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==History== | ==History== | ||
The forum was originally built by {{Wiki|Constantine the Great|Constantine I}}, who named the area ''Forum Tauri'', or "Forum of the Bull. | The forum was originally built by {{Wiki|Constantine the Great|Constantine I}}, who named the area ''Forum Tauri'', or "Forum of the Bull". | ||
However, in 393, it was renamed after Emperor {{Wiki|Theodosius I}}, who rebuilt the forum after the model of {{Wiki|Trajan's Forum}} in [[Rome]]. Theodosius surrounded the landmark with civic buildings and decorated it with porticoes and a triumphal column at its center. | However, in 393, it was renamed after Emperor {{Wiki|Theodosius I}}, who rebuilt the forum after the model of {{Wiki|Trajan's Forum}} in [[Rome]]. Theodosius surrounded the landmark with civic buildings and decorated it with porticoes and a triumphal column at its center. | ||
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Revision as of 01:02, 9 January 2014
The Forum of Theodosius was an landmark and forum in the city of Constantinople.
History
The forum was originally built by Constantine I, who named the area Forum Tauri, or "Forum of the Bull".
However, in 393, it was renamed after Emperor Theodosius I, who rebuilt the forum after the model of Trajan's Forum in Rome. Theodosius surrounded the landmark with civic buildings and decorated it with porticoes and a triumphal column at its center.