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'''Constantinople''' was a city located on [[Earth]], in [[Turkey]].
'''Byzantium''' was an early [[Earth]] city that later came to be known as [[Constantinople]] and Istanbul. It became part of the [[Roman Empire]].


In the [[Early human history#3rd century A.D.|3rd century]], [[the Doctor]] encountered [[Fenric]] in Constantinople, where he defeated him at [[chess]] and trapped him in a flask. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'')
The [[Torchwood Institute]] believed that the [[sewer]]s of [[Early human history#4th century B.C.|fourth century]] Byzantium had a [[Weevil]] population. ([[WEB]]: ''[[Torchwood website|torchwood.org.uk]]'')


In [[1914]], [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Ace]] visited Constantinople to locate and dispose of a malfunctioning [[Krivani]] interstellar drive. ([[ST]]: ''[[Ante Bellum]]'')
The Doctor visited the city in his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] in [[64]] AD.


Constantinople was later renamed '''Istanbul'''. ([[NA]]: ''[[Shadowmind]]'')
By the [[27th century]] a city of [[New Byzantium]] existed on the human colony world of [[Tairngire]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Shadowmind]]'') At some point in the future, probably the [[61st century]], a [[New Byzantine Calendar]] was in use. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'') A spaceship called the [[Byzantium (ship)|Byzantium]] was also commissioned at some point. ([[DW]]: ''[[Silence in the Library]]'')
 
[[The Time of Angels|(DW: The Time of Angels)]] The Crash of the Byzantium was a spaceship that crashed into an abandoned temple and held the last of the Weeping Angels.


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Revision as of 16:27, 2 April 2010

Byzantium was an early Earth city that later came to be known as Constantinople and Istanbul. It became part of the Roman Empire.

The Torchwood Institute believed that the sewers of fourth century Byzantium had a Weevil population. (WEB: torchwood.org.uk)

The Doctor visited the city in his first incarnation in 64 AD.

By the 27th century a city of New Byzantium existed on the human colony world of Tairngire. (NA: Shadowmind) At some point in the future, probably the 61st century, a New Byzantine Calendar was in use. (DW: The Doctor's Daughter) A spaceship called the Byzantium was also commissioned at some point. (DW: Silence in the Library)

(DW: The Time of Angels) The Crash of the Byzantium was a spaceship that crashed into an abandoned temple and held the last of the Weeping Angels.

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