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Timeline of Istanbul

Timeline of Istanbul

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The following is a timeline of the history of the town of Istanbul, Turkey.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 4th century

See also: Byzantium
  • 1000 BCE - Thracian tribes founded the settlements of Lygos and Semistra.
  • 657 BCE – Byzantium founded by Greeks.
  • 513 BCE – City taken by Persians under the rule of Darius the Great.[1]
  • 479 BCE – Spartans take control of Byzantium from the Persians following their victory at the Battle of Plataea.[1]
  • 411 BCE – Captured by Sparta.
  • 408 BCE – Captured by Athens.
  • 340 BCE – Besieged unsuccessfully by the forces of Philip II of Macedon.
  • 317 BCE – Battle of Byzantium.
  • 193 CE
  • 196 – Captured by Septimius Severus.[2] Walls demolished and city razed.
  • 203
    • Septimius Severus rebuilds the city.
    • Hippodrome built (approximate date).
    • Mese main street built.
    • Baths of Zeuxippus built (approximate date).
    • Walls rebuilt (approximate date).
  • 267 – Captured by the Herules.

4th–15th centuries

See also: Constantinople and Timeline of the Latin Empire

15th–18th centuries

19th century

20th century

21st century

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Further information (in Turkish): Bibliography of Istanbul [tr]

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