Chosroantiocheia, foundation of, [72]

Christianity, influence of, on the empire and society, [145-149]

Chrysostom, see under [John Chrysostom]

Cilicia, conquered by Nicephorus Phocas, [230];

lost to the Turks, [236];

reconquered by the Comneni, [270]

Column, of the Hippodrome, [25];

of Constantine, [25]

Commerce, centralization of, at Constantinople, [224], [225];

decline of, under the Comneni, [267];