Constantinople Palace Mosaics: collections of early Byzantine mosaics, belonging to imperial palace built by Justinian.
Mosaic of an eagle and snake
The…
Palace of Antiochus: mansion of a wealthy, fifth-century family in Constantinople.The Palace of Antiochus, and the nearby Palace of Lausus, are not the most important monuments of ancient Constantinople. The builders were Byzantine aristocrats, living during the reigns of Arcadius…
Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις) or Byzantium (Βυζάντιον): Greek city on the Bosphorus, capital of the Byzantine Empire, modern İstanbul.
Cross section
The Sea Walls…
Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις) or Byzantium (Βυζάντιον): Greek city on the Bosphorus, capital of the Byzantine Empire, modern İstanbul.
Restored section of the…
Corinth (Greek Κόρινθος): important Greek city-state, situated on the isthmus between the Peloponnese and the mainland.Geography
View on the Corinthian Isthmus from…
Coriovallum, modern Heerlen in the Netherlands, was a village near a stopping-place on the road between Tongeren and Cologne. There were also roads to Trier and Xanten.
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Ctesiphon (Parthian Tyspwn): ancient city on the Tigris, founded by the Parthians. The city was the capital of the Parthian and the Sasanian empires.Origin
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