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Praetoria of Constantinople, the Glossary

The Praetoria of Constantinople (Praetorium Constantinopolis; Πραιτώριον Κωνσταντινουπόλεως) were the places in Byzantine Constantinople where the urban prefect (commonly called in English the Eparch from his Greek title (eparchos tēs poleōs))Heather & Moncur (2001), p.^[1]

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Buildings and structures completed in the 4th century
Byzantine secular architecture
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Augustaion

The Augustaion (Αὐγουσταῖον) or, in Latin, Augustaeum, was an important ceremonial square in ancient and medieval Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey), roughly corresponding to the modern Aya Sofya Meydanı (Turkish, "Hagia Sophia Square"). Praetoria of Constantinople and Augustaion are buildings and structures completed in the 4th century and Byzantine secular architecture.

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Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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Byzantine Iconoclasm

The Byzantine Iconoclasm (lit) were two periods in the history of the Byzantine Empire when the use of religious images or icons was opposed by religious and imperial authorities within the Ecumenical Patriarchate (at the time still comprising the Roman-Latin and the Eastern-Orthodox traditions) and the temporal imperial hierarchy.

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Byzantium

Byzantium or Byzantion (Βυζάντιον) was an ancient Thracian settlement and later a Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and which is known as Istanbul today.

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Chalke

The Chalke Gate (Χαλκῆ Πύλη), was the main ceremonial entrance (vestibule) to the Great Palace of Constantinople in the Byzantine period.

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Constantine IX Monomachos

Constantine IX Monomachos (translit; 980/ 1000 – 11 January 1055) reigned as Byzantine emperor from June 1042 to January 1055.

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Constantine the Great

Constantine I (27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.

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Constantine VII

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (Kōnstantinos Porphyrogennētos; 17 May 905 – 9 November 959) was the fourth Byzantine emperor of the Macedonian dynasty, reigning from 6 June 913 to 9 November 959.

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Constantinople

Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330.

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Cult image

In the practice of religion, a cult image is a human-made object that is venerated or worshipped for the deity, spirit or daemon that it embodies or represents.

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Elpidius (rebel)

Elpidius or Elpidios (Ἐλπίδιος) was a Byzantine aristocrat and governor of Sicily, who was accused of conspiring against Empress Irene of Athens.

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Eucharist

The Eucharist (from evcharistía), also known as Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others.

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Eyewitness testimony

Eyewitness testimony is the account a bystander or victim gives in the courtroom, describing what that person observed that occurred during the specific incident under investigation.

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Forum of Constantine

The Forum of Constantine (Fóros Konstantínou; Forum Constantini) was built at the foundation of Constantinople immediately outside the old city walls of Byzantium.

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Great Palace of Constantinople

The Great Palace of Constantinople (Μέγα Παλάτιον, Méga Palátion; Palatium Magnum), also known as the Sacred Palace (Ἱερὸν Παλάτιον, Hieròn Palátion; Sacrum Palatium), was the large imperial Byzantine palace complex located in the south-eastern end of the peninsula now known as Old Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), in modern Turkey. Praetoria of Constantinople and Great Palace of Constantinople are Constantinople.

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Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia ('Holy Wisdom'), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Hellas (theme)

The Theme of Hellas (θέμα Ἑλλάδος, Thema Hellados) was a Byzantine military-civilian province (thema, theme) located in southern Greece.

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Hippodrome of Constantinople

The Hippodrome of Constantinople (Hippódromos tēs Kōnstantinoupóleōs; Circus Maximus Constantinopolitanus; Hipodrom), was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Praetoria of Constantinople and Hippodrome of Constantinople are buildings and structures completed in the 4th century, Byzantine secular architecture and Constantinople.

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Human branding

Human branding or stigmatizing is the process by which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living person, with the intention of the resulting scar making it permanent.

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Iamb (poetry)

An iamb or iambus is a metrical foot used in various types of poetry.

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Irene of Athens

Irene of Athens (Εἰρήνη, Eirḗnē; 750/756 – 9 August 803), surname Sarantapechaena (Σαρανταπήχαινα, Sarantapḗchaina), was Byzantine empress consort to Emperor Leo IV from 775 to 780, regent during the childhood of their son Constantine VI from 780 until 790, co-ruler from 792 until 797, and finally empress regnant and sole ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire from 797 to 802.

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John the Cappadocian

John the Cappadocian (Ἰωάννης ὁ Καππαδόκης) (fl. 530s, living 548) was a praetorian prefect of the East (532–541) in the Byzantine Empire under Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565).

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John the Lydian

John the Lydian or John Lydus (Ἰωάννης Λαυρέντιος ὁ Λυδός; Ioannes Laurentius Lydus) (ca. AD 490 – ca. 565) was a Byzantine administrator and writer on antiquarian subjects.

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Journal asiatique

The Journal asiatique (full earlier title Journal Asiatique ou Recueil de Mémoires, d'Extraits et de Notices relatifs à l'Histoire, à la Philosophie, aux Langues et à la Littérature des Peuples Orientaux) is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1822 by the Société Asiatique covering Asian studies.

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Justinian I

Justinian I (Iūstīniānus,; Ioustinianós,; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was the Eastern Roman emperor from 527 to 565.

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Kontoskalion

The Kontoskalion (Κοντοσκάλιον), also known as Harbour of Julian (Portus Iulianus, Λιμὴν τοῦ Ἰουλιανοῦ), Portus Novus ("New Port"), or Harbour of Sophia (Λιμὴν τῆς Σοφίας or Λιμὴν τῶν Σοφιῶν ή Σοφιανῶν), and in Ottoman times as Kadırga Limanı ("Harbour of the Galleys") was a harbour in the city of Constantinople, active from the 6th century until the early Ottoman period. Praetoria of Constantinople and Kontoskalion are Byzantine secular architecture.

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Leontius

Leontius (Leóntios; died 15 February 706) was Byzantine emperor from 695 to 698.

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Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik

Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik (Maslama ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, in Greek sources Μασαλμᾶς, Masalmas; – 24 December 738) was an Umayyad prince and one of the most prominent Arab generals of the early decades of the 8th century, leading several campaigns against the Byzantine Empire and the Khazar Khaganate.

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Mehmed Fuad Pasha

Mehmed Fuad Pasha (1814 – February 12, 1869), sometimes known as Keçecizade Mehmed Fuad Pasha and commonly known as Fuad Pasha, was an Ottoman administrator and statesman, who is known for his prominent role in the Tanzimat reforms of the mid-19th-century Ottoman Empire, as well as his leadership during the 1860 Mount Lebanon civil war in Syria.

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Mese (Constantinople)

The Mese (ἡ Μέση i Mése, lit. "Middle ") was the main thoroughfare of ancient Constantinople and the scene of many Byzantine imperial processions. Praetoria of Constantinople and Mese (Constantinople) are Constantinople.

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Michael VI Bringas

Michael VI (Μιχαήλ; Mihael), surnamed Bringas (Βρίγγας) and called Stratiotikos or Stratioticus ("the Military One", "the Warlike", or "the Bellicose") or Gerontas ("the Old"), reigned as Byzantine emperor from 1056 to 1057.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Monaxius

Flavius Monaxius (Greek: Μονάξιος; floruit 408–420) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, praefectus urbi of Constantinople, Consul and twice praetorian prefect of the East.

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Nika riots

The Nika riots (translit), Nika revolt or Nika sedition took place against Byzantine emperor Justinian I in Constantinople over the course of a week in 532 CE. Praetoria of Constantinople and Nika riots are Constantinople.

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Palace of Lausus

The Palace of Lausus or Lausos, also known as the Lauseion (Λαυσεῖον), was a 5th-century building located in Constantinople that was acquired and owned by the eunuch Lausus. Praetoria of Constantinople and Palace of Lausus are Constantinople.

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Phocas

Phocas (Focas; Phōkás; 5475 October 610) was Byzantine emperor from 602 to 610.

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Praefectus urbi

The praefectus urbanus, also called praefectus urbi or urban prefect in English, was prefect of the city of Rome, and later also of Constantinople.

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Proedros

Proedros (πρόεδρος, "president") was a senior Byzantine court and ecclesiastic title in the 10th to mid-12th centuries.

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Raymond Janin

Raymond Janin, A.A. (31 August 1882 – 12 July 1972) was a French Byzantinist.

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Septimius Severus

Lucius Septimius Severus (11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was a Roman politician who served as emperor from 193 to 211.

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Sicily (theme)

Sicily (θέμα Σικελίας, Thema Sikelias) was a Byzantine province (theme) existing from the late 7th to the 10th century, encompassing the islands of Sicily and Malta, and the region of Calabria in the Italian mainland.

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Siege of Constantinople (717–718)

The second Arab siege of Constantinople was a combined land and sea offensive in 717–718 by the Muslim Arabs of the Umayyad Caliphate against the capital city of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople.

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Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Kadırga

Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Sokollu Mehmet Paşa Camii) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in the Kadırga neighborhood in Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Stephen the Younger

Saint Stephen the Younger (Ἂγιος Στέφανος ὁ νέος, Hagios Stephanos ho neos; 713/715 – 28 November 764 or 765) was a Byzantine monk from Constantinople who became one of the leading opponents of the iconoclastic policies of Emperor Constantine V (r.

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Strategos

Strategos, plural strategoi, Latinized strategus, (στρατηγός, pl.; Doric Greek: στραταγός, stratagos; meaning "army leader") is used in Greek to mean military general.

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Türbe

Türbe refers to a Muslim mausoleum, tomb or grave often in the Turkish-speaking areas and for the mausolea of Ottoman sultans, nobles and notables.

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Theme (Byzantine district)

The themes or (θέματα,, singular) were the main military and administrative divisions of the middle Byzantine Empire.

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Theodorus and Theophanes

Theodorus (Greek: Θεοδώρος; ca. 775–ca. 842) and Theophanes (Greek: Θεοφάνης; ca. 778–845), called the Grapti (from Greek: γραπτοί, "written upon"), are remembered as proponents of the veneration of icons during the second Iconoclastic controversy.

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Theophilos (emperor)

Theophilos (Theóphilos; Theophilus, c. 812 20 January 842) was the Byzantine Emperor from 829 until his death in 842.

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Umayyad Caliphate

The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire (al-Khilāfa al-Umawiyya) was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty.

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14 regions of Constantinople

The ancient city of Constantinople was divided into 14 administrative regions. The system of fourteen regiones was modelled on the fourteen ''regiones'' of Rome, a system introduced by the first Roman emperor Augustus in the 1st century AD.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praetoria_of_Constantinople

Also known as Praetorium of Constantinople.

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Buildings and structures completed in the 4th century

Byzantine secular architecture

Prisons in Europe

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