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Constantinople, Church of SS. Sergius and Bacchus
Church of SS Sergius and Bacchus: one of the Christian churches in ancient Constantinople. The church from the northeast The church of…
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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…
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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…