Jester Leaps In: A Medieval Mystery - Plot & Excerpts
SIRACH 4:29 It would take me several books to describe the grandeur of Constantinople but let me at least give you an idea of the city. I mentioned that it was shaped like a horse’s head. Take the line made by the horse’s mouth—that’s the Mese, the main road, starting at the Milion, the marker for all distances. I suppose the horse would have to be smiling slightly for this to be accurate, much as my friend Zeus does when I do something stupid as opposed to merely foolish. Now, put a bit in the horse’s mouth. That marks the Forum Amastrianum, where the horse dealers do business. This is where I threaten to bring my friend Zeus when he smiles at me for doing something stupid. Attach a bridle to the bit. This would show how the Mese divides after the Forum Amastrianum, with one branch going off to the southwest, much as the rein would at rest. This road ultimately connects with the Via Egnatia. The other branch goes northwest, parallel to the Golden Horn, and passes through the Charisios Gate to the road to Adrianople.
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