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The Long Walls were erected in the early sixth century during the reign of Anastasius. They stretched 58 km from the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and guarded the western approach to Constantinople, more than 70 km to the west of the city.3

Names

  • Long Walls of Constantinople
  • ܫܘܪܐ ܒܪܝܐ2
  • Anastasian Walls1

Place Type

fortification

Descriptions

The Long Walls were erected in the early sixth century during the reign of Anastasius. They stretched 58 km from the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and guarded the western approach to Constantinople, more than 70 km to the west of the city.3
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  • 1 Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018)., p: 1577.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 97; 327, chapter: 3.2.30; 3.6.25.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 3 Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018)., p: 1577-1578.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record

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Silvio Roggo, “Long Walls of Constantinople” last modified February 16, 2024, http://syriaca.org/place/5616.

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Silvio Roggo, “Long Walls of Constantinople.”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2024. Entry published February 16, 2024. http://syriaca.org/place/5616.

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