Hieria (inGreek variouslyἹερεῖα, Ἱερία, Ἡρία), also known asHeraeum orHeraion (Ἡραῖον), modernFenerbahçe, was a town ofancient Bithynia and a suburb ofByzantine-eraConstantinople (modernIstanbul,Turkey). It is prominent in the city's history as the site of an imperial palace.
The name derives fromHeraion akron (Greek:Ἡραῖον ἄκρον, "Cape ofHera"), which was given in antiquity to a small promontory (modern Fener burnu) on theAsian shore of theBosporus, oppositeChalcedon (modernKadıköy).[1] The EmperorJustinian I (r. 527–565) built a palace here, which included a harbour and a church dedicated toSt. Mary.[1] The palace, which survived at least until 1203, served as a summer residence for a number of Byzantine emperors, including EmperorHeraclius (r. 610–641) and EmperorBasil I (r. 867–886), who added a chapel dedicated to the ProphetElijah.[1] Due to its location on the Asian side of the Bosporus, the palace often served as a reception point for triumphal returns of the Byzantine emperors from campaigns in the East.[1] Theiconoclastic "Council of Hieria" took place in the palace in 754.[1] Only a few traces of the original palace complex (the harbour breakwater, acistern and funerary inscriptions) survive.[1]
Its site is located atFenerbahçe inAsiatic Turkey.[2][3]
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