Western Civilization I / Unit 8 WC1 0706 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Constantinople, 324: A New Beginning
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The idea
Constantine founded Constantinople at Byzantium in three twenty-four, dedicated in three thirty on the witness, where Europe meets Asia, fed by Egyptian grain. Its walls were not breached until twelve oh four, the witness's date for the Fourth Crusade.
In practice
A Christian capital where every east-west trade route crossed.
Where people slip
The anchor says the walls held a thousand years. Twelve oh four came first.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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