History is a “funny” old thing. Like tunics tumbling in a dryer, around and around the dynasties come and go. And, of course, sometimes they just melt into one another and no-one really remembers what it once was like.
At one of the most important places on earth sits Istanbul, Turkey. It still has a sharp role in how the world goes around. But, as most of you will likely know, it was once called Constantinople, after the Roman emperor.
But how did this all come about?
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