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Physical evidence revealed during the cleaning and the excavations of the outer wall of the land walls of Constantinople at the Porta Romanus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2016

Ahmet Ersen
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Abstract

During the clearance, excavations and conservation of the Land walls of Constantinople in 1992-93 at the Porta Romanus (Topkapi) some original details of the Theodosian construction techniques and the subsequent repairs were found. It was seen that the structural system of the outer wall which supports the parapet walk and the battlement had been altered during the Late Byzantine era. It was also affirmed that the inner and the outer terrace had been used as a burial ground and ceramic pipes for the water supply system of the moat and stone culverts for the disposal of the ground water of the inner terrace were found.

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Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies , Volume 23 , 1999 , pp. 102 - 115
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Copyright © The Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies, University of Birmingham 1999

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