Timeline of Istanbul (Redirected from Timeline of Istanbul history)

The following is a timeline of the history of the town of Istanbul, Turkey.

Prior to 4th century

  • 1000 BCE - Thracian tribes founded the settlements of Lygos and Semistra.
  • 657 BCE – Byzantium founded by Greeks.
  • 513 BCE – City taken by Persians under the rule of Darius the Great.
  • 479 BCE – Spartans take control of Byzantium from the Persians following their victory at the Battle of Plataea.
  • 411 BCE – Captured by Sparta.
  • 408 BCE – Captured by Athens.
  • 340 BCE – Besieged unsuccessfully by the forces of Philip II of Macedon.
  • 317 BCE – Battle of Byzantium.
  • 193 CE
  • 196 – Captured by Septimius Severus. Walls demolished and city razed.
  • 203
    • Septimius Severus rebuilds the city.
    • Hippodrome built (approximate date).
    • Mese main street built.
    • Baths of Zeuxippus built (approximate date).
    • Walls rebuilt (approximate date).
  • 267 – Captured by the Herules.

4th–15th centuries

15th–18th centuries

19th century

20th century

21st century

See also


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