Harbour of Eleutherios

Harbour of Eleutherios

The Harbour of Eleutherios ( _el. Polytonic|λιμήν Ἐλευθερίου), later known as the Harbour of Theodosius ( _el. λιμήν Θεοδοσίου) was one of the ports of ancient Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey).

The harbour was located on the south side of the peninsula where the city is built, facing towards the Sea of Marmara. The other harbours of the city were the Harbour of Julian and the small harbour of the Boukoleon Palace, likewise on the southern shore, and the harbours of Neorion and Prosphorion on the northern side. By the 11th century, the site had been silted up and thereafter abandoned as a harbour. In Ottoman times, the area was built over.

In November 2005, workers digging on the Bosphorus Tunnel Project discovered the silted-up remains of the harbour in the modern Yenikapi neighbourhood, which included over 20 Byzantine ships from the 6th to 10th centuries, including several Byzantine galleys, remains of which had never before been found.

External links

* [http://www.ifea-istanbul.net/website/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=359&Itemid=1 Paper in "Le Monde" May 26, 2008]
* [http://www.livescience.com/history/060723_ap_byz_port.html Paper in "Live Science" July 23, 2006]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Византийский флот — Византийский флот …   Википедия

  • international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

  • Greece, history of — ▪ Byzantine to modern Introduction       history of the area from the Byzantine (Byzantine Empire) period, beginning about AD 300, to the present. For earlier periods, see Aegean civilizations; ancient Greek civilization; and Hellenistic Age.… …   Universalium

  • Trabzon — Infobox Settlement settlement type = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = TUR timezone=EET utc offset=+2 map caption =Location of Trabzon within Turkey. timezone DST=EEST utc offset DST=+3 official name = Trabzon image caption = The… …   Wikipedia

  • Volos — Infobox Greek Dimos name = Volos name local = Βόλος caption skyline = Volos Promenande periph = Thessaly prefec = Magnesia population = 82439 population as of = 2001 area = 27.678 elevation min = 0 elevation max = 5 lat deg = 39 lat min = 22 lon… …   Wikipedia

  • Evangelos Sarris — (1881 1917) was an officer of the Cretan gendarmerie and one of the leaders of the National Defence movement in Greece. Born in 1881 in Crete Neapoli (province Mjrampelou), Sarris interrupted his studies in 1898 in order to participate in the… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Stoae — The following is a list of Stoae located in Greece sorted alphabetically by the stoa s city of location, with the name appearing in bold text, followed by a short description and/or location of the stoa:AAssos*North Stoa (Lower Story): Two… …   Wikipedia

  • Thessaloníki — Thessaloniki or Thessalonike [thes΄ä lô nē′kē] modern Gr. name for SALONIKA * * * Thes·sa·lo·ní·ki (thĕ sä lô nēʹkē) also Thes·sa·lo·ni·ca ( lô nīʹkə, lŏnʹĭ kə) or Sa·lo·ni·ka (sə lŏnʹĭ kə, săl ə nēʹkə) A city of northeast Greece on an inlet of… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”