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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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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Church of the Virgin Pammakaristos (Fethiye Müzesi) |
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The Monastery of Theotokos Pammakaristos (The All Blessed Mother of God) was founded during the Middle Byzantine period, but additional buildings were added during the rule of the Palaeologan dynasty. The monastery is best known for its funerary side chapel (parekklesion) which is one of the best examples of Late Byzantine architecture and mosaic decoration in Constantinople, as well as for serving as the seat of the Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church in the fifteenth and sixteenth... |
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Early byzantine church architecture in Constantinople |
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Early Christian church architecture in Constantinople is characterized by the evolution of the architectural type of basilica, a type of Roman origin that could easily become a building for Christian worship, while keeping at the same time the grandiose character it had as a public secular building in the Roman city. In the first half of the 6th century, church architecture reached to a point in its development, in terms of both architectural design and dome covering, that defined the Byzantine... |
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Food supply in Constantinople |
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The alimentation of the population with the necessary quantity of foods is essential for the survival of the residents and the smooth operation of institutions based on which a city is managed. The success or failure of the feed-in process of the city influences every form of social life. In the case of Constantinople, the regular supply of population with food based on which was a matter of enormous importance, as it ensured the smooth operation of the entire empire. |
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Fringe groups in Ottoman Constantinople (Istanbul) |
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The presentation of “marginal” groups in Istanbul (Constantinople) includes the analysis of delinquent behaviour of several social strata during that time, as well as the analysis of the main beliefs on morals and delinquency. |
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Two edifices have been known under the name Galata Tower in Byzantine Constantinople, although it is unclear if the one was built on the site of the other or if they were two indipendent structures. The first Tower of Galata is recorded in the accounts of the siege of Constantinople by the crusaders of the Fourth Crusade from June 1203 untill the 12th of April 1204. The second was built by Genoese in 1348 and was part of a fortress around the Genoese colony of Galata. It still stands today and... |
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Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople, 1923-today |
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The Greek-orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople experienced after 1923 a series of fundamental mutations since it lost its political character, and was deprived, due to the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, of a great number of dioceses and the majority of its flock. After 1945 the ascension of Athinagoras to the patriarchal throne inaugurated a golden period for the Patriarchate which was terminated though because of the Septemvriana riots and the expulsion of Greek inhabitants... |
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Напад Авара на Цариград 626 |
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Византијско-аварски односи који се могу пратити почев од друге половине VI века кулминирали су опсадом Цариграда у лето 626. године. Она је предузета у једном за Византију веома тешком тренутку док је цар Ираклије на источном ратишту водио тешке борбе са Персијом, тако да у добрани града није учествовао. Авари су поражени под зидинама града, а словенски моноксили у заливу Златног рога. Персијанци који су се појавили на малоазијској обали преко пута Цариграда нису узели озбиљнијег учешћа у... |
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У дугој историји Цариграда забележен је велики број пожара: према једном истраживању, у византијској епоси забележено је чак тридесет девет, најранији 388, а последњи велики 1434. године. И пожари су попут земљотреса, комета или помрачења сунца, били схватани као наговештаји великих невоља. Узоран је пример пожара који се десио 1. септембра 465. и који је касније ушао у црквене службе и имао свој годишњи помен. Од византијских писаца и пожарима у Цариграду највише је писао историчар Никита... |
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