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'''The Prosphorion and Neorion''', the commercial port and the naval dockyard of ancient Byzantium (Constantinople), were on the north coast of the city, and in Ottoman times all important shipping, apart from a small fleet of war galleys, used harbors in the Golden Horn.
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'''The Prosphorion and Neorion''', the commercial port and the naval dockyard of [[Constantinople]], were on the north coast of the city.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Prosphorion and Neorion Harbors]]</ref> During the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman era]], all important [[ship]]ping, apart from a small fleet of war galleys, used harbors in the [[Golden Horn]].


==History==
==History==
By the early 5th century AD, there were two adjacent enclosed harbours on the Golden Horn (Prosphorion and Neorion) and two others were on the Sea of Marmara (Julian and Theodosius).
By the early 5th century, the Prosphorion and Neorion harbors were built on the Golden Horn,<ref>{{WP|Prosphorion Harbour}}</ref><ref>{{WP|Neorion Harbour}}</ref> while the [[Harbor of Julian|harbor]] of [[Julian (emperor)|Julian]] was nearby at the mouth of the {{Wiki|Sea of Marmara}}.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[Database: Harbor of Julian]]</ref>


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==References==
*[http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/2194/acr007.jpg ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'']
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Latest revision as of 04:28, 11 December 2021

The Prosphorion and Neorion, the commercial port and the naval dockyard of Constantinople, were on the north coast of the city.[1] During the Ottoman era, all important shipping, apart from a small fleet of war galleys, used harbors in the Golden Horn.

History[edit | edit source]

By the early 5th century, the Prosphorion and Neorion harbors were built on the Golden Horn,[2][3] while the harbor of Julian was nearby at the mouth of the Sea of Marmara.[4]

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