The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location
Great Palace of Constantinople
Also known as Byzantine Imperial Palace, Sacred Palace
- palace
- Byzantine imperial
The imperial palace complex on the eastern tip of Constantinople, seat of the Byzantine court and ceremonial center of the sacred emperor. Gibbon presents it as a vast enclosure of halls, gardens, and guarded approaches beside the Propontis.
- Type
- palace
- Style
- Byzantine imperial
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 174
- Books
- 1
History
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
The imperial palace complex on the eastern tip of Constantinople, seat of the Byzantine court and ceremonial center of the sacred emperor. Gibbon presents it as a vast enclosure of halls, gardens, and guarded approaches beside the Propontis.
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