Greek Reporter

Constantinople: The Greek Settlement That Became the World’s Greatest City

The story of Constantinople is a fascinating one that dates back millennia to when this mega-city was a small Greek town ...
Opinion
Sean Munger on MSNOpinion

The sack of Constantinople in 1204, how the Fourth Crusade turned on the greatest city in Christendom

In April 1204, Crusader armies breached the walls of Constantinople after a brutal siege shaped by chance, wind, and desperation. What followed was not victory but catastrophe, as the greatest city in ...
The New York Times

CONSTANTINOPLE.; The Byzantine Period -- The Walls and Other Historic Places.

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
Morning Call PA

Walls through history: 9 ranked by length

The walls protecting the city of Constantinople were the most famous of the medieval world, according to historynet.com, which wrote: “The main line of defense was the Inner Wall, 40 feet in height ...