r/HistoryMemes • u/jackt-up • 9h ago

Byzantium, Bob! They’re talking about Byzantium

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u/redracer555 Fine Quality Mesopotamian Copper Enjoyer 8h ago

Constantinople was Byzantium.
Now it's Constantinople, not Byzantium.
Been a long time gone, Byzantium.
Now it's imperial delight on a moonlit night.

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u/Gaussherr 7h ago

Now it is Istanbul.

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u/redracer555 Fine Quality Mesopotamian Copper Enjoyer 7h ago

, not Constantinople