an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
A dark shade of purple, close to Tyrian purple and palatinate purple
An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, named Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.