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Role play and discussion on the land and sea trade routes of the Orient. |
Caravans & Cities
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 Constantinople
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For discussion of this fabled city and its effects on trades and cultures of the East.
Capital of both the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, the city was founded in 330 by the Emperor Constantine. It was built on the site of a Greek town called Byzantium, and this gave its name to Constantine's empire, which was to weather the fall of Rome intact until the late 15th century.
Trade from both the East and West poured into this mecca, and its intrigues and influences were felt throughout the civilized world.
