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The public places in Late Antique Constantinople. The case of fora

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The public places in Late Antique Constantinople. The case of fora (EN)
Dakari, Aikaterini (EN)
Karagianni, Flora (EL)
Aristodemou, Georgia (EN)
Kordosis, Stefanos (EN)
masterThesis
2022-10-19T12:21:43Z
2022-10-19
2022-01
This dissertation was written as part of the MA in Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Studies at the International Hellenic University. The transfer of Rome’s imperial residence to the East and the adoption of Christianity were two decisive factors attributed to Constantine I, which instigated momentous changes in world history. From its foundation in 324 A.D. by the emperor on the strategic site of ancient Byzantion until the end of the Early Christian Era, Constantinople/New Rome witnessed three great periods of urban growth and reconstruction. Although originally built as a city with Roman features and institutions, within about two centuries, the new capital of the Roman Empire acquired the unmistakable aspects of a Christian city with an extensive network of religious buildings and processional routes. Under the auspices of the Constantinian and Theodosian dynasties, a series of new fora were established in the new urban districts with the intention of serving political and ceremonial purposes. These multifunctional plazas, essential elements of the urban fabric inherited from the Greco-Roman world, deviated in some aspects from the traditional scheme of their predecessors. Relying mainly on the extant literary and graphic evidence, and less on the limited archaeological remnants, this dissertation examines the material appearance and everyday functions of the Constantinopolitan fora from the early fourth to the mid-sixth century A.D., as well as their role in the official and liturgical life of the city. As stops along the proliferative ecclesiastical processions, with their colossal columns having been converted into symbols of Christianity, these public spaces were gradually incorporated into the network of the Byzantine capital’s sacred loci, at the same time contributing to the sanctification of the former pagan city. (EN)
forum (EN)
Byzantion (EN)
monumental column (EN)
Christianisation (EN)
Constantinople (EN)
Late Antiquity (EN)
Αγγλική γλώσσα
School of Humanities, MA in Black Sea & Eastern Mediterranean Studies
School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Economics, Master of Arts (MA) in Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Studies (EN)
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University Center of International Programmes of Studies (UCIPS)
Master Theses



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