The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location

Long Wall

Also known as Anastasian Wall

  • fortress
  • Byzantine defensive

The Anastasian Long Wall across the Thracian approaches to Constantinople, a barrier of stone from sea to sea. It was meant to hold barbarian raids before they reached the suburbs of the capital.

Type
fortress
Style
Byzantine defensive
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 189
Books
1

History

  1. 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 Anastasian Long Wall across the Thracian approaches to Constantinople, a barrier of stone from sea to sea. It was meant to hold barbarian raids before they reached the suburbs of the capital.

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