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Constantinople had become the sole imperial capital in the east by the reign of Theodosius I (378–95). ‘Constantinople, “the ruling city”’ describes the transformation of the small provincial town into the supreme stage for the projection of imperial power. The richly endowed city was a mix of architectural and artistic styles and overcame significant locational disadvantages: lying on a seismic fault line, lacking a local fresh water supply, and being open to attack on the European side. The medieval city of Constantinople was essentially as it was left by the 6th-century Emperor Justinian. It remained commercially vibrant and culturally cosmopolitan with a significant Jewish population and colonies of Muslim Arab and Italian merchants.
Title: 2. Constantinople the ruling city
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Constantinople had become the sole imperial capital in the east by the reign of Theodosius I (378–95).
‘Constantinople, “the ruling city”’ describes the transformation of the small provincial town into the supreme stage for the projection of imperial power.
The richly endowed city was a mix of architectural and artistic styles and overcame significant locational disadvantages: lying on a seismic fault line, lacking a local fresh water supply, and being open to attack on the European side.
The medieval city of Constantinople was essentially as it was left by the 6th-century Emperor Justinian.
It remained commercially vibrant and culturally cosmopolitan with a significant Jewish population and colonies of Muslim Arab and Italian merchants.
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