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OCR: Constantinople Constantinople known todar as known as Istanbul The name was Istanbul is the largest city not officially changed however Turkey In ancient times the until 1930 Gree called the city Byzantium Tn 330 AD 1 became the seat the Roman Empire under Constantine and ts name was changed to Constantinople 1261 the city came under Byzantine rule again but 1453 it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks Asa result many Greek scholars left for the West where they were influential 117 the Renaissance rebirth of classical learning Under the Ottoman Turks the city became popularly today officiall Creeks Tonstantine