The exhibition begins in 1261, when the capital Constantinople was restored to imperial rule, and concludes in 1557, when the empire that had fallen to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 was renamed Byzantium—the name by which it is still known today.
I hate to break this to whoever is responsible for that webpage, but, um, today it's known as "Istanbul".
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