The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Antiquities of Constantinople, by Pierre Gilles

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Explanatory Index.

Abacus from ἄβαξ, which signifies a square Trencher. It is the four square Table, that makes the Capital on the Top of a Column, p. 148
Acropolis, is that Point of Land where Old Byzantium stood, 157
Ægyptians, how they adorn their Pillars, 175
Alphabets, Assyrian and Greek, 77
Annulets, are little square Parts turn’d round in the Corinthian Capitals, 264
Antiquity, a famous Piece of it, 154
Apophyge, it comes from the Greek Word ἀποφυγὴ, and signifies that Part of a Column, where it seems to fly out of its Base, 253
Aqueduct of Valens, 197
Of Valentinian, 212
Other Aqueducts, 213
Architrave, this Word is a Compound of two Languages, ἀρχὴ and Trabs, and denotes the first Member of the Entablature, 113
Arius, his miserable Death, 177
Armation, a Place of Arms, 28
Astragal, is deriv’d from the Greek Word Ἀστράγαλος, and signifies the little Joynts in the Neck. It is a Member of Architecture joyn’d to Bases, Cornices, and Architraves, 242
Avasarius, a Street in Constantinople, 238

Bagnio’s, of Achilles, 20
Of Arcadius, 79
Of Anastasia, 208
Of Bajazet, 193
Of Carosia, 198
Of Constantius, 210
Of Honorius, and Eudocia, 169
Of Zeuxippus, 97
Base. This signifies the Foot of a Pillar, which supports it; as also that Part, upon which the Shaft of the Pillar bears, 109
Basilica, is derived from Βασιλεὺς, a King, and was a large Building, made at first for Kings and Princes; afterwards they were turn’d into Courts of Justice, and sometimes into Churches. In Constantinople it contain’d the Imperial Library, consisting of six hundred Thousand Volumes; was also a Seat of Learning, and a Place of Traffick, 145
Bezestan, in the Ottoman Language, is their Grand Exchange, 48
Blachernæ, a Part of the Suburbs, 63
Brazen-Bull, 228
Byzantium, founded by Byzas, 13
The Megarians its first Inhabitants, 14
Rebuilt by the Lacedæmonians, 15
Afterwards call’d Antonina, ibid.
After that New Rome, Constantinople, and Anthusa, or Florentia by Constantine, ibid.
Its Revolutions, ibid.
Its Walls, Towers, Gates, Ports, 17
Taken by the Romans, 19
Its Antient Situation and Extent, 20
The greatest City in all Thrace, 21
Rebuilt by Constantine, 23
Its seven Towers, 71
Its Old Castle where built, 76

Capital, the Top of a Pillar, 113
Capitol; This was a large Temple, where they celebrated their Festivals and Triumphs, and to which they repair’d upon publick Occasions, 203
Capochee’s, the drudging Porters among the Turks, 38
Chalca, a Description of it, 134
Chalcopratia, the Places where they worked their Brass, 148
Caravansera, a Place built like an Inn for the Reception of Strangers and Travellers, 52
Ceras, or Cheras, a Bay which divides Galata from the City, and is so called, because it winds round like a Horn, 20
Chrysostom St., banish’d, 102
Church of St. Anthony, Blessed Virgin, St. John Baptist, 28
Of Anastasia and Hirena, 192
Of St. Agathonicus, 80
Of the Apostles, 221
Of the Blachernæ, 63
Of Bacchus, and Sergius, 117
Of St. Euphemia, 124
Of St. Irene, 101
Of St. Marcian, 114
Of St. Mina, of Mocius and St. Anne, 260
Of St. Peter and St. Paul, 117
Of St. Paul, 204
Of St. Polyclete, 124
Of Procopius, of the Martyr Theca, 121
Of St. Theodore, 202
And of St. Thomas, 120
Church, without the Walls of the City. This Church was called Χριστὸς χώρας, that is, a Church sacred to Christ, in a Monastery call’d Chora; because when first built it stood in the Suburbs, 242
See Cantacuzenus.
Church of St. Sophia, situate in the Imperial Precinct, 81
By whom built, 82
By what Architects, 84
Its Length, Breadth, and Height, 86
Incrusted with elegant Marble of all Kinds, 87
Its Roof, Pillars, and Arches, ibid.
The whole Architecture of it describ’d from Page 87, to 95
Circus Maximus, a Place of a large oblong Figure, built for the Exercise of Martial Sports, with Seats for the Spectators, 103
Cistern, of Bonus, 28
Of Mocisia, 66
Imperial Cistern, whose Roof is supported with 336 Marble Pillars, discovered by the Author, 147
More Cisterns, 162
Cistern of Theodosius, 169
Of Arcadius and Modestus, 124
Of Justinian, 260
Of St. Benedict, 275
Cochlia, This was a Gate of the City, and so call’d, as I conceive, because it had winding Stairs within it, 116
Colossus, Its Description and Size, 108, 109
Columna Virginea, 58
Constantine. An Account of his fine Buildings, 23, 24
A Prince of Remarkable Clemency and Goodness, 28
His Military Standard, 183
The Story of his seeing the Cross in the Heavens vindicated, 84
His Coffin, 222
Constantinople, its delightful Situation, 1
Its Strength, 2
Its Commodities, 3
Conveniencies of its Port, 5
Is the Key of the Mediterranean and Black Sea, 6
Its choice Wines, 7
Its Timber, 8
Its Fish, 9
Temperature of its Climate, ibid.
The Disposition of its Inhabitants, 10
The Fortress of all Europe, 11
Its Magnificence and vast Extent, 24, 25
Its Figure, 29
Its Compass and Length, 30
Its Breadth, 31
Strength, and Stateliness of its Walls, 67
By whom built and repair’d, 68
Its several Gates, 70
The long Walls of it by whom built, 72
Divided into 14 Wards, 73
Cornice; this signifies the third, and highest Part of the Entablature, 113
Cyclobion; this was a round Castle in the City, and some time a Palace, 239
Cyclobion; this was a round Castle in the City, and some time a Palace, 239
Cynegion; this was the same Kind of Building with the Theatrum Venatorium in antient Rome, 244

Delphic Tripos, 111
Dentils, is a Member of the Ionic Cornice, Square, and cut out at proper Distances, which gives it the Form of a Set of Teeth, 242
Diceraton; a Tax laid upon the People for Repairing the Walls of the City, 68
Digit; this is a Measure somewhat short of an Inch, 104
Divan, it signifies the Forum Judiciale of the Turks, 38

Emerald, of a large Size, 160
Entablature; this Word denotes the three Members of Architecture, viz. the Architrave, Frieze, and Cornice, 113
Exacionion; this was a Place, thro’ which there ran the Land-Wall of the City, 218
Exammon of Heraclius, or Ἐξάμον. This is a Word which is Greeciz’d from the Latin Examen, and signifies a Standard Measure appointed by that Emperour, 141

Factions. These were Company of Chariot-racers. There were four Companies of them at Old Rome. At Constantinople, (as far as I have observ’d, or at least not mention’d by Gyllius) but only One, which was called the Prasine Faction, because they wore a Green Livery. The Word Prasine is deriv’d from Πράσον, a Leek, 116, 117
Fasciae. These are three Bands in Architecture, of which the Architrave is compos’d, 242
Frieze. The round Part of the Entablature, which is between the Architrave, and the Cornice, 253
Forum of Arcadius, 257
Of Augustus, 83
Of Constantine, 171
Cupedinis, 153
Of Honorius, 275
Forum Pistorium, 195
Forum Prætorianum, or the Court of Publick Justice, 170
Forum in the Taurus, and the Forum of Theodosius, 169

Galata, now called Sycæ and Pera, its Situation, 264
Galata, now called Sycæ and Pera, its Situation, 264
Gates, of Constantinople, 70
Grand-Hetaeriarch, Commander of the prime Auxiliary Band; for there were two such Bands under the Greek Emperors, the One called the ἡ μεγάλη, the other ἡ μικρὰ ἑταιρεία i. e. the Greater and Lesser Band of Auxiliaries. The Commander of the former was ὁ μεγάλης ἑταιρείας Ἄρχων, or sometimes in one Word Μεγαλεταιρειάρχης, 230
See Codinus.
Gymnasia, Places where they exercis’d themselves in Martial Sports, 158

Hippocum, 290. This I take to be the same with the Hyppodrom.
Hippodrom, the Place where they perform’d their Races of all Kinds, 103
Homer, his Iliads and Odysses inscrib’d, in Golden Characters, on the Gut of a Dragon, 144
Hospital of Sampson, and Eubulus, 100
Hypotrachelion, this is the most slender Part, or Neck of the Pillar, which touches the Capital, 263

Intercolumniation, the Distance of one Pillar from another, 147

Labarum, this Word signifies a longer piece of Wood, transvers’d near the Top with a short Piece, upon which hangs the military Flag, 184
Lampterum, a place in Constantinople so called, because it was Nightly Illuminated, 192

Magnaura, a place in the Suburbs, 239
Mahomet, took the City, 195
Mangana, a Place of Arms; also a Monastery of that Name, 96
Medal, of Belisarius, 116
Miliarium Aureum, this was a gilded Pillar, from whence they us’d to adjust the Distances of Places from the City, 152
Modius, this generally signifies a Bushel according to English Measure; but I am sensible, I had translated it more properly, had I made it to signify no more than a Peck wanting half a Pint; which is the Grecian Modius, 107
Modules, these are certain Measures invented to regulate the whole Building, 113
Monastery, of Studius, 259
Monastery, of Studius, 259
Morion, a place so call’d, which ran round the Hippodrom, 123
Mosaic Work, A curious Piece of it, 87

Obelisk, built of Thebaic Marble, 103
Two more Obelisks, 104
Ovolo, or Egg, is that Member of Architecture, which is first plac’d on the Top of Ionic Capitals, 113

Paces, by this, the Author means the Ordinary Steps a Man takes in Walking, which cannot be exactly reduced to the Roman Pace, because they vary according to the different Ascents and Descents of the Ground he walks, 65
Palace of Constantine, 134
of the Grand Seignor, 37
of Justinus, 120
Other Palaces built by him, 121
Palace of Maximinus, 81
Palaces of Sophia, 121
Palladium of Minerva, 117
Describ’d, 179
How Figur’d, 180
Pedestal; this is that Member of Architecture, that supports a Column, having a Base and Cornice different, according to the Difference of the several Orders of Building, 113
Phanarium, a Street in Constantinople, 236
Pharo, a Watch-Tower; set up as a Guide to Ships at a Distance, 96
Philoxenon; this Word, by its Derivation from the Greek, signifies a publick Place of Entertainment for Travellers, and Strangers. The Turks at present call these Places Caravansera’s, 161
Pillar of Arcadius; this is the same Pillar, which is called the Historical Pillar; and which is Represented among the Cuts which I have added to this Book: It is therefore called the Historical Pillar; because it Represents the Actions and Triumphs of that Emperor. It is a plain Marble Column, 147 Foot in Height; work’d in Basso Relievo, 250
See Tournefort.
Pillar of Marcian; this Pillar is only mention’d by my Author; but since his Time has been discover’d in a private Garden at Constantinople, by Sir G. Wheler. The Pillar is made of Granate, and is thought to have been the Urn, where that Emperor’s Heart was buried, 256
See the same Author.
Pillars; Of Constantine, 156
Corinthian, very large, 137
Pillars in the Hippodrom, 110, 111, 112
Of Justinian, 129
Porphyry Pillar, 172
See also the Cuts.
Pillars in the Senate-House, 131
Of Sophia, 120
Of Theodosius, 129
Of Valentinian, 256
Plinth; in Architecture it is taken for that square Member, which makes the Foundation of the Base of the Pillar, 113
Portico’s; these were Buildings of curious work, added to publick Structures whether Sacred or Civil.
Portico, Of the Church of the Apostles, 221
Imperial Portico, where sealed, 150
Other Portico’s, full of Statues, 151
Portico, called Sigma, 221
Prytaneum; this was a stately Building, where those who had deserv’d well of the Government, were handsomely maintain’d at the publick Charge. There was such a Structure at Athens, for the same purpose, 169
Pyramidical Engine; its Use and Contrivance, 197

Scotia; this is a Member of Architecture hollow’d, or fluted as a Demi-Channel. It is particularly us’d in the Bases, where it is plac’d between the Tore, and the Astragals, 113
Senate-House; built by Constantine, 132
How adorn’d, 182
Seraglio, or the Imperial Palace; a Description of it, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41
Where situate, 51
Its Extent, 52
Shaft of a Pillar is the Body of it, 111
Stadia; these were Places, in the Form of Circo’s, for running of Men and Horses, 136
Statues; Of Apollo, 176
Of Arcadia, and Verina, 79
Of Arcadius and Honorius, 197
Of Ariadne, 139
Of Arius and others, 154
Of Byzas and Phidalia, 141
Of Constantine the Great, 170
A Silver Statue of Eudoxia Augusta, 101
Two Female Statues, 186
Of the Fortune of the City, 154
A gilded Statue, and that of Justinian, 141
Of Helena and others, 138
Of Hercules, 142
Statues in the Hippodrom, 108, 109, 110, 111
Statue of old Homer very fine, 78
Of Justinian, 127
Statues in the Lausus, 159
Of Leo the Emperour, 123
Of Longinus, 187
Of the Muses, 139
Of Princes, Poets, Historians, and Orators, 99
Of Pulcheria, 139
Of Rhea, 131
Of Theodora, 79
Of Theodosius, 125, 129
Of Trajan, Theodosius, Valentinian, Gibbus, Firmillianus, and Eutropius, 142
Of Zeno, Statues in the Bagnio’s of Zeuxippus, 98
Statues (mention’d in the Appendix) demolish’d by the Romans. Anemodes, a Woman plac’d on a Pyramid, and turning with the Wind, 287
Animals; two large ones represented in Brass, 293
Animals; two less, 294
An Ass and his Driver, 289
Charioteers; a Range of them, 293
An Eagle in Brass, entwin’d by a Serpent, 290
An Elephant, 289
An Equestrian Statue of a Man, 293
An Equestrian Statue in the Taurus, 287
A Helen very fine, 291
An Hesperian Hercules, 288
A Horse wild, 289
A Hyæna, and a Wolf, ibid.
A Juno in Brass, 288
A Man fighting with a Lyon, 289
Neilôus, a Horse, ib.
Old Scylla, ibid.
Sphinx’s, ibid.
a Woman, a more modern Statue, 293
Strategium, a kind of a Parade, or Place where the Generals usually pitched their Tents, and exercis’d their Men, 23
Syparum; the Flag of a Military Standard, 184

Taurus; a Street in Constantinople, 193
Temples;
Of Amphiaraus, 274
Of Apollo, 120
Of Bacchus, 77
Of Ceres, 166
Of Concord, 120
Of Diana Lucifera, 274
Of Ja, 259
Of Juno, 190
Of Jupiter, 97
Of Neptune, 76
Of Pluto, 190
Of Proserpina, 166
Of the Sun and Moon, 208
Of Tellus, 166
Of Venus Placida, 274
Tetrapylum; a Description of it, 196
Thebaic Obelisk, where fix’d, 103
Its Length, with a Description of it, 104, 105
Manner of Raising it, (See the Cuts) 106
Thermation; a Place of Bathing, 255
Tomb of Bajazet, 194
describ’d, 200
Tomb of Constantine, 221
Of Mahomet, 55
Of Mahomet, Solyman’s Son, 202
Of Mauritius, 248
Of Selymus, 59
Tore; this is the third Member of Architecture in the Base of the Column, which turns round it like a Ring, 113
Trabeation, 113
See Entablature.
Triclinium; this was a place of Publick Entertainment, and was many Times a very sumptuous Building most beautifully adorn’d, 162
The great Triclinium built by Anastasius, 246
The Triclinium of Magnaura, 239
Tripos of Apollo; this Tripos was set upon a brazen Pillar made of three Serpents entwin’d, which was about fifteen Foot high, according to Tournefort. See the Cut of the Serpentine Pillar, 112
Turks; their Way of building Pillars, 188

Vestibule, or Vestibulum; a House of Entrance into a Church, or any great Building, 133
Volutæ. The Word signifies wreath’d, and is that Part of the Capitals, of the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite Orders, which is suppos’d to represent the Bark of Trees twisted, 119

Walls of Constantinople, 72
Walks Imperial, 142

Xerolophon; this Word signifies a dry Unction, and the Place was call’d so, because whoever was anointed there never us’d to bath, 259

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