Augusteôn Square ("Square of the Empresses"): central square in ancient Constantinople.
Augusteôn Square today; Hagia Sophia in the background
Augusteôn Square was…
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…
Constantius I Chlorus: emperor of the Roman world (r. 305-306).
Constantius I Chlorus
Names:
31 March 250: Julius Constantius
1 March 293: Flavius Valerius…
Constantius II: emperor of the Roman world (r. 337-361).
Constantius II
Names:
7 August 317: Flavius Julius Constantius
8 November 324: Flavius Julius Constantius…
Coracesium, or "the crow's nest", was the ancient name of modern Alanya. In Antiquity, this inaccessible, rocky site was often used as a base by desperadoes.
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