Hippodrome of Constantinople - ܐܦܝܩܘܣ

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The great hippodrome of Constantinople was situated directly adjacent to the imperial palace. This was one of the few places where the people could interact with the emperor via acclamations.3

Names

  • ܐܦܝܩܘܣ
  • Hippodrome of Constantinople
  • ܐܦܝܩܘܣ2
  • Circus1

Place Type

building

Location

  • Coordinates :
    • Lat. 41.005444° Long. 28.9746077°4

Descriptions

The great hippodrome of Constantinople was situated directly adjacent to the imperial palace. This was one of the few places where the people could interact with the emperor via acclamations.3
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  • 1 Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018)., p: 346-348.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: 114; 129; 264, chapter: 3.2.48; 3.3.6; 3.5.14.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: 347.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 4 https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/773739435/location-of-hippodrome-of-constantinople

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Silvio Roggo, “Hippodrome of Constantinople - ܐܦܝܩܘܣ .”, 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/5614.

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