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'''Istanbul''' was the name used by at least the later half of the [[20th century]] for an [[Earth]] city which had previously been known as '''Constantinople''', and before that, '''Byzantium'''. ([[ | '''Istanbul''' was the name used by at least the later half of the [[20th century]] for an [[Earth]] city which had previously been known as '''Constantinople''', and before that, '''Byzantium'''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shadowmind]]'') | ||
== Byzantium == | == Byzantium == | ||
{{Dab page|Byzantium}} | {{Dab page|Byzantium}} | ||
Byzantium was, according to [[Benny]], the oldest name of Istanbul. ([[ | Byzantium was, according to [[Benny]], the oldest name of Istanbul. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shadowmind]]'') | ||
In the [[BC#4th century B.C.|4th century]] [[BC]], the city's [[sewer]]s had a [[Weevil]] population, according to the [[Torchwood Institute]]. ([[WEB]]: ''[[Torchwood website|torchwood.org.uk]]'') | In the [[BC#4th century B.C.|4th century]] [[BC]], the city's [[sewer]]s had a [[Weevil]] population, according to the [[Torchwood Institute]]. ([[WEB]]: ''[[Torchwood website|torchwood.org.uk]]'') | ||
''Byzantium'' remained the name of the city around the time of [[Jesus Christ]]. The [[First Doctor]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] visited the city in [[64]] [[AD]], and found it to be a city struggling with three groups vying for power: the [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[Pharisee]]s, the [[Roman Empire]] and the adherents of the fledgling [[Christianity|Christian]] religion. ([[ | ''Byzantium'' remained the name of the city around the time of [[Jesus Christ]]. The [[First Doctor]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]], [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] visited the city in [[64]] [[AD]], and found it to be a city struggling with three groups vying for power: the [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[Pharisee]]s, the [[Roman Empire]] and the adherents of the fledgling [[Christianity|Christian]] religion. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium]]'') | ||
Byzantium begat [[New 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". ([[ | Byzantium begat [[New 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]]'') | ||
== Constantinople == | == Constantinople == | ||
The name switched to ''Constantinople'' in the early part of the first millennium. [[Benny]] once told [[Ace]] that the name switch was in honour of [[Emperor]] [[Constantine (Emperor)|Constantine]]. She went on to say that Constantinople was "the capital of the [[Eastern Roman Empire]] until the [[15th century]], when it was captured by the [[Turks]]". ([[ | The name switched to ''Constantinople'' in the early part of the first millennium. [[Benny]] once told [[Ace]] that the name switch was in honour of [[Emperor]] [[Constantine (Emperor)|Constantine]]. She went on to say that Constantinople was "the capital of the [[Eastern Roman Empire]] until the [[15th century]], when it was captured by the [[Turks]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shadowmind]]'') | ||
In the [[3rd century]], [[the Doctor]] encountered [[Fenric]] in Constantinople, where he defeated him at [[chess]] and trapped him in a flask. ([[ | In the [[3rd century]], [[the Doctor]] encountered [[Fenric]] in Constantinople, where he defeated him at [[chess]] and trapped him in a flask. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'') | ||
At some point, the Doctor bought a [[hookah]] in Constantinople, which he would later use as part of a ruse to evade the [[Chancellery Guard]] on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[ | At some point, 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 [[1914]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] visited Constantinople to locate and dispose of a malfunctioning [[Krivani]] interstellar drive. ([[ | In [[1914]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] visited Constantinople to locate and dispose of a malfunctioning [[Krivani]] interstellar drive. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ante Bellum]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
