Constantinople: History and Archeology of the Ancient City. Schrainer P.

In 330 A.D. Emperor Konstantin I the Great founded the city on the site of the ancient settlement of Byzantium and called it in his honor Constantinople. Thanks to the attention of the Byzantine emperor and his subsequent successors, the city remained one of the most important metropolises of the Mediterranean until he was won by the Turks in 1453. The reader unfolds a unique study of the cultural and historical heritage of Constantinople, written with special attention to his archaeological heritage of the legendary city: the royal palaces, luxurious churches, defensive structures, etc.

The publication will be interesting to historians, culturalists, as well as a wide circle of readers interested in the history of Byzantium. Before the Russian historian, archaeologist and researcher of Byzantium A.Yu. Vinogradov.