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I INTRODUCTIONNTRODUCTION . . . 3 . . . 3 M MaatttteerrssooffLLaanngguuaagge..e...33 P PuubblliiccaattiioonnHHiissttoorry..y.. ...44 A AbboouutttthheeAAuutthhoorr ... .. .. .. . ... .. . . .. .... .. . 44 About

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MAP OFAP OF C CONSTANTINOPLEONSTANTINOPLE . . . 8. . . 8

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INTRODUCTION

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O

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ap

apprproaoachchiningg frfromomththeelalandndwawardrdsisidedewawassththeeimimpoposisingngdedefefen-

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sivevewalwall.l.(Du(Durinringgththeecicityty’s’smosmosttpoppopululatatededereras,as, very verysubstan-

substan-ti

tialalsesettlttlemeementsntsmamayyhahavevedevdevelelopeopeddoutoutsidsideeththeewalwallsls,,bubuttththeieirr

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prececisiseeexextetentntisisununclcleaear.r.))ThThisisststruructcturureewawassaacocompmplelexxsesettof of

two

twowawallllssananddclcleaearereddarareaeassararounounddththemem;;seseeeTheTheWaWallll((p.p. 3399).).

Th

Thee wawallll ststreretctchehedd ovoverer fofoururmimileles,s, bubulglginingg slsligighthtlylyououtwtwarardd

a

alloonngg momoststooff iittss ccouoursrsee aanndd hhuuggggiinngg tthhee hhigighheerr ggrorouunndd aass

mu

muchchasaspospossibsiblele..ItItwawassmadmadeefrofrommaltalterernanatitingngbabandsndsofofststoneone

a anndd bbrricick,k, aa ccoommmmoonn BByyzzaannttiinnee sstytyllee ooff ccoonnsstrtruuccttiionon tthhaatt im imprprovovededititss reresisiststanancecetoto imimpapactct anandd eaeartrthqhquauakekes.s.AfAfteterrththee co consnstrtrucuctitiononofofththee wawallll,, mamannyy wrwrititererss popoinintetedd ououtt ththatat,, lilikeke Ro

Rome,me,ConConststanantintinoplopleecocontantaininededsevsevenenhihilllls.s.SoSomemewewerereveveryry

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lowwtotoththeepoipointntofofbebeininggscscararcecelylydisdistitingnguiuishshablableefrofrommththeesusur-

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th

theeefeffofortrttotofrframameeCoConsnstatantntininopopleleasasaasesecocondndRoRomeme..

Ig

Ignonorinringgsmasmallll,,forfortiftifieieddposposteternrnssininththeeoutoutererwawallll’s’stowtowererss

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(whwhiicchh wewerere uussuuaallllyy kkeepptt ccllososeedd),), tthhee wawallll hhaadd nniinnee sseetsts oof f

ga

gatetessalalononggitsitslelengngthth,,eaeachchprproteotectctededbybydradrawbrwbrididgegessananddpaipairsrs

of oftotowewersrsatatboboththththeeininnenerrananddououteterrwawallll..ThTheesosoututhehernrnmomostst,, th theeGoGoldldenenGaGatete,, wawassrereseservrvededfoforrimimpoportrtanantt cecereremomoninialalususe,e, s suucchhaass ththee eennttrarannccee ofofththee eempmpeerrororaaftfteerraannaabsbseennccee oorrththee arr

arrivaivallofofpartparticuicularllarlyyimpoimportanrtanttforeforeignigndigndignitaritariesies..ForForexaexam-

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ple,e,ththeepopopepe,,duduriringngththososeerarareretitimemesswhwhenenrerelalatitiononssbebetwtweeeenn

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oth

otherervivisisitortors,s,ththougough,h,wouwouldldhahavevetotoususeeaadifdiffefererentntenentratrancnce.e.

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Onceceininsisidedeththee cicityty,, ththeevivisisitotorrmimighghtthhavavee seseeenn lelessssththanan

h

hee’d’d eexxppeecctt.. TThhee iimmmmeennssee arareeaa eennccoompmpaasssseedd byby ththee wwaallllss

en

ensusurereddththatat,,evevenenatatititssheheighight,t,ConConstastantntininoplopleewouwouldldneneveverrbebe

as

asdedensnselelyypopopupulalateteddasasmomoststototheherrmamajojorrcicititiesesofofththeepepeririodod..

In

Intimtimesesofofproprospesperirityty,,reresisidendentstsesestabtablilishesheddgagarderdensnsanandd scscatat-

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terereddhohomemes,s,whwhilileeduduriringngpepeririododssofofdedeclclinine,e,lalargrgeepapatctchehessof of

ter

territoritoryrywerwereeleftleftopenopen..SevSeveraerallvisivisitorstorstotoConConstanstantintinopleopleneanearr

th

theeenendd ofofththeeemempipirerereremamarkrkededththatatththeearareeaa enenclclososeedd bybyththee

wa

wallllss cocontantainineded seseveverarall scscattatterereded vivillllageages.s. NonNonetetheheleless,ss, evevenen

du duriringngththririvivingngpepeririodods,s,ththeeweweststenenddofofththeecicitytywawasstytypipicacallllyy mo morereopopenenththananththeeeaeastst.. T Thhee rreessiiddeennttss ooff tthhee wweesstt eenndd tteennddeedd ttoo bbee rreellaattiivveellyy we wealalththy,y,sesettttiningg upupsmsmalalllpapalalacecess wiwiththsusubsbstatantntiaiall papatctchehess of of la landndararouounndd ththemem.. ThThee momoststnonotatablblee cacasesewawass ththeeneneigighbhboror- -ho

hoododofofBlBlacachehernrnaeae..LocLocatatededatatththeenonorthrthweswesteternrncocornrnererofofthethe

ci cityty,, BlBlacachherernanaee wawass ininititiaiallllyy ououtstsididee ththee ThTheeododososiaiann wawallll.. Ho Howewevever,r,ststarartitingngininththee1111ththcecentnturury,y,emempeperororsrsofofththeeCoCom- m-n neenniidd dydynnaassttyy momovveedd ffroromm tthhee ssprpraawlwliningg ppaallaaccee ccoompmplleexx es

estabtablilishshededbybyeaearlrlieierrempempererorsorsinintotoaanenewwreresidsidenencecethetherere..NotNot

lo

longngththerereaeaftfterer,,ththeecocoururseseofofththeecicitytywawallllwawassalalteterered,d,adaddidingng

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abubulglgeeofofsusubstbstanantitialalbutbutrerelalativtivelelyyininfeferioriorrforfortiftificicatiationonsstotothethe

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northrthweweststerernnpapartrtofofththeecicityty..

He

Headadininggeaeastst,,ththeeststrereetetssfrfromomththeegagatetesseieiththerercocompmpririseseddoror

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evenentutualallylyleledd totoththee foforkrkededMeseMese (li(literterallally,y,midmiddledleororcecentrntral)al),,

C Coonnssttaannttiinnooppllee’’ss mmaaiinn ssttrreeeett.. TThhee MMeessee wwaass vveerryy wwiiddee bbyy me medidievevalalststanandadardrdss(a(aboboutut8080’)’)anandd papaveveddwiwiththmamarbrbleleacaccocordrd- -i inngg ttoo ssoommee aaccccoouunnttss.. LLoonngg sseeccttiioonnss ooff iitt wweerree ffllaannkkeedd wwiitthh col

colonnonnadeadedd porporticticoeoes,s,parparticticulularlarlyy aloalongngthethesousouthethernrnbrabranchnch,,

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markrketets,s,ththeeFoForurummofofArArcacadidiususananddththeeFoForurummofofththeeOxOx..

Ab

Abououtt2/2/33ofofaamimileleinintotoththeecicitytywewerereththeereremnmnanantstsofofththeeololdd

ci

citytywalwalllbuibuiltltbybyConConstastantintinene..AltAlthohoughughnonolonlongergeraasigsigninificficanantt

fo fortrtifificicatatioionnbyby ththee titimemeofofJuJuststininiaian,n,ththee CoConsnstatantntininiaiann wawallll tr tradadititioionanallllyy mamarkrkededththee bebegiginnnniningg ofof mumuchchdedensnsererococcucupapa- -ti tionon..ThThisispapartrtofofththeecicitytywawassmomoststlylylolowewerranandd mimiddddleleclclasass.s. Ho Howewevever,r,aa scscatatteteriringngofofwewealalththieierrhohomemess anandd ththeesisigngnifificicanantt chu

churcherchessandandmonamonastersteriesiestheytheysupposupportedrtedcluclustersterededarouaroundndthethe

Me

MeseseananddththeeAqAqueueduductctofofVaValelensns..ThTheeMeMesesewawasslilineneddwiwiththanan

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unbrobrokenkenserseriesiesofofporporticticoesoesananddshoshopspsforforthetherereststofofitsitslelengtngth.h.

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relicscs(see(see Reli Relics,cs,p.p.2424))ananddththeetotombmbssofofmomoststemempeperororsrsupuptoto

the

the11t11thhcecentuntury.ry.

Th TheebrbrananchchesesofofththeeMeMesesejojoininedednonottfafarrbebefoforereththeeFoForurumm of ofThTheoeododosisiuus.s.ThThisisarareaeawawass tytypipiccalalofofththeecicityty’s’simimpoportrtanantt pu publblicic spspacacees.s. ItIt wawass susurrrrouounndededd byby twtwo-o-ststororyy cocololonnnnadadeses an

anddlalavivishlshlyydecdecororateateddwitwithhstastatutuarary.y.ThTheeforforumumconcontaitaineneddaa

mo

monunumementnt totoThTheeododososiuiuss II ththatatwawass sosomemeththiningg bebetwtweeeenn aa

co

colulumnmn anandd aa veveryrynanarrrrowowtotowewer.r. DeDecocoraratetedd wiwithth cacarvrviningsgs

spi

spiraralilingngupupitsitslelengngthth,,ththee120120’’pilpillalarrhahaddananininteternrnalalstastaircircasease

l

leeaaddiinngg aallll tthhee wwaayy ttoo tthhee ttoopp.. IItt oonnccee hheelldd aa ssttaattuuee ooff tthhee

em

emperperoror,,ththougoughhititfefelllldowdownnaafefewwdedecacadesdesafafterterThTheoeodosdosiuius’s’

de

deatathhananddwawassrereplplacacededbybyaasisimpmplelecrcrososs.s.

A

A ffewew hhuunndrdreedd yayardrdss papaststththee FFororuumm ofofThTheeododoosisiuus,s, ththee

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Mesesecrcrosossesedd ththeeMakrMakrososEmboEmboloslos(“(“GrGreaeattPoPortrticico”o”),),aa mamajojorr

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strereetetrurunnnnininggfrfromomnonortrthhtotososoututhhfrfromomononeeshshororeetotoththeeototheher.r.

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Population

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Forrvavaririououss rereasasonons,s,ththeepopopupulalatitiononofof CoConsnstatantntininopoplele

vari

variededbyby moremorethanthanananordeorderrofofmagnmagnituditudeeoveroveritsitsexiexis-

s-te

tencnce.e.ThThisistatablbleeinindidicacatetess ththeeapapprproxoximimatatee popopupulalatitiononatat

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variousousdatedatessthrothroughughthethecitycity’s’slifelifetimetime..

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empireireasasaawhowholele..Thecity’Thecity’ssheiheightghtininthe530sthe530srefreflelectecteddththee

emp

empireire’s’sreareachchacacrosrosssthetheMeMeditditererranraneaean,n,whiwhileleitsitsfalfalllintintoo

the

theeigheighththcencenturyturymirrmirroredoredthetheempirempire’se’sneanear-totr-totalalcollcollapseapse

dur

durininggthathattperperiodioddueduetotoinvinvasiasiononandandplaplaguegue..TheTheempempireire’s’s

re revivivavall unundederr ththee MaMacecedodoninianandydynanaststyy sesett ththee cacapipitatall toto ex expapandndininggagagaiain,n,bubuttththeetrtrenenddrereacacheheddananenenddononththeeevevee of ofththeeFoFoururththCrCrususadade,e,leleadadiningg totoananototheherrcocollllapapseseanandd aa tw

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LikekethetheMeMese,se,thetheMaMakrkrososEmbEmboloolosswawasscocololonnnnadeadeddananddwewellll-

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paveved.d.ItItwawasshohomemetotoaanunumbmbererofofimimpoportrtananttmemercrcanantitilelecocon-

n-ce

cernrns.s.ThTheeinintetersrsecectitiononwawassdedecocoraratetedd wiwiththaa tetrapylontetrapylon(a(asseett

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offoufourrorornanamenmentaltalcocolulumnmns,s,ononeeatateaeachchcorcornener).r).

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Afefewwhuhundndreredd yayardrdssfafartrtheherrononwawassththeecicircrcululararFoForurummof of

Con

Conststanantintine,e,lolocacatedtedjujuststououtsitsidedeththeelilineneofofByByzazantntiuium’sm’soriorigigi-

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naall wawallllss.. LiLikkee ththee FFororuumm ooff TThheeoododosisiuuss,, ccololoonnnnaaddeess ssuurr-

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rounundededd itit.. ItItalalsosohahadd cecereremomoninialalgagatetessatatththee eaeaststanandd wewestst

an

anddaacocommemmemormoratiativevecocolulumnmnininththeececentnterer..

In Inththeeeeasasteternrneendndofofththeecicityty,,ththeeMeMeseseeendndededatatththeehehearartt of ofththeecicitytyanandd ththeeeempmpirire.e.TTheheroroadadfoformrmalalllyyststopoppepeddatatththee Au Auguguststaiaionon,, aa lalavivishshlyly dedecocoraratetedd pupublblicic sqsquauarere.. ItItwawass susur- r-ro rounundededd byby ththeeHaHagigiaa SoSophphiaia,, ththeeemempipirere’s’sgrgreaeateteststchchururchch;; th

theeHiHippoppodrdromome,e,ththeecicityty’s’smosmosttimimpoportrtananttpupublblicicspaspacece;;anandd

th

thee imimpeperirialal papalalacece.. (S(Seeee Notable Notable Locations,Locations, pppp.. 3939-4-40,0, foforr

mo morerededetataiileledd dedescscririptptiiononss ofof aallllththrreeee.).) InIn adaddidititionontoto ththee co corerebubuilildidingngssofofththeechchururchchananddgogovevernrnmementnt,,ththeeeaeaststenenddof of th thee cicityty alalsosofefeatatururededseseveverarallimimpoportrtananttininduduststririalalcecentnterers,s,aa nu numbmbererofofototheherrlalargrgeechchururchchesesanand,d,ononththeeslslopeopessofofththeeeaeastst- -er ernnshshorore,e,aagrgreaeattmamanynysmsmalalllmonmonasasteteririeses..

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Theevivisisitortorcocominminggininfrofrommthetheseseaagotgotaadifdiffefererentntviviewew..CoCon-

n-sta

stantntininoplopleehahadd dedefenfensisivevewalwallslsexextetendndininggaroaroununddththeeseseawaawardrd

si sidedessofofththeecicityty,,whwhicich,h,ththououghghnonowhwherereeneneararasasststrorongngasasththee la landndwawardrd wawallll,, wewererececertrtaiainnlyly ststrorongng enenououghgh foforr momostst pupur- r-po poseses.s.ThThee gegenntltleeslslopopeeofofththeelalandndmemeananttththatatththee shshororeehahadd man

manyypapatchtchesesofofmarmarshshyygrgrouound.nd.SeSeveverarallofofththeehaharborborrdisdistritrictctss

w

weerree ccrreeaatetedd bybywawalllliinngg ofofff sswawampmpyy aarreeaass ooff shshororeelliinnee aanndd

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eiththererdrdredgedgininggththememtotoproprovividedehaharborboraragegeororseselelectictivevelylyfilfillinlingg

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themem inintoto crcreaeatete lelevevell grgrououndnd shshelelteteriringng dedeepeperer arareeasas.. ThThee

mor

moreeacactivtiveehaharbrborsorsononththeeGolGoldendenHoHornrnwewerereclcloseoserrtotothetheeaeastst

en enddththananththeewewestst,,sosonenewwvivisisitotorsrswhwhoolalandndededatatCoConsnstatantntinino- o-pl pleeprpropoperer(r(ratatheherrththananatatGaGallatata,a,asassosomememimighght)t)ccououldldheheadad so soututhhtotoththeespspecectataclcleeofofththeepapalalacecedidiststririctct..ByByththeeninintnthhcecen- n-tu turyry,, ininadaddidititionontotopoportrtfafaccililititieies,s,ththee nonortrthhshshororeeofofththeecicityty wa

wasshohomemetotosmasmallllcocololoniniesesofofforforeieigngnmemercrchahantnts,s,esespecpeciaiallllyytoto

th

theeeaeaststofofththeeMaMakrokrossEmEmbolbolos.os.ThTheseseeininclclududededgrgrououpspsofofmemer-

r-ch chanantsts frfromom AmAmalalfifi,, PiPisasa,, anandd VeVeninicece,, wiwithth memercrchhanantstsfrfromom Sy Syririaa anandd GeGennoaoa grgranantetedd cocololonnieiess ththereree lalateter.r. ThThee GeGenonoeesese we werereevevenentutualallylycecedededd aalalargrgeeneneigighbhbororhohoododininGaGalalatata,,whwhicichh th theyeyfofortrtififieieddininththee1414ththcecentnturury.y.ThThisisarareaeawawassprprobobabablylyalalsoso ho homemetotomomoststofofththeecicityty’s’sJeJewiwishshpopopupulalatitionon;; seseee OthOthererReRelili- - gions, gions,pppp.. 2323-2-24.4. Al Alththououghghththeecicitytywawasssusurrrrououndndededonontwtwooofofititssththrereeesisidedess by bywawateterrananddititwawassininaareregigiononwiwiththdidirerectctacaccecesssstototwtwoomamajojorr se

seasas,,notnotevevererywhywherereewaswasapapproproprpriatiateeforforlalandndining.g.ThTheecucurrrrenentt

co comimingngououttofofththeeBoBospspororususwawassswswifift,t,ananddththeeseseaaararououndndththee s sououththooff ththee ccitityy wawasscchhopoppypyiinnmamannyy plplaacceess.. AA ffeewwllaannddiinnggss we wererealalonongg ththee sosouuththeernrnshshororee (n(nototabablyly ononee atattatachchededtoto ththee i impmpeerriiaall papallaaccee),), bubutt momosstt ofoftthhee ccitityy’’ss hhaarrboborrss wewererettoo ththee no nortrth,h,fafaccininggththeecacalmlmwawatetersrsofofththeeGoGolldedennHoHornrn..InIntitimemessof of wa war,r,ththeemomouuththofofththeeGoGoldldenenHoHornrnwawassprprototececteteddbybyaaheheavavyy ch

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Thougughhthethecicity’ty’sspubpubliclicfacfaceewaswasveveryrycacarefrefullullyyconconstrstrucuctedted,,

th

theebabackckarareaeassdedevevelolopepeddininaalelesssscocontntrorollllededwaway.y.ThThrorougughhththee

ci

cityty’s’shihiststorory,y,sosomemeatattetempmptstswewereremamadedeatatththeecoconsnstrtrucuctitiononofofaa

squ

squarearestrstreeeettgrigrid.d.HowHowevever,er,thethecitcity’y’sstoptopogrographaphyyandand,,proprobabbablyly

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morere imimpoportrtanantltly,y,ititss lolongnghihiststororyy ofof grgrowowthth anandd cocontntraractctioionn

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caususededitittotodrdrififttfrfromomththatatpapatttterernninintotoaamomorereororgaganinicclalayoyoutut..

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