Byzantium
There are 1517 items in Byzantium:
Constantinople, Aqueduct of Valens
Aqueduct of Valens: Roman water conduit to ancient Constantinople.In its present form, Constantinople's Aqueduct of Valens dates back to 368-375 and is named after the man who was to be defeated and killed in action three years after its completion,…Constantinople, Augusteôn Square
Augusteôn Square ("Square of the Empresses"): central square in ancient Constantinople. Augusteôn Square today; Hagia Sophia in the background Augusteôn Square was…
Constantinople, Augusteôn Square today |
Constantinople, Basilica Cistern |
Constantinople, Basilica Cistern
Basilica cistern: largest underground water basin in Constantinople. Basilica Cistern When Byzantium, renamed Constantinople, became the main imperial residence in the Roman…
Constantinople, Basilica Cistern, head |
Constantinople, Church of Divine Peace |
Constantinople, Church of Divine Peace
Church of Divine Peace: oldest church in Constantinople.Situated on the site of an older sanctuary of Aphrodite, Constantinople's Church of Divine Peace or S. Irene was a symbol of the triumph of Christianity. It was the first church in the…Constantinople, Church of Divine Wisdom
Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις) or Byzantium (Βυζάντιον): Greek city on the Bosphorus, capital of the Byzantine Empire, modern İstanbul. The church of the…
Constantinople, Church of S. Polyeuctus |
Constantinople, Church of S. Polyeuktos
Church of Saint Polyeuktos: one of the Christian sanctuaries in ancient Constantinople.The unimpressive remains of Constantinople's Church of Saint Polyeuctus were discovered when the great intersection of the Șehzadebași Caddesi and the Atatürk Bulvari was constructed. …
Constantinople, Church of Sergius and Bacchus, Apse |