Constantinople, Hippodrome, Second Obelisk, inscription

Description	Constantinople, Hippodrome, Second Obelisk, inscription
Details	ΤΟ ΤΕΤΡΑΠΛΕΥΡΟΝ ΘΑΥΜΑ ΤΩΝ ΜΕΤΑΡΣΙΩΝ ΧΡΟΝΩ ΦΘΑΡΕΝ ΝΥΝ ΚΟΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ ΔΕΣΠΟΤΗΣ Ο ΡΩΜΑΝΟΥ ΠΑΙΣ ΔΟΞΑ ΤΗΣ ΣΚΗΠΤΟΥΧΙΑΣ ΚΡΕΙΤΤΟΝ ΝΕΟΥΡΓΕΙ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΛΑΙ ΘΕΩΡΕΙΑΣ Ο ΓΑΡ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΟΣ ΘΑΜΒΟΣ ΗΝ ΕΝ ΤΗ ΡΟΔΩ ΚΑΙ ΧΑΛΚΟΣ ΟΥΤΟΣ ΘΑΜΒΟΣ ΕΣΤΙΝ ΕΝΘΑΔΕ. This square miracle of heighth, destroyed by time, has been restored by Constantine, son of Romanus, glroy of the Empire, to a glory greater than in its past. The Colossus was a wonder for Rhodes but a bronze wonder stands over here.
Date	867 CE–886 CE
Inscriptionnr	? (Greek)
Creator	Marco Prins
Licence	CC0 1.0 Universal
Linked	Constantinople, Hippodrome, Second Obelisk
Categories	Byzantium
Tags	Inscription, Monument, Obelisk, Source

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