Anastasius Wall

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The Anastasius Wall was a massive late Roman defensive fortification built west of Constantinople to protect the Byzantine capital and its hinterland from invasions.

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Anastasius Wall canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine fortification ⓘ
defensive wall ⓘ
late Roman fortification ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Long Wall of Thrace ⓘ
Long Walls of Anastasius ⓘ
approximateLength 56 kilometers ⓘ
about 35 miles ⓘ
builder Emperor Anastasius I ⓘ
linked to: Anastasius I
constructedUnder Anastasius I ⓘ
constructionPeriod reign of Anastasius I ⓘ
country Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
defensiveLineType linear barrier ⓘ
endConstruction early 6th century ⓘ
extendsFrom Black Sea coast ⓘ
extendsTo Sea of Marmara coast ⓘ
linked to: Gürpınar coast
function early warning line against northern and western threats ⓘ
hasPart ditch ⓘ
gates ⓘ
rampart ⓘ
towers ⓘ
heritageStatus archaeological site ⓘ
historicalEra Late Antiquity ⓘ
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
locatedIn European Turkey ⓘ
Thrace ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Turkey ⓘ
locatedNear Constantinople ⓘ
locatedWestOf Constantinople ⓘ
material earth ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Anastasius I Dicorus ⓘ
linked to: Anastasius I
near Istanbul ⓘ
partOf defensive system of Constantinople ⓘ
purpose defense against invasions ⓘ
defense of Constantinople ⓘ
frontier fortification line ⓘ
protection of the hinterland of Constantinople ⓘ
regionProtected Thracian hinterland of Constantinople ⓘ
similarTo Antonine Wall ⓘ
Hadrian's Wall ⓘ
startConstruction late 5th century ⓘ
status ruin ⓘ
threatenedBy modern development ⓘ
natural erosion ⓘ
usedBy Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman army ⓘ

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Anastasian War → relatedConstruction → Anastasius Wall ⓘ