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The Antiquities of Constantinople: With a Description of Its Situation, the Conveniencies of Its Port, Its Publick Buildings, the Statuary, Sculpture, Architecture, and Other Curiosities of That CityGilles, Pierre

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The Antiquities of Constantinople: With a Description of Its Situation, the Conveniencies of Its Port, Its Publick Buildings, the Statuary, Sculpture, Architecture, and Other Curiosities of That City

Name: The Antiquities of Constantinople: With a Description of Its Situation, the Conveniencies of Its Port, Its Publick Buildings, the Statuary, Sculpture, Architecture, and Other Curiosities of That City
Author: Gilles, Pierre

Gilles, Pierre

Istanbul (Turkey) -- Antiquities; Istanbul (Turkey) -- Description and travel; Turkey -- Antiquities

BYZANTIUM, founded by _Byzas_, 13
    The _Megarians_ its first Inhabitants, 14
    Rebuilt by the _Lacedæmonians_, 15
    Afterwards call’d _Antonina_, ibid.
    After that _New Rome_, _Constantinople_, and _Anthusa_, or
      _Florentia_ by _Constantine_, ibid.
    Its Revolutions, _ibid._
    Its Walls, Towers, Gates, Ports, 17
    Taken by the _Romans_, 19
    Its Antient Situation and Extent, 20
    The greatest City in all _Thrace_, 21
    Rebuilt by _Constantine_, 23
    Its seven Towers, 71
    Its Old Castle where built, 76


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  CAPITAL, the Top of a Pillar, 113

  CAPITOL; This was a large Temple, where they celebrated their
    Festivals and Triumphs, and to which they repair’d upon publick
    Occasions, 203

  CAPOCHEE’S, the drudging Porters among the _Turks_, 38

  CHALCA, a Description of it, 134

  CHALCOPRATIA, the Places where they worked their Brass, 148

  CARAVANSERA, a Place built like an Inn for the Reception of Strangers
    and Travellers, 52

  CERAS, or CHERAS, a Bay which divides _Galata_ from the City, and is
    so called, because it winds round like a _Horn_, 20

  CHRYSOSTOM St., banish’d, 102

  CHURCH of St. _Anthony_, _Blessed Virgin_, St. _John Baptist_, 28
    Of _Anastasia_ and _Hirena_, 192
    Of St. _Agathonicus_, 80
    Of the _Apostles_, 221
    Of the _Blachernæ_, 63
    Of _Bacchus_, and _Sergius_, 117
    Of St. _Euphemia_, 124
    Of St. _Irene_, 101
    Of St. _Marcian_, 114
    Of St. _Mina_, of _Mocius_ and St. _Anne_, 260
    Of St. _Peter_ and St. _Paul_, 117
    Of St. _Paul_, 204
    Of St. _Polyclete_, 124
    Of _Procopius_, of the Martyr _Theca_, 121
    Of St. _Theodore_, 202
    And of St. _Thomas_, 120

  CHURCH, without the Walls of the City. This Church was called
    Χριστὸς χώρας, that is, a Church sacred to _Christ_, in a
    Monastery call’d _Chora_; because when first built it stood in
    the Suburbs, 242
    See _Cantacuzenus_.

  CHURCH of St. _Sophia_, situate in the Imperial Precinct, 81
    By whom built, 82
    By what Architects, 84
    Its Length, Breadth, and Height, 86
    Incrusted with elegant Marble of all Kinds, 87
    Its Roof, Pillars, and Arches, _ibid._
    The whole Architecture of it describ’d from _Page_ 87, to 95

  CIRCUS MAXIMUS, a Place of a large oblong Figure, built for the
    Exercise of Martial Sports, with Seats for the Spectators, 103

  CISTERN, of _Bonus_, 28
    Of _Mocisia_, 66
    Imperial Cistern, whose Roof is supported with 336 Marble
      Pillars, discovered by the Author, 147
    More Cisterns, 162
    Cistern of _Theodosius_, 169
    Of _Arcadius_ and _Modestus_, 124
    Of _Justinian_, 260
    Of St. _Benedict_, 275

  COCHLIA, This was a Gate of the City, and so call’d, as I conceive,
    because it had winding Stairs within it, 116

  COLOSSUS, Its Description and Size, 108, 109

  COLUMNA VIRGINEA, 58

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