The Problem of the Opening of the Straits at Constantinople
Title | The Problem of the Opening of the Straits at Constantinople PDF eBook |
Author | Gwendolen Edith Cadley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 156 |
Release | 1929 |
Genre | World War, 1914-1918 |
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A Short History of the Question of Constantinople and the Straits
Title | A Short History of the Question of Constantinople and the Straits PDF eBook |
Author | James Thomson Shotwell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 1922 |
Genre | Bosporus |
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The Problem of the Turkish Straits
Title | The Problem of the Turkish Straits PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Nicholas Howard |
Publisher | |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 1947 |
Genre | Bosporus (Turkey) |
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The Straits from Troy to Constantinople
Title | The Straits from Troy to Constantinople PDF eBook |
Author | John D. Grainger |
Publisher | Pen and Sword Military |
Pages | 303 |
Release | 2022-01-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1399013254 |
In ancient times, the series of waterways now known as the Turkish Straits, comprising the Dardanelles (or Hellespont), Sea of Marmara and the Bosporus, formed both a divide and a bridge between Europe and Asia. Its western and eastern entrances were guarded, at different times, by two of the most fabled cities of all time: respectively Troy (in Asia) and Byzantion (or Byzantium, on the European coast). The narrow crossing points at the Hellespont and Bosporus were strategically important invasion routes while the waters themselves were vital routes of travel and commerce, particularly the supply of grain from the hinterland of the Black Sea to the Greek cities. This made them sought after prizes and sources of friction between successive empires, Persians, Macedonians and Romans among them, and ensured they were associated with some of the great names of history, from Odysseus to Xerxes, Alexander to Constantine the Great. John D Grainger relates the fascinating history of this pivotal region from the Trojan War to Byzantion’s refounding as the new capital of the Roman Empire. Renamed Constantinople it dominated the straits for a thousand years.
The Turkish Straits
Title | The Turkish Straits PDF eBook |
Author | Chrēstos L. Rozakēs |
Publisher | Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 1987-08-31 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9024734649 |
Russia and the Question of Constantinople and the Turkish Straits During the Balkan Wars
Title | Russia and the Question of Constantinople and the Turkish Straits During the Balkan Wars PDF eBook |
Author | Geôrgios B. Zôtiádês |
Publisher | |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Balkan Peninsula |
ISBN |
The Ottoman Empire
Title | The Ottoman Empire PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Jelavich |
Publisher | |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | History |
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