Constantinople as an imitation of Rome
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This document provides information about Constantinople from its founding in 330 AD until 1453 AD when it fell to the Ottoman Empire. It summarizes some of the prominent baths, forums, hippodromes and obelisks located in Constantinople, many of which were modeled after famous locations in Rome such as the Baths of Caracalla and Circus Maximus. The document also discusses how Constantinople was consciously designed to imitate Rome through monumental architecture and propaganda, representing Roman culture.
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- 1. CONSTANTINOPLE a Roman city from 330AD-1453AD
- 2. Nova Roma, Deutéra Rhōmē, Alma Roma, Roma Constantinopolitana Rome Constantinople
- 4. Baths Baths of Caracalla Baths of Zeuxippus
- 5. Bath Statuary Farnese Hercules from Caracalla Literary, Historical, and Mythological Figures from Zeuxippus • Homer, Hesoid, Plato, Aristotle, Julius Caesar, Demosthenes, Virgil • Roman Pantheon
- 6. Fora/Columns Trajan’s Forum Forum of Constantine
- 7. Hippodromes Hippodrome of Constantinople Circus Maximus
- 8. Obelisks Obelisk of Theodosius Flaminio and Montecitorio Obelisks
- 9. Conclusions • Constantinople as a conscious imitation of Rome • What were the forms and strategies of this imitation? • Representations of Roman culture • Monumental propaganda • Populist building projects
- 10. Bibliography • Socrates Scholasticus (of Constantinople), Historia Ecclisiastica (Church History). • Vitruvius, The Ten Books on Architecture. • Bury, J.B. History of the Later Roman Empire. Particularly chapter 3, “Constantinople” on the building and layout of Constantinople. • Georgacas, Demetrius John. “The Names of Constantinople,” Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, vol. 78 (1947). • All images license under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.
Editor's Notes
- Constantinople as a conscious imitation of Rome
- On the site of Constantinople. Seven hills. Bury on conscious imitation.
- Vitruvius on placement of buildings and of the city itself.
- Monumental public baths.
- Pagan statuary, public art for the masses.
- Topped by Constantine as Apollo. Another example of pagan art. Monumental propaganda in public space.
- 16th century Venetian engraving of the ruins of the Hippodrome at Constantinople. Public entertainment and spectacle.
- Spoils of war placed centrally in hippodromes.