The Long Walls of Thrace
forming the outer defense system of the Constantinople, the
Anastasian Walls lie 65 km west of the city in the rugged terrain of
Thrace. Originally extending
over 50 km. from the Black Sea to the Marmara, the masonry wall was
complemented with ditches, towers, and forts. Although less than half
still survives, it is nevertheless an impressive monument, comparable
to Hadrian's Wall in England.
A series of aqueducts and channels in the same area once formed part of the water system of the capital. The Long Wall is now being surveyed under the direction of British archaeologist James Crow from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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