Byzantine Constantinople

Zusammenfassung Van Millligen's Byzantine Constantinople describes Constantinople's medieval walls in great detail! using both material and textual evidence. He also outlines the significance of the various gates and describes the city's growth. Useful to professional scholars! this book is also accessible to general readers with an interest in Byzantine history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The site of Constantinople - the limits of Byzantium; 2. The city of Constantinople - its limits, fortifications, interior arrangement; 3. The Theodosian walls; 4. The gates in the Theodosian walls - The Golden Gate; 5. The gates in the Theodosian walls continued; 6. Repairs on the Theodosian walls; 7. The palace of the Porphyrogenitus (Tekfour Serai); 8. The fortifcations on the north-western side of the city, before the seventh century; 9. The walls of the Emperor Manuel Comnenus; 10. The Tower of Anemas: The Tower of Isaac Angelus; 11. Inmates of the Prison of Anemas; 12. The Wall of the Emperor Heraclius: The Wall of the Emperor Leo the Armenian; 13. The seaward walls; 14. The walls along the Golden Horn; 15. The walls along the Golden Horn continued; 16. The walls along the Sea of Marmora; 17. The harbours on the Sea of Marmora; 18. The harbours on the Sea of Marmora continued; 19. The Hebdomon; 20. The Anastasian Wall; Table of Emperors; Index.

Klappentext
A detailed description of the walls of Byzantine Constantinople with illustrations, maps and plans.

Inhalt
1. The site of Constantinople - the limits of Byzantium; 2. The city of Constantinople - its limits, fortifications, interior arrangement; 3. The Theodosian walls; 4. The gates in the Theodosian walls - The Golden Gate; 5. The gates in the Theodosian walls continued; 6. Repairs on the Theodosian walls; 7. The palace of the Porphyrogenitus (Tekfour Serai); 8. The fortifcations on the north-western side of the city, before the seventh century; 9. The walls of the Emperor Manuel Comnenus; 10. The Tower of Anemas: The Tower of Isaac Angelus; 11. Inmates of the Prison of Anemas; 12. The Wall of the Emperor Heraclius: The Wall of the Emperor Leo the Armenian; 13. The seaward walls; 14. The walls along the Golden Horn; 15. The walls along the Golden Horn continued; 16. The walls along the Sea of Marmora; 17. The harbours on the Sea of Marmora; 18. The harbours on the Sea of Marmora continued; 19. The Hebdomon; 20. The Anastasian Wall; Table of Emperors; Index.

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