A selection of photochroms from the Flickr blog, somewhat singularly titled It’s Istanbul not Constantinople…
Istanbul was Constantinople. Now it’s Istanbul not Constantinople.
I can’t believe it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 4 January, 2010 to the photography subset
Learning from the longevity of the Byzantine Empire
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 18 November, 2009 to the comment subset
Seven key military strategies that saw the Byzantine – or Eastern Roman – empire stand for over one thousand years (although virtually all territory had been lost prior to 1453), that latter-day superpowers could learn from.
Campaign vigorously, both offensively and defensively, but avoid battles, especially large-scale battles, except in very favorable circumstances. Don’t [...]
