Both Uses of
Constantinople
in
The Phantom of the Opera
- As for Erik, he went to Asia Minor and thence to Constantinople, where he entered the Sultan's employment.†
Chpt Epil. *Constantinople = capital of the Byzantium Empire (also known as the Eastern Roman Empire)
- [2] See the interview of the special correspondent of the MATIN, with Mohammed-Ali Bey, on the day after the entry of the Salonika troops into Constantinople†
Chpt Epil.
Definition:
capital of the Byzantium Empire (also known as the Eastern Roman Empire); Constantine renamed the city of Byzantium to Constantinople in the fourth century; in 1930 Turkey renamed it to Istanbul