"Istanbul is buzzing: Buy today and reap the rewards tomorrow
By Gordon Miller
The European Capital of Culture 2010 is Istanbul, but devotees of this ancient city would argue that it's been the capital of culture for nearly two millennia.
First, it was a Greek city, Byzantium. Then from AD330 to 395, the city that links Europe with Asia Minor was the imperial capital of the Roman Empire and was renamed Constaninople."
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