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Byzantine Constantinople, the walls of the city and adjoining historical sites

Note 1083 — Chapter XVIII · THE HARBOURS ON THE SEA OF MARMORA—continued.

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The plural form of the name (τῶν Σοφιῶν) may allude to the two divisions of the harbour. See Mordtmann, p. 55: “La configuration actuelle permet encore de distinguer un port intérieur et un port extérieur, séparés par une étroite digne.”

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