A detailed description of the walls of Byzantine Constantinople with illustrations, maps and plans.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. The site of Constantinople - the limits of Byzantium; 2. The city of Constantinople - its limits, fortifications, interior arrangement; 3. The Theodosian walls; 4. The gates in the Theodosian walls - The Golden Gate; 5. The gates in the Theodosian walls continued; 6. Repairs on the Theodosian walls; 7. The palace of the Porphyrogenitus (Tekfour Serai); 8. The fortifcations on the north-western side of the city, before the seventh century; 9. The walls of the Emperor Manuel Comnenus; 10. The Tower of Anemas: The Tower of Isaac Angelus; 11. Inmates of the Prison of Anemas; 12. The Wall of the Emperor Heraclius: The Wall of the Emperor Leo the Armenian; 13. The seaward walls; 14. The walls along the Golden Horn; 15. The walls along the Golden Horn continued; 16. The walls along the Sea of Marmora; 17. The harbours on the Sea of Marmora; 18. The harbours on the Sea of Marmora continued; 19. The Hebdomon; 20. The Anastasian Wall; Table of Emperors; Index.
