#Constantinople

La Route de Byzance - Chapitre vingt-neuvième (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1627280478-la-route-de-byzance-chapitre-vingt-neuvi%C3%A8me%0D%0D?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=raphvillatte Un western médiéval, où les héros et les salauds ne font souvent qu'un, dans le chaos de la IVe Croisade et de la prise de Constantinople en 1204. Les ombres de Sergio Leone, Sam Peckinpah et James Ellroy planent sur ce paysage d'un crépuscule sanglant.

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New Banner Release: Eastern Roman Empire: the Roman empire did not end with the fall of the west in AD 476, it continued into the fifteenth century with a series of dynasties being based in the great eastern city of Constantinople. Kingdoms of the Eastern Mediterranean - Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire

Subject: He found it first — and gave it away immediately There is an apostle who appears only twelve times in the Gospels. Every time he appears, he is bringing someone to Jesus. Not preaching. Not leading. Not building a following around himself. Just quietly, persistently pointing — come and see. His name is Andrew. He was called before Peter. He founded the church that became Constantinople. He preached from an X-shaped cross for two days before he died. And he did all of it the same way he did everything else. With open hands. This week on All About You I spent time sitting with Andrew — not just reading about him, but trying to feel who he was. What I found surprised me. He was not a man who gave things up for Jesus. He was a man who found something so precious he could not stop giving it away. Come read about the first one called. The First One Called — Saint Andrew https://wp.me/p9vUsN-3QZ https://my-all-about-you.com/2026/06/14/the-first-one-called/?utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=jetpack_social

ur a constaople person what’s ur favorite part of being part of show and who ur favorite charcter

Yes, I am. :) I’m the Co-director, I help Bugs with a bunch of stuff I really love all the people and being able to talk and have fun with all of them. I also really just like being there and seeing all the progress and improvement as it goes. My favorite character is either Ticket or [REDACTED] :)

what things have changed (U answered my ask.) also which one is ur favorite charcter besides iris also what do you like to draw

I’m not sure how much the production team would be cool with me disclosing so I’ll only speak for my personal role. When the server was new I was actually pretty well known as the server theorist - I’d make some crazy crack theories about whatever new information Bugs would reveal and I’d keep track of all of it on a spreadsheet. Server lore ig- As for my favorite character (besides Eyeris) I’d have to say Ticket, I absolutely love the way Silly animates him and he has some great scenes later on (a wonderful reason to support the pilot)

Ur 1 of them constaninople people What’s ur favorite character and uh what is ur favorite part of the show

Hmm… I mean I’m one of the official artists and Eyeris’s VA and I think my favorite part has been seeing how much things have changed over the course of production. Also probably the dumb in character banter between some of the VAs - there’s some pretty out of context Eyeris clips on the server 😭

“Tenth century mosaic of Emperor Alexander, Hagia Sophia - This remarkable portrait of the Emperor Alexander (912-913 AD) was discovered in the late 1950s by the Byzantine Institute as they were conducting restoration work on Hagia Sophia. The mosaic shows Alexander wearing his crown and holding a translucent orb and the ceremonial akakia, a silk pouch filled with dust. He is surrounded by four cruciform monograms that identify the Emperor with a prayer. (top left) KYPlE BOΘEI ΔOYΩ (Lord help your servant) - (top right) AΛEΞANΔPOC (Alexander) - (bottom left) OPΘOΔOΞΩ (the orthodox) - (bottom right) ΠICTΩ ΔECΠTH (faithful emperor). The mosaic had been plastered over during the Ottoman period when Hagia Sophia served as a mosque. Alexander was the son of Emperor Basil I and the Empress Eudokia. He was crowned co-emperor as a child in 879 AD by his father. He remained co-Emperor during the reign of his brother Leo VI (886-912) and then assumed the throne in 912 AD at the age of 41. He died the following year due after over exerting himself in a game of polo. He was succeeded by his nephew Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos, whose long reign was one of the most stable in the history of Byzantium. On this day, June 8 2019 Full Credits: Baelena Books #nocopyrightinfringementintended” From FB

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The Monumento ai Tetrarchi or Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs (300 AD) embedded in the façade of Saint Mark’s Basilica, Venice, Italy, was looted from Constantinople in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade. It represents four Roman emperors.

Someone called me a nationalist because i said i mourned over the fall of Constantinople. WHEN PEOPLE MOURN OVER THE FALL OF ROME THEY ARE HISTORY ENTHUSIASTS, WHEN I MOURN OVER THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE I AM A NATIONALIST.

Lud Gluskin and His Versatile Juniors, “C.O.N.S.T.A.N.T.I.N.O.P.L.E.” And while we’re in the neighborhood: The Four Lads, “Istanbul (not Constantinople)” Bonus:

A Russian soldier overlooking Istanbul in 1878

La Route de Byzance - Chapitre trentième (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1627280551-la-route-de-byzance-chapitre-trenti%C3%A8me%0D%0D?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=raphvillatte Un western médiéval, où les héros et les salauds ne font souvent qu'un, dans le chaos de la IVe Croisade et de la prise de Constantinople en 1204. Les ombres de Sergio Leone, Sam Peckinpah et James Ellroy planent sur ce paysage d'un crépuscule sanglant.

La Route de Byzance - Chapitre vingt-huitième (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1627280369-la-route-de-byzance-chapitre-vingt-huiti%C3%A8me%0D%0D?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=raphvillatte Un western médiéval, où les héros et les salauds ne font souvent qu'un, dans le chaos de la IVe Croisade et de la prise de Constantinople en 1204. Les ombres de Sergio Leone, Sam Peckinpah et James Ellroy planent sur ce paysage d'un crépuscule sanglant.

The Voyage Toward Constantinople: Storms, Superstitions, and Omens [de.Clari.chronicle.09] “And when the pilgrims set out to sea, the wind was contrary for many days; and the ships were tossed about and separated from one another, so that some feared they would never see their companions again. And many said that the sea was angry because of the sins that had been committed, and they swore that God had not wished them to do what they had done at Zara. But the greatest among the barons replied that they must trust in God and continue the voyage.” — Robert de Clari, The Conquest of Constantinople The sea voyage from Dalmatia toward Constantinople is one of the most underestimated chapters of the Conquête . For Clari, it is a decisive psychological passage: the sea becomes a judge. After Zara, the army is already divided. Put it on ships, in the middle of storms, and the result is the perfect mixture for explosive superstition and guilt. 1. The Sea as Divine Punishment Clari insists on one point: as soon as the ships set sail, the weather worsens. contrary winds, ships losing sight of one another, crews unable to find each other again, fear of sinking, starless nights. For men who had rarely seen the sea, it feels as if God Himself is shaking the world with His hands. And here a phrase appears that echoes in many testimonies of ordinary crusaders: “It is because we attacked Christians.” The sea is not a natural event, it is a sign. 2. The Sea Reveals the Internal Fracture At sea you cannot escape your own thoughts. Clari reports two voices: the voice of the common men: “God is angry.” the voice of the leaders: “It is only wind. We continue.” This opposition is central to the chronicle. At Zara it was only a crack. At sea it becomes a fissure. At Constantinople it will become an abyss. The leaders think politically. Ordinary knights think spiritually. And the two visions finally collide openly. 3. The Separation of the Ships: Fear of Disintegration Clari says the ships are “tossed about” and “separated.” In a medieval context this means: each ship becomes an island without communication, entire groups may be lost, a commander cannot issue orders, nor know who is alive and who is not. The crusade, already weakened morally, fragments physically. It is almost symbolic: the army loses its unity at the same moment it loses visual contact. 4. Omens: When Every Event Becomes a Message For Clari, as for most crusaders, reality is never silent. Every sway of the ship, every cry of the wind, every creak of wood becomes a sign. Clari does not judge these interpretations—he records them. And the more events seem chaotic, the more the army relies on symbolic interpretation. This mentality will be crucial before the enormous walls of Constantinople: they will not look for logic, but for divine will . They will find it where it is convenient for the leaders. 5. The Sea as a Purifying Rite—and a Prelude to Chaos The journey is long, the weather harsh, the fears immense. But when the winds finally change and the ships regain their course, the army feels it has “passed the test.” It is an illusory thought. Yet in that era symbolism often weighs more than rational explanation. For Clari, the sea becomes a threshold: if God had wanted them dead, He would have drowned them. Therefore they must continue. In this way the army absolves itself for the sin of Zara—not through the Pope, not through the barons, but through the sea itself. Explained Thematic Connections A) Guilt and Symbolic Interpretation The storm is not meteorology—it is theology. The medieval world interprets reality through guilt and signs. The sea becomes a moral indicator. B) The Crusaders’ Structural Inability to Read Context The crusaders cannot distinguish natural causes from religious causes. This makes them easily manipulated. C) Command and Fragmentation At sea the authority of the barons is weak. The Doge dominates. Ships isolate. The army loses cohesion before reaching its next objective. D) The Culture of Omens The medieval sea is a supernatural space. The crusaders unconsciously read nature as a sacred text. This prepares the ground for the “wonders” that Clari will later describe in Constantinople.