Thessaloniki (1895) The byzantine walls

Thessaloniki, in 306 AD. becomes the second city after Constantinople and plays an important role in the political life of the country. It becomes a place of visit for many emperors, who often go there to rest or to do military or political work. At the same time it becomes one of the most important spiritual and cultural centers of the Balkans.
Thessaloniki had a population of 150,000 in the mid-12th century. In the 14th century, the city's population exceeded 100,000 to 150,000, making it larger than London at the time

[@nikolathegreat1526]

Солун е наш! 🇲🇰

[@Michael-0000]

Fascinating - thank-you! I have visited remnants of the walls and will see more when I am back in Thessaloniki. I expect that I will be watching and rewatching this wonderful overview of the city’s past.

[@lkmjin]

Hello, i am going to visit Thessaloniki next month coming from Czech. What would you recomend me to visit? I want to know places where major historical events took place.
Nice video.
Thanks

[@stelios5314]

I didnt understand why was the Golden gate demolished though. It seemed like one of the best parts of the walls....

[@LondonPower]

The gate was demolished by the Ottoman administration of the city in 1874 as since 1868 the main street of the city leading to it had been widened and the entrance to the gate was shorter and created a narrowness. Its ruins were used as raw materials for the construction of buildings in the port city's.
The gate was a Roman building of the 1st century

[@stelios5314]

@@LondonPower It's really disappointing that it was demolished for such an unimportant reason... Greek cities like Thessaloniki and Athens could had been a lot prettier if their modern history was different. And I dont blame only the Ottomans for that, but Greek polititians as well, once most of the Neoclassical buildings of Athens were destroyed in the early 20th century, and many neoclassical buildings of Thessaloniki were burnt - I think - during a big fire in about the same time period... Thank you for the info!

[@LondonPower]

Agree

[@hakimhakimi-jj3rb]

une ville miserable en 1890 imaginons ce qu elle etait au 3 siecle. pas seulement elle elle et tte les grandes ville du monde.