Photos of the Roman Great Palace Mosaics Art Istanbul (Roman Constantinople). eating From Roman Emperor Justinian I, 527-565. Photos by photographer Paul E Williams. (TIP – use the icons below the slideshow for thumbnail photos and info)
Photos of the Roman Great Palace Mosaics Art Istanbul (Roman Constantinople)
Photos of the Roman mosaics of the Great Palace of Constantinople ( Istanbul) Turkey.
Constantine I New Capital
In 330AD Constantine I chose Byzantium as his new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and renamed it Constantinople. He built an new palace which was was located between the Hippodrome and Hagia Sophia.
The palace Constantine built was expanded several times into a palace complex. Much of the complex was destroyed during the Nika riots of 532AD and was rebuilt lavishly by the emperor Justinian I.
Justinian I Builds the Great Palace
Further extensions and alterations were commissioned by Justinian II and Basil I. However, it had fallen into disrepair by the time of Constantine VII, who ordered its renovation.
Peristyle Mosaics
The Roman Byzantine mosaics in this photo collection used to decorate the pavement of a peristyle court The probably date from the reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I (r. 527-565).
The peristyle court formed part of the south-western Great Palace, and are all that has been found of the Great Palace. Any other archaeology of The Great Palace is under later buildings.
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