Houses, streets and shops in Byzantine Constantinople from the fifth to the twelfth centuries

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis and reinterpretation of current evidence for houses, streets and shops in fifth-to twelfth-century Byzantine Constantinople, focussing on archaeological evidence. Previously unidentified townhouses and residential blocks are located. These show greater similarities to Roman-period domestic architecture than might be expected. Changes in the architectural style may be related to social change in the seventh century. Berger's reconstruction of the early Byzantine street plan is shown to be archaeologically untenable. This has implications for the identification of formal planning and the boundaries of urban districts in the Byzantine capital. The limited archaeological evidence for streets and shops is also discussed. #

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