Abstract
Abstract Ancient statues continued to be visible in the cityscape of Constantinople after Late Antiquity. Myths and legends often arose around them, as their original meaning and designation had been forgotten. This article discusses examples from the early and middle Byzantine periods in order to show which functions statues assumed in the understanding of imperial power and which messages they could convey. It is not surprising that statues were able to influence the public discourse on the one hand, and that the emperor could exercise dominion and assert his sovereignty of opinion with these visible monuments on the other.
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