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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Der Terminus "Levantiner" wird erst in jüngster Zeit von der Forschung in einheitlicher Form verwendet worden. Im 19. Jhd. kristallisierte sich eine Verengung des Begriffs heraus, der nicht mehr alle nichtmuslimischen Bewohner ostmittelmeerischer Hafenstädte bezeichnet, sondern nur noch die überwiegend europäischstämmigen Katholiken des römischen Ritus. Die Genese der Levantiner erstreckt sich über mehrere Jahrhunderte und blieb bis zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts ein äußerst dynamischer Prozess.

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It is located across the coastal walls close to the Blachernai Palace, between the Blachernai and Hunter’s gates. It is one of the most remote districts along the shore of the Golden Horn and it extends north of the Blachernai hill. After the Fall of Constantinople, it became one of the most popular residential areas for Christians within the city walls. The events of September 1955, however, as well as the general political climate between Greece and Turkey and the status of their bilateral...

The populace of Constantinople was the largest group of the population in the capital, though the poorest one, that nevertheless constituted a factor that often had a catalytic influence on public life and could even enthrone or dethrone emperors. People’s need for political expression found a way out mainly through circus factions, guilds and assemblies of the people.

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