Even old New York was once New Amsterdam...

[penmage]

In Historiography today, Prof. Stenhouse was drawing a map, and indicacted Istanbul. I couldn't help it - I murmured "Constantinople?"

Across the room, two or three people started chuckling.

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'"Constantinople," said Father Chantry-Pigg, who did not accept the Turkish conquest.

"Byzantium," said I, not accepting the Roman one.

Aunt Dot, who accepted facts...'

Rose MacAuley, The Towers of Trebizond

[penmage.livejournal.com]

Boy, yet another book I'm going to have to hunt down now.

So many books, so little time...