Trebizond, sketch map of 1850 (made by George Finlay)
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Map title
Trebizond, sketch map of 1850 (made by George Finlay)
Type
Type
Archaeological.
Type
City.
Type
Sketch.
Description
The walled city of Trebizond (1, 2, 3), the submerged ancient harbour (4), the commercial centre (the Meydan) outside the east wall, and the city's eastern suburbs as far as the harbour of Daphnous.
Outside the west wall: the western suburbs and the monastery of Hagia Sophia.
The Theotokos Chrysokephalos (Mother of God, the Golden-headed), cathedral of Byzantine Trebizond, is located at the centre of the walled city. The trapezoidal shape of the walls follows the lines of the trapezoid-shaped hill that rises up between two torrents.
On high points southeast of the city walls, are located the monasteries of the patron Saint Eugenios and the Theotokos Theoskepastos (God-Protected), the latter occupying a site on the northern flank of Mount Minthrion or Mithraion (Turk. Boz Tepe), where Mithras may have been worshipped from the 2nd-3rd c. AD until the early 4th c.
Outside the west wall: the western suburbs and the monastery of Hagia Sophia.
The Theotokos Chrysokephalos (Mother of God, the Golden-headed), cathedral of Byzantine Trebizond, is located at the centre of the walled city. The trapezoidal shape of the walls follows the lines of the trapezoid-shaped hill that rises up between two torrents.
On high points southeast of the city walls, are located the monasteries of the patron Saint Eugenios and the Theotokos Theoskepastos (God-Protected), the latter occupying a site on the northern flank of Mount Minthrion or Mithraion (Turk. Boz Tepe), where Mithras may have been worshipped from the 2nd-3rd c. AD until the early 4th c.
Map series
ΕΜΘ χ. 35 / GBS map 35
Languages
English
User's rights
Yes
Key words
Antiquity.
Byzantine fortifications.
Byzantine monuments.
Byzantine period.
Eastern Pontus / Eastern Pontos.
Empire of Trebizond.
Eugenios, saint.
Harbor.
Map.
Mithras, god.
Trebizond.