Download or read book Studies on the History and Topography of Byzantine Constantinople written by Paul Magdalino and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constantinople originated in 330 A.D. as the last great urban foundation of the ancient world. When it was sacked by the Fourth Crusade in 1204 it was the greatest city of the European Middle Ages. The studies in the present volume examine aspects of this long and complex history as reflected in the topography, monuments, self-image and political status of medieval Constantinople. They include a revised English version of a monograph published in French ten years ago, nine reprinted articles, and two published here for the first time