Byzantium
There are 1517 items in Byzantium:
![]() Hippodrome, Kathisma, capital |
Constantinople, Hippodrome, Obelisk of Theodosius
Obelisk of Theodosius: obelisk, originally erected for king Thutmose III of Egypt but transferred to Constantinople, where the emperor Theodosius I ordered it to be re-erected in the Hippodrome. …
![]() Hippodrome, Porphyrius Monument of the Blues |
![]() Hippodrome, Porphyrius Monument of the Greens |
![]() Hippodrome, Obelisk of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus |
Constantinople, Hippodrome, Second Obelisk
The "Second Obelisk": Medieval moument in the Hippodrome of Constantinople. The Second Obelisk The Hippodrome of Constantinople was the place for horse races. The chariots…
![]() Constantinople, Hippodrome, Second Obelisk, inscription |
![]() Hippodrome, Serpent Column |
Constantinople, Hippodrome, Serpent Column
Serpent Column: Greek victory monument after the Persian Wars. It originally stood in Delphi but was later transported to Constantinople. Serpent…
![]() Snake head from the Greek victory monument in Delphi, later brought to Constantinople |
![]() Hippodrome, Sphendone |
![]() Constantinople, Imperial Palace, Mosaic of a child with two ducks |