Byzantium
There are 1517 items in Byzantium:
Constantinople, Cistern of Aetius
Cistern of Aetius: one of the numerous water basins in ancient Constantinople.When Byzantium, renamed Constantinople, became the capital of the Roman Empire, it soon had more inhabitants than it could supply with the water of its wells and the little…
Constantinople, Cistern of St Mocius |
Constantinople, Cistern of St Mocius
Cistern of St Mocius: large open-air water reservoir in ancient Constantinople.When Byzantium, renamed Constantinople, became the main imperial residence of the Roman Empire, it soon had more inhabitants than it could supply with the water of its wells and the…Constantinople, Column of Arcadius
Column of Arcadius: honorific monument in Constantinople.The Column of Arcadius in Constantinople was in 402 erected to honor Arcadius, the son of the emperor Theodosius I. The young ruler had ascended the throne in 395 and was to reign until…
Constantinople, Column of Arcadius, drawing |
Constantinople, Column of Arcadius, drawing of the pedestal |
Constantinople, Column of Arcadius, pedestal (almost invisible) |
Constantinople, Column of Arcadius, wall |
Constantinople, Column of Constantine |
Constantinople, Column of Constantine
Column of Constantine: monument in Constantinople, commemorating the completion of the new city.As is well known, Constantinople was founded by the emperor Constantine the Great (r.306-337). Actually, it was a refoundation; Byzantium already existed and was merely renamed on Sunday…
Constantinople, Column of Marcian |
Constantinople, Column of Marcian
Column of Marcian: honorific monument in Constantinople. Column of Marcian The Column of Marcian in Constantinople was erected in 455, to honor…