Steelyard weight found in the Port of Theodosius

Eleutherion (Greek: ελευθεριον, freedom) is an ancient Byzantine port near Istanbul, Turkey (formerly known as Constantinople, the capital of the eastern Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires). Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Freedom, or the idea of being free is a broad concept that Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS

In November 2005, workers digging on the Bosphorus Tunnel Project discovered an ancient harbor of Byzantium, now known as the Theodosian harbour which included a Byzantine ship with an intact skeleton, the oldest ship discovered in such intactness. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. This article is about the city See also Byzantine Empire. Byzantium ( Greek: Βυζάντιον Latin: la BYZANTIVM This finding is from Yenikapi neighbourhood of Istanbul. The Theodosian harbour is believed to be an expansion of an earlier port known as the Eleutherion port. In source materials, both names are used interchangeably.

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Paper in "Le Monde" May 26, 2008

Paper in "Live Science" July 23, 2006

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