Julian's Column

ID: TKNCANAN02

View of a singular column erected to commemorate the visit of the Byzantine Emperor Julian (the apostate, r. 361-363) to the city of Ankara. It is about 45 feet high and is decorated with horizontal ribs, a Byzantine capitol, and a stork's nest.

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Antiquities in Ankara

Keywords: Julian Column, Julian's, Byzantine, Apostate, Fourth Century, Ankara, Turkey, TKNCANAN02