Istanbul by Bettany Hughes
A Tale of Three Cities
A sweeping, vividly written history that traces the city's transformation through three major incarnations—Byzantium, Constantinople and modern Istanbul—combining archaeological detail, historical narrative and travel writing to illuminate how empires, religions and cultures layered over one another. The author brings monuments, marketplaces and personalities to life, from Hagia Sophia and imperial palaces to the lives of ordinary citizens, showing how conquest, commerce and faith shaped a singularly complex metropolis. Rich in anecdotes and scholarly research, the book explores themes of continuity and change, identity and memory in a city at the crossroads of East and West.
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