place
Constantinople
also: Konstantinápoly, Byzantium, Istanbul
The capital of the Byzantine Empire (modern Istanbul), seat of Eastern Christianity. Scene 7 is set in Constantinople during the Crusades; Adam witnesses how faith has become a political instrument within the empire's walls.
Reading notes
- The Tragedy of Man §7 Constantinople
The capital of the Byzantine Empire (modern Istanbul), seat of Eastern Christianity. Scene 7 is set in Constantinople during the Crusades; Adam witnesses how faith has become a political instrument within the empire's walls.