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Gilles Pierre. The Antiquities of Constantinople
The Antiquities of Constantinople
Table of Contents
THE. PREFACE. OF THE. AUTHOR, Describing the Situation of Constantinople, the Conveniences of its Port, and the Commodities in which it abounds
THE. ANTIQUITIES. OF. Constantinople. BOOK I
Chap. I. Of the Founders of Byzantium, and the different Successes and Revolutions of that City
Chap. II. Of the Extent of Old Byzantium
Chap. III. Of the Rebuilding of Byzantium by Constantine the Great, and the Largeness of it in his Time
Chap. IV. Of the present Figure, Compass, Length and Breadth of Constantinople
Chap. V. A general Description of Constantinople
Chap. VI. Of the Situation of all the Parts of the City describ’d
Chap. VII. Of the first Hill, of the Palace of the Grand Seignor, of the Church of St. Sophia, and the Hippodrom
Chap. VIII. Of the first Valley
Chap. IX. Of the second Hill
Chap. X. Of the second Valley, which divides the second from the third Hill
Chap. XI. Of the third Hill
Chap. XII. Of the third Valley
Chap. XIII. Of the fourth Hill
Chap. XIV. Of the Fifth Hill
Chap. XV. Of the Fifth Valley
Chap. XVI
Chap. XVII. Of the Valley which divides the Promontory from the seventh Hill
Chap. XVIII. Of the seventh Hill
Chap. XIX. Of the Walls of the City
Chap. XX. Of the Gates of Constantinople, and the seven Towers of Old Byzantium
Chap. XXI. Of the long Walls
THE. ANTIQUITIES. OF. Constantinople. BOOK II
Chap. I. Of the Buildings and Monuments of Old Byzantium and Constantinople, called New Rome
Chap. II. Of the Ancient Monuments of the first Hill, and of the first Ward of the City
Chap. III. Of the Church of St. Sophia
Chap. IV. A Description of the Church of St. Sophia, as it now appears
Chap. V. Of the Statues discover’d on one Side of the Church of St. Sophia
Chap. VI. Of the Pharo on the Promontory Ceras, and the Mangana
Chap. VII. Of the Bagnio’s of Zeuxippus and its Statues
Chap. VIII. Of the Hospitals of Sampson and Eubulus
Chap. IX. Of the Statue of Eudoxia Augusta, for which St. Chrysostom was sent into Banishment
Chap. X. Of those Parts of the City which are contain’d in the third Ward
Chap. XI. Of the Hippodrom, its Obelisk, its Statues, and Columns
Chap. XII. Of the Colossus
Chap. XIII. Of some other Columns in the Hippodrom
Chap. XIV. Of the Church of Bacchus, the Court of Hormisda, and the House of Justinian
Chap. XV. Of the Port of Julian, and Sophia; of the Portico nam’d Sigma, and the Palace of Sophia
Chap. XVI. Of the Fourth Ward
Chap. XVII. Of the Forum called the Augustæum, of the Pillar of Theodosius, and Justinian, and the Senate-House
Chap. XVIII. Of the Imperial Palace, the Basilica; of the Palace of Constantine, and the House of Entrance nam’d Chalca
Chap. XIX. Of the Basilica, and the Imperial Walks
Chap. XX. Of the Imperial Library, and Portico; as also of the Imperial Cistern
Chap. XXI. Of the Chalcopratia
Chap. XXII. Of the Portico’s situate between the Palace, and the Forum of Constantine
Chap. XXIII. Of the Miliarium Aureum and its Statues, and of the Fortune of the City, and her Statue
Chap. XXIV. Of the Temple of Neptune, of the Church of St. Mina, (or Menna) of the Stadia, and the Stairs of Timasius
Chap. XXV. Of the Lausus, and its Statues; namely, a Venus of Cnidos, a Juno of Samos, a Minerva of Lindia, a winged Cupid, a Jupiter Olympius, a Saturn, Unicorns, Tygers, Vultures, Beasts that are half Camels, and half Panthers; of the Cistern of the Hospital called Philoxenos, and the Chrysotriclinium
THE. ANTIQUITIES. OF. Constantinople. BOOK III
Chap. I. Of several Places in the fifth Ward, and the second Hill; of the Neorium; of the Port nam’d the Bosporium; of the Strategium, and the Forum of Theodosius
Chap. II. Of the sixth Ward, and the remaining ancient Buildings of the second Hill
Chap. III. Of the Porphyry Pillar, the Forum of Constantine, and the Palladium
Chap. IV. Of the Senate-House; the Nympheum; the Statues of the Forum of Constantine; of the Philadelphium; the Musæum; the Labarum and Syparum; of the Death of Arius; of the Temples of Tellus, Ceres, Persephone; of Juno and Pluto
Chap. V. Of the Seventh Ward
Chap. VI. Of the Street called Taurus, the Forum of Theodosius, the Pillar of Theodosius with Winding Stairs, of the Tetrapylum, the Pyramidical Engine of the Winds, the Statues of Arcadius and Honorius, of the Churches of Hirena and Anastasia, and the Rocks called Scyronides
Chap. VII. Of the eighth Ward, and the Hind-part of the third Hill
Chap. VIII. Of the ninth Ward; of the Temple of Concord; of the Granaries of Alexandria and Theodosius; of the Baths of Anastasia, of the House of Craterus; of the Modius, and the Temple of the Sun and Moon
Chap. IX. Of the third Valley, and the tenth Ward; of the House of Placidia, and her Palace; of the Aqueduct of Valentinian, the Bagnio’s of Constantine, and the Nympheum
THE. ANTIQUITIES. OF. Constantinople. BOOK IV
Chap. I. Of the Eleventh Ward, and of the Fourth and Fifth Hills
Chap. II. Of the Church of the Apostles, the Sepulchre of Constantine the Great, the Cistern of Arcadius and Modestus, of the Palace of Placilla, and the Brazen Bull
Chap. III. Of the Sixth Hill, and the Fourteenth Ward
Chap. IV. Of the Hepdomum, a Part of the Suburbs; of the Triclinium of Magnaura; of the Cyclobion; of the Statue of Mauritius, and his Armory; and of the Place called the Cynegium
Chap. V. Of the Blachernæ, the Triclinium of the Blachernæ, the Palace, the Aqueduct and many other Places of Antiquity
Chap. VI. Of the Bridge near the Church of St. Mamas; of his Hippodrom; of the Brazen Lyon, and the Sepulchre of the Emperor Mauritius
Chap. VII. Of the seventh Hill, the twelfth Ward, and of the Pillar of Arcadius
Chap. VIII. Of the Statues, and the antient Tripos of Apollo, standing in the Xerolophon
Chap. IX. Of the Columns now remaining on the Seventh Hill
Chap. X. Of the Thirteenth Ward of the City, call’d the Sycene Ward, of the Town of Galata, sometimes nam’d Pera
Chap. XI. A Description of Galata; of the Temples of Amphiaraus, Diana, and Venus; of the Theatre of Sycæ, and the Forum of Honorius
APPENDIX
AN. Explanatory Index
A. DESCRIPTION. Of the CITY of. Constantinople, As it stood in the Reigns of. Arcadius and Honorius
A. DESCRIPTION. Of the WARDS of. Constantinople
The first Region, or Ward
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The Second Ward
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The Third Ward
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The Fourth Ward
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The Fifth Ward
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The Sixth Ward
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The Seventh Ward
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The Eighth Ward
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The Ninth Ward
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The Tenth Ward
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The Eleventh Ward
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The Twelfth Ward
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The Thirteenth Ward
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The Fourteenth Ward
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A Summary View of the whole City
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Some Account of the Suburbs as they are mention’d in the Codes and Law-Books
Of the present Buildings of Constantinople
