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THE Preface of the Author, describing the Situation ofConstantinople,the Conveniencies of its Port, and the Commodities in which it abounds,
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Book I.Chap. I.Of the Founders ofByzantium,and the different Successes and Revolutions of that City,Page13II.Of the Extent of OldByzantium,p.20III.Of the Rebuilding it byConstantinetheGreat,and the Largeness of it in his Time,p.21IV.Of the present Figure, Compass, Length, and Breadth ofConstantinople,p.29V.A General Description ofConstantinople,p.32VI.The Situation of all the Parts of the City describ’d,p.35VII.Of the First Hill, the Palace of the GrandSeignor,the Church of St.Sophia,and theHippodrom,p.36VIII.Of the First Valley,p.43IX.Of the Second Hill,p.44X.Of the Second Valley, which divides the Second from the Third Hill,p.48XI.Of the Third Hill,p.50XII.Of the Third Valley,p.54XIII.Of the Fourth Hill,p.55XIV.Of the Fifth Hill,p.59XV.Of the Fifth Valley,p.61XVI.Of the Sixth Hill,p.62XVII.Of the Valley which divides thePromontoryof the Sixth Hill from the Seventh Hill,p.64XVIII.Of the Seventh Hill,p.65XIX.Of the Walls of the City,p.67XX.Of the Gates ofConstantinople,and the Seven Towers of OldByzantium,p.70XXI.Of the long Walls,p.72
Chap. I.Of the Founders ofByzantium,and the different Successes and Revolutions of that City,
II.Of the Extent of OldByzantium,
III.Of the Rebuilding it byConstantinetheGreat,and the Largeness of it in his Time,
IV.Of the present Figure, Compass, Length, and Breadth ofConstantinople,
V.A General Description ofConstantinople,
VI.The Situation of all the Parts of the City describ’d,
VII.Of the First Hill, the Palace of the GrandSeignor,the Church of St.Sophia,and theHippodrom,
VIII.Of the First Valley,
IX.Of the Second Hill,
X.Of the Second Valley, which divides the Second from the Third Hill,
XI.Of the Third Hill,
XII.Of the Third Valley,
XIII.Of the Fourth Hill,
XIV.Of the Fifth Hill,
XV.Of the Fifth Valley,
XVI.Of the Sixth Hill,
XVII.Of the Valley which divides thePromontoryof the Sixth Hill from the Seventh Hill,
XVIII.Of the Seventh Hill,
XIX.Of the Walls of the City,
XX.Of the Gates ofConstantinople,and the Seven Towers of OldByzantium,
XXI.Of the long Walls,
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Book II.Chap. I.Of the Buildings and Monuments of OldByzantiumandConstantinople,p.73II.Of the Antient Monuments of the First Hill, and of the FirstWardof the City,p.75III.Of the Church of St.Sophia,p.82IV.A Description of the Church of St.Sophia,as it now appears,p.87V.Of the Statues found on one Side of that Church,p.95VI.Of thePharoon thePromontoryofCeras,and theMangana,p.96VII.Of theBagnio’sofZeuxippus,and its Statues,p.97VIII.Of the Hospitals ofSampson,andEubulus,p.100IX.Of the Statue ofEudocia Augusta,for which St.Chrysostomwas sent into Banishment,p.101X.Of those Parts of the City which are contain’d in the ThirdWard,p.102XI.Of theHippodrom,itsObelisk,itsStatues,andColumns,p.103XII.Of theColossus,p.108XIII.Of some otherColumnsin theHippodrom,p.110XIV.Of the Church ofBacchus,of the Court ofHormisda,and the House ofJustinian,p.117XV.Of the Port ofJulianandSophia;of thePorticonam’dSigma,and the Palace of St.Sophia,p.120XVI.Of the FourthWard,p.126XVII.Of theForumcalledAugusteum,the Pillar ofTheodosius,andJustinian,also of theSenate-house,p.127XVIII.Of the Imperial Palace, and theBasilica,as also of the Palace ofConstantine,and of the House of Entrance nam’dChalca,p.133XIX.Of theBasilica,and the Imperial Walks,p.140XX.Of the Imperial Library andPortico,and also of the ImperialCistern,p.143XXI.Of theChalcopratia,p.148XXII.Of thePortico’ssituate between the Palace, and theForumofConstantine,p.150XXIII.Of theMiliarium Aureum,and its Statues; ofFortune,the Goddess of the City, and her Statue,p.152XXIV.Of the Temple ofNeptune,and the Church of St.MinaorMenna,of theStadia,andStairsofTimasius,p.157XXV.Of theLausus,and its Statues; viz.aVenusofCnidos,aJunoofSamos,aMinervaofLindia,a wingedCupid,aJupiter Olympius,aSaturn, Unicorns, Tygers, Vultures, Beaststhat are half Camels and half Panthers; of the Cistern, in an Hospital, which was call’dPhiloxenos,and aChrysotriclinium,p.159
Chap. I.Of the Buildings and Monuments of OldByzantiumandConstantinople,
II.Of the Antient Monuments of the First Hill, and of the FirstWardof the City,
III.Of the Church of St.Sophia,
IV.A Description of the Church of St.Sophia,as it now appears,
V.Of the Statues found on one Side of that Church,
VI.Of thePharoon thePromontoryofCeras,and theMangana,
VII.Of theBagnio’sofZeuxippus,and its Statues,
VIII.Of the Hospitals ofSampson,andEubulus,
IX.Of the Statue ofEudocia Augusta,for which St.Chrysostomwas sent into Banishment,
X.Of those Parts of the City which are contain’d in the ThirdWard,
XI.Of theHippodrom,itsObelisk,itsStatues,andColumns,
XII.Of theColossus,
XIII.Of some otherColumnsin theHippodrom,
XIV.Of the Church ofBacchus,of the Court ofHormisda,and the House ofJustinian,
XV.Of the Port ofJulianandSophia;of thePorticonam’dSigma,and the Palace of St.Sophia,
XVI.Of the FourthWard,
XVII.Of theForumcalledAugusteum,the Pillar ofTheodosius,andJustinian,also of theSenate-house,
XVIII.Of the Imperial Palace, and theBasilica,as also of the Palace ofConstantine,and of the House of Entrance nam’dChalca,
XIX.Of theBasilica,and the Imperial Walks,
XX.Of the Imperial Library andPortico,and also of the ImperialCistern,
XXI.Of theChalcopratia,
XXII.Of thePortico’ssituate between the Palace, and theForumofConstantine,
XXIII.Of theMiliarium Aureum,and its Statues; ofFortune,the Goddess of the City, and her Statue,
XXIV.Of the Temple ofNeptune,and the Church of St.MinaorMenna,of theStadia,andStairsofTimasius,
XXV.Of theLausus,and its Statues; viz.aVenusofCnidos,aJunoofSamos,aMinervaofLindia,a wingedCupid,aJupiter Olympius,aSaturn, Unicorns, Tygers, Vultures, Beaststhat are half Camels and half Panthers; of the Cistern, in an Hospital, which was call’dPhiloxenos,and aChrysotriclinium,
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Book III.Chap. I.Of several Places in the FifthWard,and the Second Hill; of theNeorium,of the Port nam’d theBosporium,of theStrategium,and theForumofTheodosius,p.164II.Of the SixthWard,and the remaining antient Buildings of the Second Hill,p.171III.Of thePorphyryPillar, theForumofConstantine,and thePalladium,p.172IV.Of the Senate House, theNympheum,and the Statues in theForumofConstantine,of theLabarumandSupparum,of thePhiladelphium,of the Death ofArius,and of the Temples ofTellus, Ceres, Persephone, Juno,andPluto,p.181V.Of the Seventh Ward,p.190VI.Of the Street call’dTaurus,of theForum,and Pillar ofTheodosius,which had winding Stairs within it; of theTetrapylum,thePyramidicalEngine of the Winds, of the Statues ofArcadius,andHonorius,the Churches ofHirena,andAnastasia,and the Rocks calledScyronides,p.193VII.Of the EighthWard,and the Back-part of the Third Hill,p.202VIII.Of the NinthWard,of the Temple ofConcord,of the Granaries ofAlexandriaandTheodosius,of the Baths ofAnastasia,of the House ofCraterus,of theModius,and the Temple of theSunandMoon,p.205IX.Of the Third Valley and the TenthWard,of the House, and Palace ofPlacidia,of theAqueducts of Valentinian,the Baths ofConstantius,and theNympheum,p.209
Chap. I.Of several Places in the FifthWard,and the Second Hill; of theNeorium,of the Port nam’d theBosporium,of theStrategium,and theForumofTheodosius,
II.Of the SixthWard,and the remaining antient Buildings of the Second Hill,
III.Of thePorphyryPillar, theForumofConstantine,and thePalladium,
IV.Of the Senate House, theNympheum,and the Statues in theForumofConstantine,of theLabarumandSupparum,of thePhiladelphium,of the Death ofArius,and of the Temples ofTellus, Ceres, Persephone, Juno,andPluto,
V.Of the Seventh Ward,
VI.Of the Street call’dTaurus,of theForum,and Pillar ofTheodosius,which had winding Stairs within it; of theTetrapylum,thePyramidicalEngine of the Winds, of the Statues ofArcadius,andHonorius,the Churches ofHirena,andAnastasia,and the Rocks calledScyronides,
VII.Of the EighthWard,and the Back-part of the Third Hill,
VIII.Of the NinthWard,of the Temple ofConcord,of the Granaries ofAlexandriaandTheodosius,of the Baths ofAnastasia,of the House ofCraterus,of theModius,and the Temple of theSunandMoon,
IX.Of the Third Valley and the TenthWard,of the House, and Palace ofPlacidia,of theAqueducts of Valentinian,the Baths ofConstantius,and theNympheum,
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Book IV.Chap.I.Of the EleventhWard,and of the Fourth and Fifth Hill,p.217II.Of the Church of theApostles,of the Sepulchre ofConstantinetheGreat,of the Cisterns ofArcadius,andModestus,of the Palace ofPlacilla,and theBrazen Bull,p.221III.Of the Sixth Hill, and the FourteenthWard,p.236IV.Of theHepdomum,a Part of the Suburbs, of theTricliniumofMagnaura,of the Palace calledCyclobion,of the Statue ofMauritius,and his Arsenal, and also of the Place called theCynegium,p.238V.Of theBlachernæ,theTricliniumof theBlachernæ,of the Palace, theAqueduct,and many other Places of Antiquity,p.244VI.Of the Bridge near the Church of St.Mamas,of theHippodrom,of theBrazen Lyon,and the Tomb of the EmperorMauritius,p.248VII.Of the Seventh Hill, the TwelfthWard,and of the Pillar ofArcadius,p.250VIII.Of the Statues, and the ancientTriposofApolloplac’d in theXerolophon,p.255IX.Of theColumnsnow remaining on the Seventh Hill,p.261X.Of the ThirteenthWardof the City, called theSycene Ward,of the Town ofGalata,sometimes calledPera,p.264XI.A Description ofGalata,of the Temples ofAmphiaraus,ofDiana,andVenus,of itsTheatreand theForumofHonorius,p.270An Appendix, taken out of aMS.in theBodleianLibrary of the University ofOxon,relating to the antient Statues ofConstantinople,demolish’d by theLatins,when they took the City,p.285
Chap.I.Of the EleventhWard,and of the Fourth and Fifth Hill,
II.Of the Church of theApostles,of the Sepulchre ofConstantinetheGreat,of the Cisterns ofArcadius,andModestus,of the Palace ofPlacilla,and theBrazen Bull,
III.Of the Sixth Hill, and the FourteenthWard,
IV.Of theHepdomum,a Part of the Suburbs, of theTricliniumofMagnaura,of the Palace calledCyclobion,of the Statue ofMauritius,and his Arsenal, and also of the Place called theCynegium,
V.Of theBlachernæ,theTricliniumof theBlachernæ,of the Palace, theAqueduct,and many other Places of Antiquity,
VI.Of the Bridge near the Church of St.Mamas,of theHippodrom,of theBrazen Lyon,and the Tomb of the EmperorMauritius,
VII.Of the Seventh Hill, the TwelfthWard,and of the Pillar ofArcadius,
VIII.Of the Statues, and the ancientTriposofApolloplac’d in theXerolophon,
IX.Of theColumnsnow remaining on the Seventh Hill,
X.Of the ThirteenthWardof the City, called theSycene Ward,of the Town ofGalata,sometimes calledPera,
XI.A Description ofGalata,of the Temples ofAmphiaraus,ofDiana,andVenus,of itsTheatreand theForumofHonorius,
An Appendix, taken out of aMS.in theBodleianLibrary of the University ofOxon,relating to the antient Statues ofConstantinople,demolish’d by theLatins,when they took the City,
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A DESCRIPTION Of the CITY of CONSTANTINOPLE,As it stood in theReignsofArcadiusandHonorius.A DESCRIPTION Of the WARDS of CONSTANTINOPLE.The firstRegion, orWard.p.3The SecondWard.p.14The ThirdWard.p.18The FourthWard.p.19The FifthWard.p.27The SixthWard.p.31The SeventhWard.p.35The EighthWard.p.38The NinthWard.p.39The TenthWard.p.42The EleventhWard.p.44The TwelfthWard.p.46The ThirteenthWard.p.48The FourteenthWard.p.51A Summary View of the whole City.p.53Some Account of theSuburbsas they are mention’d in theCodesandLaw-Books.p.59Of the present Buildings ofConstantinople.p.62
A DESCRIPTION Of the WARDS of CONSTANTINOPLE.
The firstRegion, orWard.
The SecondWard.
The ThirdWard.
The FourthWard.
The FifthWard.
The SixthWard.
The SeventhWard.
The EighthWard.
The NinthWard.
The TenthWard.
The EleventhWard.
The TwelfthWard.
The ThirteenthWard.
The FourteenthWard.
A Summary View of the whole City.
Some Account of theSuburbsas they are mention’d in theCodesandLaw-Books.
Of the present Buildings ofConstantinople.
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