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…
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…
Forum of Theodosius or Forum Tauri: second great market place in Constantinople.The Forum Tauri, the "Market of the Bull" in Constantinople was created by Constantine the Great. It was situated along the main road of the new city, the Mese,…
Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις) or Byzantium (Βυζάντιον): Greek city on the Bosphorus, capital of the Byzantine Empire, modern İstanbul.
Golden Gate from the…
Hippodrome of Constantinople: the ancient circus for chariot-racing, one of the main monuments in Constantinople.
Hippodrome, sphendone (substructure)
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was the place…
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.
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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…
Monastery of St John of Studius: one of the main monasteries in Constantinople, famous for its defense of the Nicene Creed.In 462, a Roman patrician and former consul who had moved from Italy to Constantinople, Studius, founded the Monastery of…
Orphanage of St Paul: Byzantine social welfare institution, founded by the emperor Justin II.The remains of Constantinople's Orphanage of Saint Paul can be found on the northeasternmost part of modern İstanbul, next to the Column of the Goth, just outside…