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Theodosian Walls, Istanbul
Theodosian Walls, Istanbul, 2016
Construction of the Theodosian Walls was instigated by Theodosius II's Praetorian Prefect of the East, Anthemius, in 413 and were made even more…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Constantinople, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Istanbul, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, roman empire, Theodosian Walls, Urbanism, Walls, War
Theodosian Walls, Istanbul
Theodosian Walls, Istanbul, 2016
The Theodosian Walls are arguably the most defining monument of Late Antiquity. Begun, perhaps, as a response to Honorius' renovation of the Aurelian…
Post-Herulian Walls, Athens
Post-Herulian Walls, Athens, 2017
Looking south to the Parthenon, from the Agora, which was largely destroyed in the Herulian sack of 267. The so-called Herulian walls, taking in a…
Tags: Agora, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Athens, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Greece, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Post-Herulian, roman empire, Urbanism, Wall, War
Post-Herulian Walls, Athens
Post-Herulian Walls, Athens, 2017
Remains of the Post-Heulian Walls show that they were constructed with numerous architectural blocks, including column drums from the Stoa of Attalos,…
Porta San Sebastiano, Rome
Porta San Sebastiano, Rome, 2016
Perhaps the best known of the Aurelian Wall gates, the Porta San Sebastiano is the largest and best preserved, and today houses the Museo delle Mura.…
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Borders, Byzantium, Cities, Defense, Early Middle Ages, Fall of Rome, Italy, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Porta San Sebastiano, roman empire, Rome, Urbanism, Walls, War