Istanbul (Constantinople): The city of the world’s desire, rooted in antiquity, by Gift Luckson ​For over a millennium, if you asked a merchant in China, a scholar in Baghdad, or a Viking raider in the North where the centre of the world was, they would all point to the same place: Constantinople. ​ Strategically perched on the Bosphorus Strait, where Europe meets Asia, Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) was more than just a capital city. It was a fortress of Roman law, a sanctuary of Greek learning, and the ultimate gateway for global trade. ​Prostitutes...