Banks and Greek Orthodox bankers in Constantinople |
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During the 19th century, a distinctive, powerful group of Greek Orthodox bankers was active primarily in the fiscal policy of the Ottoman Empire. They have been known as the Galata Bankers, due to the location of their credit foundations. |
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Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Saray) |
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The Basilica Cistern, also known as the “underground palace” (Yerebatan Saray), is the largest surviving Byzantine cistern in Istanbul. Located southwest of Hagia Sophia, this covered subterranean reservoir once held 78,000 m3 of water. Originally built under the no longer extant Stoa Basilica, the present structure of the eponymous cistern was rebuilt in the 6th century. It remains one of the most important and oldest public spaces in the city. |
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The Baths of Zeuxippos were located by the northeastern corner of the Hippodrome and close to the Augusteion and the Great Palace. Septimius Severus is credited with their construction. The baths were enlarged by Constantine I in the 4th century. They were decorated with numerous statues of gods, mythological heroes, and portraits of famous Greeks and Romans. Destroyed in the 6th century, the Baths of Zeuxippos were rebuilt by Justinian I. Parts of the complex were subsequently converted into a... |
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Belagerung und Zerstörung der Stadt Byzantion von Septimus Severus |
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Im Bürgerkrieg zwischen den Provinzstatthaltern Septimius Severus und Pescennius Niger (193-195 n. Chr.), welche von ihren Truppen zu Kaisern proklamiert worden waren, spielte Byzantion wegen seiner strategisch wichtigen Lage eine besondere Rolle. An der Grenze der beiden Herrschaftsbereiche gelegen konnte es zuerst von den Truppen des Niger besetzt werden, wurde von der Armee des Severus belagert und nach zweieinhalb Jahren erobert. Als Bestrafung wurden die Stadtmauern und öffentlichen... |
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Benefactorism of the Greek-Orthodox in Constantinople |
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Beyoğlu (Stavrodromi / Pera) |
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District located in the outskirts of Galata, intensely cosmopolitan in character, seat to most of the foreign embassies of Constantinople (Istanbul), bur also a significant commercial centre all through the 19th century. Greek-Orthodox population was present in Pera since the 17th century and firmly organised, as indicated by the statute of the Greek Orthodox Stavrodromi community. |
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Blachernai, Basilica of the Virgin Mary |
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The basilica of the Virgin Mary of Blachernai became the most popular Constantinopolitan pilgrimage shrine of Theotokos. Its erection was traditionally attributed to Pulcheria and Emperor Maurice; it seems, however, that it was erected by Justin I (518-527). Earlier mentions of pilgrimage shrine of the Virgin Mary of Blachernai probably referred to the chapel (Soros), where the maphorion (the holy veil) of the Virgin was kept after its translation from Palestine in the 460s. Until the 7th... |
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Bogdan Sarayı is located in the northwestern part of Constantinople and its Byzantine name is uknown. Today in ruinous condition, it was originally a small, two-storied, single-apse building of the Palaiologan era, evidently part of a larger foundation. The lower story would have been used for burials. In the early 15th century, Bogdan Sarayı became the private chapel of the Moldavian embassy to the Sublime Port. |
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Књига епарха је један од најважнијих извора за економску и административну историју Византије 10. века. Реч је јединственом тексту, својеврсном уставу корпорација (цехова) у Цариграду, који говори о организацији занатства и трговине у византијској престоници. Сматра се да је изашао из пера веома вештог писца 911/912 година. До сада је изашло неколико издања овога извора, а преведен је на француски, енглески (у два маха), бугарски, руски, немачки. |
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