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The first and greatest of these is the 56 km long Anastasian Wall (Gk. τεῖχος Ἀναστασιακόν, teichos Anastasiakon) or Long Wall (μακρὸν τεῖχος, makron teichos, or μεγάλη Σοῦδα, megalē Souda), built in the mid-5th century as an outer defence to Constantinople, some 65 km westwards of the city. It was ...
Walled Obelisk, (left) the Serpent Column (centre) and the Obelisk of Theodosius (right).At Meydanı (Hippodrome of Constantinople), 1853. The 32 m (105 ft)-high obelisk was most likely a Theodosian construction, built to mirror the Obelisk of Theodosius on the spina of the Roman circus of Constantinople; the Circus Maximus in Rome also had two obelisks on its spina.
"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" is a 1953 novelty song, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy and music by Nat Simon. It was written on the 500th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans . The lyrics humorously refer to the official renaming of the city of Constantinople to Istanbul .
Panorama 1453 History Museum. The Panorama 1453 Historical Museum is a historical museum in Istanbul that opened on 31 January 2009. [1] This museum shows the conquering of the city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, by the troops of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror on 29 May 1453. The museum is located close to the ...
The seven hills, all located in the area within the walls, first appeared when the valleys of the Golden Horn and the Bosphorus were opened up during the Secondary and Tertiary periods. In the Ottoman Age , as in the earlier Byzantine period, each hill was surmounted by monumental religious buildings (churches under the Byzantines, imperial ...
The age of Constantine marked a distinct epoch in the history of the Roman Empire. [7] He built a new imperial residence at Byzantium and renamed the city Constantinople after himself. This marks the beginning of Byzantine history. As emperor, Constantine enacted administrative, financial, social, and military reforms to strengthen the empire.
In 514 to the walls of Constantinople approached the army of the rebellious commander Vitalian, but he did not dare to storm, satisfied with the terms of truce and generous payoffs from Anastasius. Soon Vitalian's troops and fleet were approaching the Byzantine capital again, and once again the emperor was forced to agree to the rebels' terms.
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 .