The Evolution of CONSTANTINOPLE

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I could never find a video which gave a concise overview of the city of Constantinople itself, which might explain how its physical structure bloomed in the early medieval period, how it developed over the successive centuries, and how it waned before the final defeat of the Byzantine Empire in the 15th Century. This video is an attempt to do just that.
Naturally, a video of this length could never hope to cover all aspects of such an enormous and complex city - so this is just intended to be a summary of Constantinople's development. I hope to be able to make some more videos about the city in future, especially since I've now drawn a map of the city that I can use!
As ever, thanks for watching.
With thanks to my Patreon patron, Bryce Carlyle!
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Way, Way Down There - John Hayes
Where It All Began - Cory Alstad
Gnossienne No. 1 - Erik Satie
Shadows and Dust - Scott Buckley
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0:00 Intro
1:42 Origins
3:22 Foundations
10:32 7th Century Decline
13:06 Revival
16:52 The Fourth Crusade
19:15 The Final Flourish
21:38 Conclusion

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@JustAnotherHistoryChannel 6 ай бұрын

I'm experimenting with some new editing styles - this one was inspired by the channel 'Horses', I like the simplicity of it, and it allows me to spend slightly more time writing and researching, and slightly less time editing! I hope you enjoy, and thank you for watching.

@juniorjames7076 2 ай бұрын

I'm an American who taught English to university and high school students in Istanbul, Turkey for 4 years in the early 2000s. As a child obsessed with all things medieval (Crusader history, early lives of Christian saints, Ottoman/Moorish history, epic stories/poems/legends of Vikings, Knights and Pirates), everyday riding the city bus to work past ancient churches, mosques, and relics of walls and aqueducts was a delightful dream come true!! When you live in a city like that, everyday you walk out your house you'll find a new secret from the past!! Thank you for this.

@MarcusAgrippa390 6 ай бұрын

This is the kind of extremely rare yet very important information for anyone who wants to understand the Romans or any other civilization or culture. The capital was the seat of power and was designed to show it. And given the importance of any capital city it is really surprising to me that details about its founding and or development over time are so often completely overlooked. (Of course not many cities from antiquity have left us with as much data as Rome or Constantinople but most have at least some) And as you pointed out before, I too have never seen a presentation about the city itself. So hats off to you for an outstanding job!

@bannanaboy8 3 ай бұрын

Your production quality and writing are superb. I was surprised to see you dont have a couple hundred thousand views, but you're definitely on the way

@docholliday773 Ай бұрын

Wow, I wasnt expecting this quality since the views were so little. I am an Anatolian Turk, they teach us about the Ottomans and Byzantium since middle school and I just realised that the information they gave us about Byzantium and Rome were so superficial, my teachers always said Byzantium was very weak when Siege of Constantinople happend and I remember they tought us about the West Rome and all that but like I said I didnt knew how developed Constantinople was at the year 1000. Its suprising for a city with a 500k population just collapse like that. It probably would be imposible for Ottomans to siege it if the decline never happend.

@JustAnotherHistoryChannel Ай бұрын

That is really interesting, I always like hearing about what elements of their own national history people were taught about in school! In Britain history teaching tends to completely skim over the medieval period, and go straight to the early modern.

@TheAkan99 4 күн бұрын

The Venetians sacked the city during the crusades and stole most of the valuable possessions. Black plague erased the population. Fatih came and found a very poor city

@YoussefDaanBenAmor 6 ай бұрын

For me personally one of the most difficult questions ‘would you rather see the city of Constantinople as it was in 1000 at the height of the Byzantines or as it was in 1680 at the height of the Ottomans’!

@Edithae Ай бұрын

Neither. I would rather see it at the height of Constantine's reign.

@Leonidas-nu3jp Ай бұрын

Definitely at the height of Justinians reign. Definitely smaller at year 1000 and too modern at height of Ottomans.

@basilezzo 24 күн бұрын

@@Edithaeit was a relatively small city (albeit growing) and still under construction, plus most of the iconic monuments were still missing. A city worth visiting under Constantine would be Trier.

@ReplyToMeIfUrRetarded 5 ай бұрын

My favorite city.

@donerbe4596 3 ай бұрын

It wasnt called İstanbul until much later. In fact the official name of the city was "Konstantiniyye" which means the city of Constantine in Arabic and Turkish, until 1935 well into 20th century. Constantinople still stands as does Rome and Athens and almost all Alexandrias.

@juniorjames7076 2 ай бұрын

Kolay Gelsin from NYC. I'm an American who taught English to university and high school students in Istanbul, Turkey for 4 years in the early 2000s. As a child obsessed with all things medieval (Crusader history, early lives of Christian saints, Ottoman/Moorish history, epic stories/poems/legends of Vikings, Knights and Pirates), everyday riding the metrobus (lived in Okmeydani) to work past ancient churches, mosques, and relics of walls and aqueducts was a delightful dream come true!! When you live in a city like that, everyday you walk out your house you'll find a new secret from the past!!