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Initially built by Constantine the Great, the walls surrounded the new city on all sides, protecting it against attack from both sea and land. As the city grew, the famous double line of the Theodosian Walls was built in the 5th century. Although the other sections of the walls were less elaborate, they were, when well-manned, almost ...
The one work of Anthemius' that is still standing today is the main wall of the Theodosian Walls. In the early 5th century, Constantinople had begun to outgrow the bounds set by Constantine the Great , and so Anthemius initiated the construction of a new wall, about 1,500 m westwards from the old one, which stretched for 6.5 kilometers between ...
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) Died: 19 January 729 Constantinople, Byzantine Empire: Venerated in: Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Catholic Churches Roman Catholic Church: Canonized: Pre-Congregation: Feast: 29 May (Eastern Orthodox) 18 July (Roman Catholic) Attributes: Martyr’s cross, monastic habit, icon of ...
These cisterns were enclosed by the longer circuit of the Theodosian Walls built in the 5th century. [1] The Cistern of Mocius was probably the last of these to be completed; its construction is attributed to Anastasius I (r. 491–518) by the Patria of Constantinople, an attribution plausible from the evidence of Roman brick stamps.
In modern works, it is suggested that the walls of a number of Asia Minor cities could have been created during the era of Theodosius dynasty (379–450), when the empire was threatened by the Goths and Huns. The Theodosian walls were impressive structures that surrounded almost entirely residential areas and were equipped with representative ...
Mehmed planned to attack the Theodosian Walls, the intricate series of walls and ditches protecting Constantinople from an attack from the West and the only part of the city not surrounded by water. His army encamped outside the city on 2 April 1453, the Monday after Easter. The bulk of the Ottoman army was encamped south of the Golden Horn.
The Lycus reached the walls of Constantinople between the gates of Carisius and St. Romanus (corresponding to modern Edirnekapı and Topkapı), just south of the Fifth Military Gate, passed under the walls and entered the city. [1] At that point a tower, now known as "Sulukule," meaning "water tower", protected the river.
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.