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Istanbul,

1910

Istanbul [Constantinopel. Constantinople.]

Constantine the Great chose Byzantium as his new capital in the 4th century and renamed it as Constantinople. It remained the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (395–1204 CE and 1261–1453 CE) for more than a thousand years. The city also served as the capital of the Latin Empire (1204–1261 CE) and later,