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 Byzantiumsgarrett6 wrote 2 weeks ago: Photographed by ktylerconk Beautiful day in Baltimore to see Cesar Millan, the dog whisperer, at the … more →
arha318 wrote 3 weeks ago: The declaration of Constantinople as the capital of the Roman Empire in 330 BC was not only a politi … more →
arha318 wrote 3 weeks ago: In the fieldtrip on Saturday we learned that we walked through some places in Sultanahmet without kn … more →
arha318 wrote 3 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 3 weeks ago: Our Late Antique & Byzantine art history class traveled to Sultanahmet two Saturdays ago to see … more →
arha318 wrote 3 weeks ago: In the Byzantine period, Chariot race is the only game that survived after the classical antiquity. … more →
arha318 wrote 3 weeks ago: Constantinople is former capital of the Byzantine Empire, which was founded at A.D. 330 as the new c … more →
arha318 wrote 3 weeks ago: Living 22 years in İstanbul and being a native of Istanbul I have been only one time in Sultanahmet … more →
arha318 wrote 3 weeks ago: The construction of the Hippodrome was started by the emperor Septimus Severus in 196. Also Constant … more →
arha318 wrote 3 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 Hippodrome was started built during the reign of Septimius Severus and then finishes by the Cons … 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: The Other Side of Byzantium Late Antique and Byzantine Art Field Trip 1 (24 October 2009) The Hippod … 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: As it is quite obvious most of the Byzantine monuments in Istanbul are quite in bad shape. However c … more →
arha318 wrote 3 weeks ago: Although it has largely disappeared today, the Hippodrome of Constantinople was once a vibrant urban … more →
arha318 wrote 4 weeks ago: Here is a selection of pictures from our first field trip. These were taken by Prof. Ricci. Enjoy an … more →