Author
Aziz Ogan
Publication Date
1940
Publication Place
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Turkish Historical Society, 1940.
Subject
History of Civilization, CB3-482
Type
Periodical
Language
eng,tur
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
electronic resource
Library
Bursa Uludağ University Library
Library Asset ID
edsdoj.f10ea7e60fcd4d20815f9bd8a612af92
Record ID
nxvh4j5rgn
Library Location
LCC:History of Civilization
Date
1940
Sample Text
According to superstition, the foundation of Byzantium, which has been inhabited since ancient times, is attributed to the Megarians. Say: The people of Megara apply to the oracle of Deli about where it would be appropriate to establish the new city they intend to establish. The soothsayer briefly tells them: "Build it opposite the city of the blind." Following this enigmatic prophecy, M. e. The Megarians, who set out with their chief named Byzas around 658, arrived at the blue shores of the Bosphorus after a long walk. While they were looking around from the point where the Topkapı Palace was located, they caught sight of Kadıköy, which was then called Halkidonya, which was a colony of the Phoenicians, and they did not see the beauty of their location and were astonished by the choice of Halkidonia, and their people were amazed by the blind arrogance of the oracle. They understood the meaning of the answer he gave, "the land of the blind", and they founded the city here and named it Byzantium after the Byzantium who ruled it.
DOI
10.37879/ttkbelleten.1415153
ISSN
0041-4255
İlişki
https://doaj.org/toc/0041-4255
