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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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