The great city of Byzantion/Constantinople/Istanbul stands on a commanding cape overlooking a busy waterway. It has been the target of repeated attempts to capt

John D Grainger relates the fascinating history of this pivotal region from the Trojan War to Byzantion's refounding as the new capital of the Roman Empire.

The author posits that all generally accepted chronology before the 16th century is in error by hundreds or thousands of years.

Reproduction of the original: The Antiquities of Constantinople by John Ball