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Forum of Theodosius

Probable remains of the Arch of Theodosius opposite today's Beyazıt Square

The Forum of Theodosius (Greek: Φόρος Θεοδοσίου, today Beyazıt Square) was probably the largest square in Constantinople and stood on the Mese, the major road that ran west from Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya).[1] It was originally built by Constantine I and named the Forum Tauri ("Forum of the Bull"). In 393, however, it was renamed after Emperor Theodosius I, who rebuilt it after the model of Trajan's Forum in Rome, surrounded by civic buildings such as churches and baths and decorated with a triumphal column at its centre.[2] This forum should not be confused with the Strategion, a probably Hellenistic agora renewed by Theodosius I, lying near today's Sirkeci and also named after him Forum Theodosii.[3]

  1. ^ "Forum of Theodosius". The Byzantine Legacy. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  2. ^ "Forum of Theodosius". The Byzantine Legacy. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  3. ^ Mango (2000), p. 192

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