Das Forum und die Säule Constantini in Konstantinopel : Gegebenheiten und Probleme

Abstract

The Forum, its buildings and the Column Constantini, erected by emperor
Constantin himself, in Constantinople, has been the subject of much writing
and speculation. In this article, all available information has been collected,
sources given and a detailed analysis made of all that has been written on the
subject in an attempt to clear up all misunderstandings concerning the original
form and decoration of the column, the exact shape of the surmounting statue
and the position of the Chapel of St. Constantine, which was connected with
the monument.