Both Rome and Istanbul are nearly two and a half millennia old, yet Istanbul was bigger, more influential, and richer for the bulk of that period. Istanbul has served as the capital city of four empires: the Roman Empire (330-395), the
Both Rome and Istanbul are nearly two and a half millennia old, yet Istanbul was bigger, more influential, and richer for the bulk of that period. Istanbul has served as the capital city of four empires: the Roman Empire (330-395), the