Definitions
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- proper noun the former capital of the Eastern Roman Empire; it was built on the site of ancient Byzantium, and the name was changed to Istanbul by the Turks.
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- proper noun Name of present-day
Istanbul from 330-1930 CE. Previously known asByzantium .
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- noun the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- noun the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed
- noun the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic
- noun the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches
- noun the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human
Etymologies
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Saint Sophia in Constantinople is now a museum (thanks, Fisky) in Istanbul.
Archive 2004-05-09 Laban 2004
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Peace with the Turks, comprehending under this term Constantinople, Tunis, Tripoli, Algiers and Morocco, is essential to our navigation and commerce and political consideration in Europe.
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Balakian was one of some 250 Armenian intellectuals and leaders arrested by government order in Constantinople on April 24, 1915, the event commonly viewed as the beginning of the campaign against Armenians in Turkey.
A Progressive on the Prairie » Book Review: Armenian Golgotha by Grigoris Balakian » Print 2010
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Balakian was one of some 250 Armenian intellectuals and leaders arrested by government order in Constantinople on April 24, 1915, the event commonly viewed as the beginning of the campaign against Armenians in Turkey.
Book Review: Armenian Golgotha by Grigoris Balakian « A Progressive on the Prairie 2010
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(Stuart) will lose his head, Constantinople is going to fall into the hands of the turks, ... and yes, Varus and his 3 legions will be crushed in the battle in the "saltus teutoburgiensis".
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The polutasvarf was held every time an Emperor died, and Harald had been in Constantinople through the reigns on Romanos III, Michael IV, and Michael V. Harald returned triumphantly to Kiev at the age of 27 to claim the Princess Ellisif as his bride.
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I mean, _I_ like to read him, and fantasize about Russia launching a crusade to liberate Constantinople from the Turks, but I doubt that most of the hipsters would enjoy reading him.
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Beginning with the World Student Christian Federation Convention in Constantinople in 1911, the YMCA was interested in expanding its services to the Orthodox nations of Eastern Europe.
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He planned to set up secretaries in Constantinople, the political center of the empire, and in Cairo, the intellectual center.
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He was to command the First Army Corps in Constantinople, but diplomatic protests from
ruzuzu commented on the word Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople.
January 9, 2011
chained_bear commented on the word Constantinople
So, if you have a date in Constantinople...?
January 11, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word Constantinople
She'll be waiting in Istanbul.
January 11, 2011
reesetee commented on the word Constantinople
Dang. That explains everything.
January 11, 2011
milosrdenstvi commented on the word Constantinople
I'll be passing through on Saturday, I think. Might have around seven hours.
January 11, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word Constantinople
*is envious*
January 12, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word Constantinople
*wants a time machine*
January 12, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word Constantinople
*and a pony*
January 12, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word Constantinople
*oh! and world peace*
January 12, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word Constantinople
See bagnio.
January 13, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word Constantinople
Sounds like milosrdenstvi could use a time machine, too. See momentously.
January 13, 2011