Project Gutenberg 2020-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 842 Van Millingen, Alexander 1840 1915 Millingen, Alexander Van 02007428 Byzantine Constantinople, the walls of the city and adjoining historical sites Produced by Turgut Dincer, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Byzantine Constantinople: The Walls of the City and Adjoining Historical Sites" by Alexander Van Millingen is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work meticulously explores the historical and archaeological significance of the walls of Constantinople and the city’s surrounding monuments, aiming to enhance understanding of the Byzantine Empire’s capital. The author engages in identifying key historical sites, contributing to the broader interest in the Byzantine world. The opening of the book invites readers to explore the geographical and physical characteristics of Constantinople, emphasizing its strategic location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Van Millingen illustrates the city's formation through descriptions of its hills and valleys, outlining how geography shaped its historical importance. The initial chapters promise a detailed examination of the city's fortifications and layout, setting the stage for a deeper understanding of its historical evolution and significance throughout the centuries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Istanbul (Turkey) Istanbul (Turkey) -- Antiquities DR Text Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 1260682 2025-07-24T10:43:35.665625 text/html 1153296 2024-10-17T16:40:22 text/html 44586342 2025-07-24T10:44:13.854424 application/epub+zip 44572443 2025-07-24T10:43:46.066588 application/epub+zip 460681 2025-07-24T10:43:38.987633 application/epub+zip 42587485 2025-07-24T10:44:29.570395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42424821 2025-07-24T10:44:05.935549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 702438 2022-09-27T18:44:41.826948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 787390 2025-07-24T10:43:29.446701 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 768203 2024-10-17T16:40:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16748 2025-07-24T10:44:29.863375 application/rdf+xml 14727 2025-07-24T10:43:39.405627 image/jpeg 1965 2025-07-24T10:43:39.190600 image/jpeg 59710144 2025-07-24T10:43:36.690679 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia