητής.)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Uppsala, Sweden : Uppsala University, African and Comparative Archaeology, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, c2010.
• Σειρά: Studies in global archaeology (Uppsala University) 15.
• Θέματα: Πόλεις και Κωμοπόλεις, Αρχαίες

 Constantinople is a city whose origin can be traced back to the establishment of Greek cities and colonies in early antiquity. Eventually it became the capital of the East Roman Empire, and since then its major role in the region has not diminished, whether under the rule of Byzantine emperors or Ottoman sultans. For more than 2000 years the city and its inhabitants have endured numerous changes and crises. Plague, war and economic regression have at times reduced its population to only a fraction of the previous size. The city has been subject to numerous sieges, the longest lasting eight years! Conquered only once prior to the major transformation in 1453, the city flourished again after each crisis and today it is still an important centre in this part of the world, on the border between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.