Statues of Constantinople

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. 'Shining like the sun upon the citizens': Constantine's statue on the Forum; 3. Other statues of emperors on triumphal columns; 4. Of emperors and elephants; 5. Constantine Helios as charioteer; 6. The Forum of Constantine; 7. The servant of the wind; 8. The rider on the Tauros; 9. The place of brotherly love; 10. Empress Helena and the lord of Amastris; 11. The Ox of bronze; 12. Three-headed statues; 13. Exakionion and Golden Gate; 14. Prophecies of the future; 15. Testing chastity; 16. Collections of statues; 17. Statues in the Hippodrome; 18. The statues of Constantinople in the late Byzantine age; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Albrecht Berger, Albrecht (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat M Berger, Albrecht (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen) Berger, Berger Albrecht
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781108958370
• ISBN: 978-1-108-95837-0
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in the History of Constantinople; Elements in the History of Con
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, History of Art, Archaeology, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, Medieval style