The University of Constantinople, sometimes known as the University of the palace hall of Magnaura (Πανδιδακτήριον της Μαγναύρας), was founded in 425 AD in the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) under the name of Pandidakterion (Πανδιδακτήριον) by the emperor Theodosius II. The Pandidakterion included schools of medicine, philosophy and law. At the time various economic schools, colleges, polytechnics, libraries and fine arts academies were also open in the city.
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