The Imperial Library of Constantinople and its Famous Disappearance

The Imperial Library of Constantinople and its Famous Disappearance

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9th - 12th Grade

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The transcript explores the history of the Library of Constantinople, its transformation from Byzantium to Constantinople, and the efforts to preserve its vast collection. It discusses the library's destruction during the Crusades and its rumored relocation to Moscow by Sophia of Byzantium. The legend of the lost library of Ivan the Terrible is also examined, with speculation about its existence beneath the Kremlin.

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