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Constantinople is the former name (330-1453)
of Istanbul, Turkey. It was named after the
Roman emperor Constantine the Great when he
enlarged the Greek city of Byzantium in 328
and declared it the capital of the Byzantine
Empire in 330.
Subject by: Mervin Dykes