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Great Tours: Ancient Cities of the Mediterranean

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Trace the founding of this iconic city as Byzantium under the Greeks, its rise as a strategic crossroads of trade, and its conquest by Rome, becoming the Empire's new capital and the center of political, economic, and cultural life of the Eastern Mediterranean. Discover the glories of the city and the dazzling building projects under the emperors Constantine, Theodosius, and Justinian.

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