This happen’d in the Reign of Leo the Emperor.

The Coparia, as is plain from the 159ᵗʰ Nov. of Justinian, was another Part of the Suburbs, and was bequeath’d, as appears by the Codicil of Hierius’s Will to his Niece.

There was also another Part of the Suburbs in the Promontory of the Creek of Sosthenium, which was formerly in the Possession of Ardaburus, General of the Army to Theodosius the Less. The Right of it afterwards came to Hierius, who was Præfectus Prætorio, or General of the Life-Guard to the Emperor Zeno. Nicephorus in the 50ᵗʰ Chap. of his 7ᵗʰ Book of Eccl. Hist. gives this Reason why it was call’d Sosthenium, ’Tis recorded, says he, that the Argonauts of Greece, when they arriv’d here, began to plunder the Countrey, but were defeated by Amycus, who was then Governor of the Place, and being dispers’d, they wander’d about till they came to a woody unhospitable Place, where they took shelter in a large Thicket of Trees; that in this Calamity Virtue came down to them from Heaven in a human Shape, having Wings like an Eagle, and by her Oracle foretold, that if they would venture another Battle, they should conquer Amycus. Directed by this Advice, they engag’d them again, obtain’d an entire Victory over them, slew him, and all his Forces; and that to express their Gratitude to the Vision, they built a Temple, and erected a Statue to her, in the Shape she appear’d to them, which gave the Place the Name of Sosthenium, because they secur’d themselves by the second Battle.

Bytharium, or Philotheum.] This was also another Part of the Suburbs, and is mention’d as such in 159ᵗʰ Nov. of Justinian.

The Porta Veneta is mentioned by Procopius in his History of the Persian War; who, speaking of some military Officer, tells us, that when he came to the Porta Veneta, which stands on the Right Hand of the Palace, he halted and determin’d to march to Hypalium. This Gate seems to take its Name from the Suburbs call’d in Venetis, probably because the Venetian Faction, a Company of Chariot-Racers dress’d in Sky-colour’d Cloths, dwelt there.

Procopius also takes Notice of the Pontichium by the Ferry, and also of the Rusiniana, as two other Parts of the Suburbs. These Places he mentions in his 1ˢᵗ Book of the Persian War; as does also Sozomen in the 21ˢᵗ Chap. Book the 8ᵗʰ.

Of the present Buildings of Constantinople.

Gyllius assures us, that the whole City, at present, is under a visible Decay, as to its Buildings; that the Houses are low and mean, and that there’s little or nothing to be seen of its ancient Beauty and Magnificence, except in a few of their Basha’s Houses, their Mosques, their Bagnio’s, and their Caravansera’s, which are all very noble Buildings, and are as follows.

There are at least three hundred Mosques built with Marble, cover’d with Lead, and shining with glossy marble Pillars.

There are above a hundred publick Bagnio’s, both for Men and Women, which are very spacious.

There are also about the same Number of Caravansera’s; the most eminent of which are adorn’d with Fountains, which are constantly supply’d with Water from the Fields adjoining the Suburbs, and which also supply the whole City.