A themed thread:

Cyberpunk Byzantium.

In a universe where Constantinople stood firm into the future, the Queen of Cities has become a hotbed of trade in forbidden technologies, the center of Christian theological dispute, and still the center of an Empire.

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Second Ecumenical Council of Constantinople, 1876 https://t.co/X5HoghRCUB

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Caernarfon Castle: The Imposing Welsh Constantinople https://t.co/a2fSAdfXRc

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November 1, 1922 - 100 Years ago the Ottoman Empire ends post WW1... Founded in 1299 AD by namesake Osman I, it quickly spread across Anatolia, conquered and Constantinople and so much more. The apex was under the Magnificent.

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A new leader is proclaimed.

BL Add MS 40731; The Bristol Psalter; 11th century; Eastern Mediterranean (Constantinople); f.33r

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Antoine Helbert: Reconstruction, plans, elevations and sections of Byzantine monuments; Constantinople, 4th to 13th century.

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"The Singhs resemble, in great measure, the Janissaire at Constantinople; and they too, assume the right of selecting their own rulers. The Ahkalees are a tribe of the wildest fanatics, who look upon all men as objects of hatred, unless those who profess the Sikh faith. 1/3

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‘An upset bear’ — French illustration from the Crimean War (28 August 1854) showing Europe holding the Russian bear back from capturing Constantinople. Published in Le Charivari, illustrated by Honoré Daumier.

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The Byzantine Empire was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces.

Its capital, as chosen by Constantine, was Constantinople, formerly Byzantium, now Istanbul.

Their empire survived the fall of Rome itself and lasted for another thousand years...

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, autrice de Séance Tea Party, vient de gagner l’#IgnatzAwards categorie meilleure artiste ! Bravo à elle !

On en profite pour vous annoncer la sortie du Marchand de tapis de Constantinople en 2023 !

Ça parlera d’amour, de religion, de spiritualité et de vampires !

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Turks when you call it Constantinople

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Constantinople - 1203.

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The Crusaders' entry into Constantinople, 12th April 1204, 1840 (oil on canvas), 1840 https://t.co/S1ZAxD16xa

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Map of Constantinople, 1573, Simon Pinargenti.

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Ива́н Константи́нович Айвазо́вский
イヴァン・アイヴァゾフスキー
『Night Constantinople』

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Namjoon and Constantinople Sunset by Ivan Aivazovsky, 1899

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Constantine the Great (c.272-337)
Was the Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for rebuilding Byzantium as Constantinople and for being the first christian roman emperor, he was a capable and powerful leader who reformed and strenghtened the empire

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Mehmed II (1432-1481)
Nicknamed "The Conqueror" was an Ottoman sultan who ruled from 1444 -1446, and then 1451-1481. He defeated several crusaders. He strengthened the Ottoman navy, At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople bringing an end to the Byzantine Empire

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The Crusaders' entry into Constantinople, 12th April 1204, 1840 (oil on canvas), 1840 https://t.co/S1ZAxD16xa

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