[458]. Ibid., p. 726, ἔξωθεν τοῦ καλουμένου Πτεροῦ.
[459]. Nicephorus, Patriarcha CP., p. 20, τὸ Βλαχερνῶν προτείχισμα τὸ καλούμενον Πτερόν.
[460]. Paschal Chron., ut supra; cf. Procopius, De Æd., i. c. 3, c. 6.
[461]. Notitia, ad Reg. XIV.
[462]. See above, p. [111]. See also illustration facing p. [118].
[463]. With alterations made in the course of time by repairs.
[464]. Notitia, ad Reg. XIV. “Regio sane licet in urbis quartadecima numeretur, tamen quia spatio interjecto divisa est, muro proprio vallata alterius quomodo speciem civitatis ostendit.”
Dionysius Byzantius derives the name Blachernæ from a barbarian chieftain who was settled there. If so, it is extremely probable that the Sixth Hill was fortified, to some extent, even before the foundation of Constantinople. See Gyllius, De Top. C.P., iv. c. 5.
[465]. On this view, a wall must, also, be supposed to have proceeded from Londja to the Golden Horn, completing the circuit of the fortifications around the city.
[466]. Notitia, ad Reg. XIV.