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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'''. ([[NA]]: ''[[Shadowmind]]'') | '''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'''. ([[NA]]: ''[[Shadowmind]]'') | ||
== Byzantium == | == Byzantium == | ||
:''[[Byzantium (city)]] directs here. You may be looking for other [[Byzantium]]s. | :''[[Byzantium (city)]] directs here. You may be looking for other [[Byzantium]]s.'' | ||
''Byzantium'' was, according to [[Benny]], the oldest name of Istanbul. ([[NA]]: ''[[Shadowmind]]'') | ''Byzantium'' was, according to [[Benny]], the oldest name of Istanbul. ([[NA]]: ''[[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]]'') | ||
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== 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]]. 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]]". ([[NA]]: ''[[Shadowmind]]'') | 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]]". ([[NA]]: ''[[Shadowmind]]'') | ||
In the [[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]]'') | In the [[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]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Narratives in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] have not, as of [[2011]], particularly defined when the city's name changed. | Narratives in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] have not, as of [[2011]], particularly defined when the city's name changed. | ||
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[[Category:Middle Eastern cities]] | [[Category:Middle Eastern cities]] | ||
