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Constantinople map from 1860 to 1870 with the Lycus Valley in evidence within the historical peninsula. The Lycus, which was six kilometers long, was the only drainage channel for the walled city. [1] [2] The maximum width of the valley it formed was 3.5 km and occupied one-third of the area of Byzantine Constantinople. [2]
From there the wall descends into the valley of the river Lycus, where it reaches its lowest point at 35 m above sea level. Climbing the slope of the Sixth Hill, the wall then rises up to the Gate of Charisius or Gate of Adrianople, at some 76 m height. [38] From the Gate of Adrianople to the Blachernae, the walls fall to a level of some 60 m.
Lycus (river of Phrygia), a historical river, a tributary of the Maeander; Lycus (river of Pontus), modern Kelkit, a river in the Black Sea Region of Turkey and the longest tributary of the Yeşil River; Platani (river), a river of Sicily, was sometimes also called the Lycus. Lycus (river of Constantinople), a stream on the Byzantine peninsula ...
Constinople had insufficient water resources. Since the Lycus river running through the historic Peninsula of Constinople was not an efficient water supplier, water had to be brought from outside of the city. [1] Storing water was needed also due to population density and the sieges suffered.
The nunnery was dedicated to the Virgin Theotokos Panachrantos ("Immaculate Mother of God") in a place called "Merdosangaris" (Greek: Μερδοσαγγάρης), [3] in the valley of the Lycus (the river of Constantinople). [2] The nunnery was known also after his name (Monē tou Libos), and became one of the largest of Constantinople.
Map of Constantinople during the Byzantine era Steelyard weight found in the Port of Theodosius. The Harbour of Eleutherios (Medieval Greek: λιμήν Ἐλευθερίου), originally known as the Harbour of Theodosius (Latin: Portus Theodosiacus, Ancient Greek: λιμήν Θεοδοσίου) was one of the ports of ancient Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, located ...
Lycus (river of Constantinople) Lycus (river of Lydia) M. Millers River (Middlesex) Minetta Creek; Muddy Creek (central Utah) N. Nabalia; Neaethus; North Bay Outlet ...
Limonlu River; Lycus (river of Constantinople) Lycus (river of Phrygia) M. Machakhelistsqali; Manavgat River; Maritsa; Melendiz River; River Meles; Mert River ...