5th-century introductions

alphabet mainly used in Zoroastrian scriptures to transcribe the old Avestan language

official host of a staged event or similar performance

cistern in Istanbul, Turkey

The Magnaura (Medieval , possibly from Latin: Magna Aula, "Great Hall") was a large building in Byzantine Constantinople located next to the Great Palace. It was situated to the east of the Augustaion, close to the Hagia Sophia, and next to the Chalke Gate and has often equated by scholars with the building that housed the Senate. thumb|Map of the Imperial District of Byzantine Constantinople, with the Magnaura in the upper right next to the [[Augustaion]]

cistern of Byzantine Constantinople