The declaration of Constantinople as the capital of the Roman Empire in 330 BC was not only a political statement, but one that also announced the urban development of the city as one pertaining to Ro… more →
The Other Side of Byzantiumb2btrends wrote 1 week ago: Hello there! Today I am going to write about Istanbul. I am a big Istanbul fan and for me there is n … more →
legbone99 wrote 1 week ago: I don’t know if it hit the papers back in the States, but on the evening of Nov 6 one of the g … more →
proverbs6to10 wrote 1 week ago: The dates for the Via Egnatia Foundation’s 2010 trek along the ancient Via Egnatia have been a … more →
proverbs6to10 wrote 2 weeks ago: The dates for the Via Egnatia Foundation’s 2010 trek along the ancient Via Egnatia have been a … more →
arha318 wrote 2 weeks ago: The declaration of Constantinople as the capital of the Roman Empire in 330 BC was not only a politi … more →
arha318 wrote 2 weeks ago: Unlike other well-preserved cities like Rome, Istanbul reveals little of its ancient past as Constan … more →
arha318 wrote 2 weeks ago: The trip that we had to Sultanahmet was not an ordinary one.Thw first Hagia Sophia was constructed i … more →
arha318 wrote 2 weeks ago: Where we met for our fieldtrip was Augustaion which was situated south of Hagia Sophia was the imper … more →
arha318 wrote 2 weeks ago: This first field trip was a great experience for me although I am a Turkish citizen and used to go t … more →
arha318 wrote 2 weeks ago: Our Late Antique & Byzantine art history class traveled to Sultanahmet two Saturdays ago to see … more →
arha318 wrote 2 weeks ago: Constantinople is former capital of the Byzantine Empire, which was founded at A.D. 330 as the new c … more →
arha318 wrote 2 weeks ago: Living 22 years in İstanbul and being a native of Istanbul I have been only one time in Sultanahmet … more →
arha318 wrote 2 weeks ago: Our field trip began at the Augustaion Square, directly outside the Hagia Sophia. In Byzantium the A … more →
arha318 wrote 3 weeks ago: THE GREAT PALACE AND MOSAIC PERISTYLE The Great Palace of Byzantium was built by Constantine the Gre … more →
arha318 wrote 3 weeks ago: When walking through modern day Sultanahmet under the shadows of the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosqu … more →
arha318 wrote 3 weeks ago: The palace of Antiochos near the Hippodrome of Constantinople was built in 416-418 and after the dow … more →
arha318 wrote 3 weeks ago: In this fieldtrip I have exprienced that there is strong connection linking the past all together.Th … more →
arha318 wrote 3 weeks ago: The Augusteon square at the very centre of the Byzantine empire and its capital Constantinople has w … more →
arha318 wrote 3 weeks ago: Although it has largely disappeared today, the Hippodrome of Constantinople was once a vibrant urban … more →