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'''Istanbul''', also known at various points as '''Constantinople''' and '''Byzantium''', was a [[city]] on [[Earth]] which was located on both the continents of [[Asia]] and [[Europe]]. Its European portion was located in [[Thrace]], on a [[peninsula]] between the [[Bosphorus]] strait and the [[Black Sea]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | |||
Most travellers, at least in the [[1st century]], would access the city by passing from the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]], through the [[Hellespont]] and across the [[Sea of Marmara]], where the city lay. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | |||
== Geography == | |||
The west side of the city was the tip of [[Europe]]. In the [[1st century]] Byzantium, this was the location of the [[Greek]] and [[Jewish]] quarters, as well as the Hellenic-[[Roman]] city centre. Located there were the [[Theodosian forum]], [[temple]]s, [[pavilion]]s, public [[bath]]s and [[amphitheatre]]s. The walls of this side of the city were incredibly strong, and met the sea at the [[Porta Aurea]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | |||
== Byzantium == | == History == | ||
{{ | === Byzantium === | ||
Byzantium was, according to [[ | {{Wikipediainfo|Byzantium}} | ||
Byzantium was, according to [[Bernice Summerfield]], the oldest name of Istanbul. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]'') The earliest settlers in the region were [[Dorian Greek]]s who sheltered their flocks there in the [[winter]]. Later, the [[Sparta]]ns took the city, fortifying it into a stronghold. At first, like many other Greek cities, Byzantium was a [[city-state]]. It was usually democratic, although at times it was ruled by [[oligarchy|oligarchies]] and [[tyrant]]s. During this time, Byzantium withstood separate attacks from the [[Gaul]]s and the [[Seleucid]] king [[Antiochus I]]. | |||
Eventually the [[Roman Republic|Roman]]s arrived in the city during the [[BC#2nd century B.C.|2nd century BC]], with Byzantium falling in a bloodless [[surrender]]. The two then entered into an [[alliance]], where Byzantium retained its status as a free-city and gained the protection of Rome, albeit while paying an annual [[tribute]]. A Roman garrison was placed on the outskirts of the city. | |||
During the reign of Emperor [[Augustus]], Byzantium was striped of its possessions in [[Bithynia]], with the Roman garrison moved to the town itself. While it technically remained a city-state, the Romans were very much in ruling the city by this point. | |||
The [[First Doctor]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] visited the city in [[64]] [[AD]], finding themselves in a multicultural city with three groups vying for power: the [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[Pharisee]]s, the [[Roman Empire]] and the adherents of the fledgling [[Christianity|Christian]] religion. Some of the main inhabitants at this time were [[Thrace|Thracian]] [[Greek]]s, [[Palestine|Palestinian]] Jews, [[Mesopotamia]]ns, [[Macedonia]]ns, [[Turk]]s, [[Bedouin]] [[Arab]]s and [[Roman]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | |||
== Constantinople == | === Constantinople === | ||
{{Wikipediainfo|Constantinople}} | |||
The city became known as Constantinople when [[Emperor]] [[Constantine I|Constantine]] became involved in the city. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') Constantine ruled as emperor during the [[4th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Council of Nicaea (audio story)|The Council of Nicaea]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Conversion (comic story)|Conversion]]'') [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] once told [[Ace]] that the name switch was in honour of [[Emperor]] [[Constantine I|Constantine]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]'') | |||
In the [[3rd century]], an incarnation of [[the Doctor]] encountered [[Fenric]] in Constantinople, where he defeated him at [[chess]] and trapped him in a flask. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') By his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]], the Doctor bought a [[hookah]] in Constantinople, which he would later use as part of a ruse to evade the [[Chancellery Guard]] on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') | |||
In | In [[540]], the First Doctor, Vicki and [[Steven Taylor]] visited Constantinople. However, through the machinations of {{Garden}} to sabotage the Doctor's [[time stream|timeline]], the First Doctor's place was taken by the [[Fifth Doctor]]. This damage would later be repaired. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Secret History (audio story)|The Secret History]]'') | ||
In the [[10th century]], the Fifth Doctor and [[Peri Brown]] visited Constantinople. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Methuselah (short story)|Methuselah]]'') | |||
In [[1914]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] visited Constantinople to locate and dispose of a malfunctioning [[Krivani]] interstellar drive. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ante Bellum]]'') | Piloting [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], [[Nardole]] visited [[12th century]] Constantinople and ruled for a while as Emperor, as one of "a few accident stop-offs" before successfully retrieving the [[Twelfth Doctor]] from [[Harmony Shoal Institute]]'s head office in [[21st century]] [[New York]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Return of Doctor Mysterio (TV story)|The Return of Doctor Mysterio]]'') | ||
According to Bernice Summerfield, Constantinople was "the capital of the [[Eastern Roman Empire]] until the [[15th century]], when it was captured by the [[Turk]]s". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]'') "Glowing discs in the [[sky|Skies]]", which later historians took as evidence of [[Dalek]] activity, were seen above Constantinople during its [[Fall of Constantinople|fall]] in [[1453]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') | |||
In [[1914]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] visited Constantinople to locate and dispose of a malfunctioning [[Krivani]] interstellar drive. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ante Bellum (short story)|Ante Bellum]]'') | |||
In [[1924]], [[River Song]] met [[Bertie Potts (clone)|Bertie Potts]] while their boat, headed to an [[archaeological]] dig in [[Mesopotamia]], was docked in the city. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Boundless Sea (audio story)|The Boundless Sea]]'') | |||
At some point, Constantinople had a [[cash and carry]] that the [[Fourth Doctor]] believed to be "far superior" to [[P. Fords]] in [[New York City]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Time Lady of Means (comic story)|Time Lady of Means]]'') Prior to his visit to [[Quinnis]], the [[First Doctor]] acquired [[Turkish delight]]s from Constantinople. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Quinnis (audio story)|Quinnis]]'') | |||
=== Istanbul === | |||
By [[1963]], Constantinople had become Istanbul. [[Susan Foreman]], while taking [[Coal Hill School|school]] on [[Earth]], once forgot the time and called the city Constantinople. In consequence, [[Grange|her geography teacher]] made his entire 4G class chant, "It's Istanbul, not Constantinople!" ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'') | |||
In the [[21st century]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] fought [[Sontaran]]s on a rooftop in Istanbul. [[Sally Sparrow (What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow)|Sally Sparrow]] saved his life from one of them, and gave him [[What I Did on My Christmas Holidays|her Christmas homework]] for instructions for when [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] would "burp" and jump forward in time twenty years without the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow (short story)|What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow]]'') | |||
Istanbul was shrouded in toxic fumes as a result of the [[2009 Sontaran invasion of Earth]]. [[Kirsty Wark (in-universe)|Kirsty Wark]] reported on this for [[BBC News 24]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Travellers' Almanac]]'') | |||
=== Byzantium again === | |||
The city was again known as Byzantium by the time of the [[Earth Alliance]]'s war with [[the Eminence]]. The Alliance's media centre was located there. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Rule of the Eminence (audio story)|Rule of the Eminence]]'') | |||
== Legacy == | |||
[[New Byzantium]] bore the name of Byzantium. The [[Seventh Doctor]] once told [[Ace]] that he thought [[New Byzantium]] stole the name because the two cities had a similar geography, both cities being set "on an [[isthmus]] of land, cut through by a [[strait]] linking two [[sea]]s". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shadowmind (novel)|Shadowmind]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Narratives in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] have not, as of | * Narratives in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] have not, as of 2019, particularly defined when the city's name changed. | ||
* According to the pseudo-narrative [[Torchwood website|''Torchwood'' website]], [[BC#4th century B.C.|4th century BC]] Istanbul had [[sewer]]s full of [[Weevil]]s. | |||
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Istanbul, also known at various points as Constantinople and Byzantium, was a city on Earth which was located on both the continents of Asia and Europe. Its European portion was located in Thrace, on a peninsula between the Bosphorus strait and the Black Sea. (PROSE: Byzantium!)
Most travellers, at least in the 1st century, would access the city by passing from the Aegean, through the Hellespont and across the Sea of Marmara, where the city lay. (PROSE: Byzantium!)
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
The west side of the city was the tip of Europe. In the 1st century Byzantium, this was the location of the Greek and Jewish quarters, as well as the Hellenic-Roman city centre. Located there were the Theodosian forum, temples, pavilions, public baths and amphitheatres. The walls of this side of the city were incredibly strong, and met the sea at the Porta Aurea. (PROSE: Byzantium!)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Byzantium[[edit] | [edit source]]
Byzantium was, according to Bernice Summerfield, the oldest name of Istanbul. (PROSE: Shadowmind) The earliest settlers in the region were Dorian Greeks who sheltered their flocks there in the winter. Later, the Spartans took the city, fortifying it into a stronghold. At first, like many other Greek cities, Byzantium was a city-state. It was usually democratic, although at times it was ruled by oligarchies and tyrants. During this time, Byzantium withstood separate attacks from the Gauls and the Seleucid king Antiochus I.
Eventually the Romans arrived in the city during the 2nd century BC, with Byzantium falling in a bloodless surrender. The two then entered into an alliance, where Byzantium retained its status as a free-city and gained the protection of Rome, albeit while paying an annual tribute. A Roman garrison was placed on the outskirts of the city.
During the reign of Emperor Augustus, Byzantium was striped of its possessions in Bithynia, with the Roman garrison moved to the town itself. While it technically remained a city-state, the Romans were very much in ruling the city by this point.
The First Doctor, Barbara, Vicki and Ian visited the city in 64 AD, finding themselves in a multicultural city with three groups vying for power: the Jewish Pharisees, the Roman Empire and the adherents of the fledgling Christian religion. Some of the main inhabitants at this time were Thracian Greeks, Palestinian Jews, Mesopotamians, Macedonians, Turks, Bedouin Arabs and Romans. (PROSE: Byzantium!)
Constantinople[[edit] | [edit source]]
The city became known as Constantinople when Emperor Constantine became involved in the city. (PROSE: Byzantium!) Constantine ruled as emperor during the 4th century. (AUDIO: The Council of Nicaea, COMIC: Conversion) Benny once told Ace that the name switch was in honour of Emperor Constantine. (PROSE: Shadowmind)
In the 3rd century, an incarnation of the Doctor encountered Fenric in Constantinople, where he defeated him at chess and trapped him in a flask. (TV: The Curse of Fenric) By his fourth incarnation, the Doctor bought a hookah in Constantinople, which he would later use as part of a ruse to evade the Chancellery Guard on Gallifrey. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)
In 540, the First Doctor, Vicki and Steven Taylor visited Constantinople. However, through the machinations of the Monk to sabotage the Doctor's timeline, the First Doctor's place was taken by the Fifth Doctor. This damage would later be repaired. (AUDIO: The Secret History)
In the 10th century, the Fifth Doctor and Peri Brown visited Constantinople. (PROSE: Methuselah)
Piloting the Doctor's TARDIS, Nardole visited 12th century Constantinople and ruled for a while as Emperor, as one of "a few accident stop-offs" before successfully retrieving the Twelfth Doctor from Harmony Shoal Institute's head office in 21st century New York. (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio)
According to Bernice Summerfield, Constantinople was "the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire until the 15th century, when it was captured by the Turks". (PROSE: Shadowmind) "Glowing discs in the Skies", which later historians took as evidence of Dalek activity, were seen above Constantinople during its fall in 1453. (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe)
In 1914, the Seventh Doctor and Ace visited Constantinople to locate and dispose of a malfunctioning Krivani interstellar drive. (PROSE: Ante Bellum)
In 1924, River Song met Bertie Potts while their boat, headed to an archaeological dig in Mesopotamia, was docked in the city. (AUDIO: The Boundless Sea)
At some point, Constantinople had a cash and carry that the Fourth Doctor believed to be "far superior" to P. Fords in New York City. (COMIC: Time Lady of Means) Prior to his visit to Quinnis, the First Doctor acquired Turkish delights from Constantinople. (AUDIO: Quinnis)
Istanbul[[edit] | [edit source]]
By 1963, Constantinople had become Istanbul. Susan Foreman, while taking school on Earth, once forgot the time and called the city Constantinople. In consequence, her geography teacher made his entire 4G class chant, "It's Istanbul, not Constantinople!" (PROSE: Time and Relative)
In the 21st century, the Ninth Doctor fought Sontarans on a rooftop in Istanbul. Sally Sparrow saved his life from one of them, and gave him her Christmas homework for instructions for when the TARDIS would "burp" and jump forward in time twenty years without the Doctor. (PROSE: What I Did on My Christmas Holidays by Sally Sparrow)
Istanbul was shrouded in toxic fumes as a result of the 2009 Sontaran invasion of Earth. Kirsty Wark reported on this for BBC News 24. (PROSE: The Time Travellers' Almanac)
Byzantium again[[edit] | [edit source]]
The city was again known as Byzantium by the time of the Earth Alliance's war with the Eminence. The Alliance's media centre was located there. (AUDIO: Rule of the Eminence)
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
New Byzantium bore the name of Byzantium. The Seventh Doctor once told Ace that he thought New Byzantium stole the name because the two cities had a similar geography, both cities being set "on an isthmus of land, cut through by a strait linking two seas". (PROSE: Shadowmind)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Narratives in the Doctor Who universe have not, as of 2019, particularly defined when the city's name changed.
- According to the pseudo-narrative Torchwood website, 4th century BC Istanbul had sewers full of Weevils.
