Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Place and Its People
- 1: Before Constantinople
- 2: Urban Development and Decline, Fourth–Fifteenth Centuries
- 3: The People of Constantinople
- Part II Practical Matters
- Part III Urban Experiences
- Part IV Institutions and Activities
- Part V Encountering Constantinople
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- References
3: - The People of Constantinople
from Part I - The Place and Its People
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2022
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Place and Its People
- 1: Before Constantinople
- 2: Urban Development and Decline, Fourth–Fifteenth Centuries
- 3: The People of Constantinople
- Part II Practical Matters
- Part III Urban Experiences
- Part IV Institutions and Activities
- Part V Encountering Constantinople
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World
- References
Summary
Chapter 3, “The People of Constantinople,” tracks population numbers across the centuries together with the factors that contributed to growth and decline. It also examines the ethnic and demographic make-up of the capital’s population.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Constantinople , pp. 50 - 64Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022