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It was originally built by Constantine I and named the Forum Tauri ("Forum of the Bull"). In 393 however it was renamed after Emperor Theodosius I, who rebuilt it after the model of Trajan's Forum in Rome, surrounded by civic buildings such as churches and baths and decorated with porticoes as well as a triumphal column at its center. | It was originally built by Constantine I and named the Forum Tauri ("Forum of the Bull"). In 393 however it was renamed after Emperor Theodosius I, who rebuilt it after the model of Trajan's Forum in Rome, surrounded by civic buildings such as churches and baths and decorated with porticoes as well as a triumphal column at its center. | ||
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''The largest of the public squares in Byzantine Constantinople, the Forum of Theodosius was repaired, improved, and christened in 393 by Emperor Theodosius himself to commemorate his victories in battle and politics.'' | |||
''The most prominent feature of the forum, standing at its center, was the triumphal Column of Theodosius, built with an internal spiral staircase to allow visitors a grand view of the city.'' | |||
''Over subsequent centuries the forum was gradually built over, dismantled and damaged by earthquakes, until it had all but vanished – columns, arches, cobblestones and all – until a large portion of it was unearthed again in the middle of the 20th century.'' | |||
[[Category:Constantinople]] | [[Category:Constantinople]] | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 4 December 2011
The Forum of Theodosius was a Forum in the city of Constantinople.
History
It was originally built by Constantine I and named the Forum Tauri ("Forum of the Bull"). In 393 however it was renamed after Emperor Theodosius I, who rebuilt it after the model of Trajan's Forum in Rome, surrounded by civic buildings such as churches and baths and decorated with porticoes as well as a triumphal column at its center.
Database entry
The largest of the public squares in Byzantine Constantinople, the Forum of Theodosius was repaired, improved, and christened in 393 by Emperor Theodosius himself to commemorate his victories in battle and politics.
The most prominent feature of the forum, standing at its center, was the triumphal Column of Theodosius, built with an internal spiral staircase to allow visitors a grand view of the city.
Over subsequent centuries the forum was gradually built over, dismantled and damaged by earthquakes, until it had all but vanished – columns, arches, cobblestones and all – until a large portion of it was unearthed again in the middle of the 20th century.