"Istanbul is Constantinople"-Zoom Talk-Dr. James Rietveld-Thurs,Feb 22, 8pm

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Dr James Rietveld Zoom Talk- Feb 22, 8pm "Istanbul is Constantinople"

Join us for a "Istanbul is Constantinople" Zoom Talk by Dr. James Rietveld on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 8 p.m.Pay What You Wish: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/797016145747"Istanbul is Constantinople: The Transformation from Byzantine Christian to Muslim Ottoman Capital."When Odo of Deuil approached Constantinople on October 4, 1147, a glorious sight to behold, he declared: "Constantinople is the glory of the Greeks."Rich in fame and wealth, Constantinople boasted magnificent palaces, such as the Palace of Blachernae, and the Hagia Sophia, a great domed church, seen as the New Temple. Constantinople was similarly viewed as the New Jerusalem, for as the Greeks believed at the time, "As above so below," this city reflected the glory of the Kingdom of Heaven, sacred, ethereal, magical, and eminently more powerful than most cities for over a thousand years!Re-founded by Constantine The Great from far more humble Byzantium in 330 BCE, this Roman emperor’s new capital became the center of the Eastern Roman Empire, an empire later called Byzantine.Strategically located at the tip of the peninsula into the Bosphorus, the gateway between the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea, and, significantly, between Europe and Asia.The city was a font of ancient knowledge and wisdom, the torch carried on by a procession of mystics, theologians, and philosophers.But then a disaster befell the city in a betrayal by the Latin West in 1204, when sacked by Crusaders.Yet, the Byzantines recaptured the city and just when balance seemed to be achieved, a new force appeared on the horizon, the Ottoman Turks, who eventually captured the city in 1453!Yet, the story does not end there, for as the Christian capital became a Muslim capital, the glorious spirit of this ancient city revived.Come with us to the gates of Constantinople and enter this city and into an experience in history that you will never forget!This lecture will be posted on the Dr. James Rietveld Salon Lecture You Tube channel, where you can also watch previous lectures: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jamesrietveldsalonlectu2903Dr. James Rietveld is a professor at CSU, Fullerton and Cal Poly Pomona, CA of History, Anthropology, Religion with a PHD from Claremont School of Religion, is author of two books, and can be seen on History channel's "Crazy Rich Ancients."

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"Istanbul is Constantinople"-Zoom Talk-Dr. James Rietveld-Thurs,Feb 22, 8pm

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