The Augustaion (Greek: Αὐγουσταῖον) or, in Latin, Augustaeum, was an important ceremonial square in ancient and medieval Constantinople (modern Istanbul...
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entrance to the palace quarter was the Chalke (Bronze) gate at the Augustaion. The Augustaion was located on the south side of the Hagia Sophia, and it was...
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located next to the Great Palace. It was situated to the east of the Augustaion, close to the Hagia Sophia, and next to the Chalke Gate and has often...
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Blachernae; and other public places and buildings like the Hippodrome, the Augustaion, the Basilica Cistern, Theodosius Cistern, Cistern of Philoxenos and Cistern...
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exacted tribute in a peace settlement. List of people from Constantinople Augustaion Column of Justinian Basilica Cistern Column of Marcian Bucoleon Palace...
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second praetorium was located to the northwest of the first, between the Augustaion and the Forum of Constantine. According to another hypothesis, it is possible...
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of the Augustaion square and extended as far as the northern edge of the Hippodrome and the Great Palace. On the eastern edge of the Augustaion beside...
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the course of the old Mese odos. The Roman street led eastward to the Augustaion, the Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia, the Baths of Zeuxippus, and the Chalke...
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Crusaders. Roman Forum Imperial fora Forum of Arcadius Forum of Theodosius Augustaion David Potter (9 November 2012). Constantine the Emperor. Oxford University...
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Augusteion were demolished by [Maria's] men". A battle ensued in the Augustaion and around the Milion, during which the defenders fought from the "gallery...
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Peace was short-lived. A silver statue of Eudoxia was erected in the Augustaion, near his cathedral, the Constantinian Hagia Sophia. John denounced the...
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by Constantine and restored by Justinian, was on the east side of the Augustaion, close to the Imperial Palace, at Magnaura, whilst the other was on the...
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statue which surmounted the column raised by Justinian in 543/4 in the Augustaion in Constantinople and described at length by Procopius of Caesarea in...
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short-lived. In September 403 a silver statue of Eudoxia was erected in the Augustaion, near the Magna Ecclesia church. Chrysostom, who was conducting a mass...
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1453. Roman Forum Imperial fora Forum of Arcadius Forum of Constantine Augustaion List of ancient spiral stairs "Forum of Theodosius". The Byzantine Legacy...
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the column of Justinian, erected by said emperor, which stood in the Augustaion square of Constantinople. The toupha was made of gilded bronze, with a...
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it formed the original ceremonial route from the Great Palace and the Augustaion square to the forum of the city's founder. From there, the street continued...
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Raby, J. (1987). "Mehmed the Conqueror and the Equestrian Statue of the Augustaion" (PDF). Illinois Classical Studies. 12 (2): 305–313. Archived from the...
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the early 19th century. The gate lay on the southeastern corner of the Augustaion, the main ceremonial plaza of the city, with the Hagia Sophia cathedral...
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The imperial procession then exited the Great Palace and crossed the Augustaion square to the Hagia Sophia in a formal procession, scattering coins to...
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of Blachernae built. 459 Construction of the Cistern of Aspar begins. Augustaion rebuilt. 462 – Monastery of Stoudios founded. 464 – September: Fire begins...
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were located north of the Great Palace of Constantinople between the Augustaion and the north-east corner of the Hippodrome. This suggests their great...
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thousands of houses for the common people. North of the central square Augustaion, on the site of the acropolis of ancient Byzantium, was the Capitol, where...
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(triklinos) of the Augusteus (Greek: Αὐγουστεύς, not to be confused with the Augustaion square), also one of the oldest parts of the imperial palace. It was also...
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description of an equestrian (riding) statue of Justinian I (r. 527–565) in the Augustaion in Constantinople, covering folio 295. In the final section of portraits...
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Atriklines Atticus, Archbishop of Constantinople Augusta (honorific) Augustaion Augustine of Canterbury Aurelianus (consul 400) Aurès, Kingdom of the...
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