Byzantine civilization’s origins are to be found in Constantine’s decision to found a new Roman capital. Introduction...
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Questions about the eternal allure of secrecy, and how secret knowledge is transmitted. The Secret History, by...
Rhetoric was the most important and difficult topic studied in the Byzantine education system. Although some Byzantine...
The Roman-Byzantine Empire participated in extensive trade and diplomatic contacts with a wide range of societies. The...
The Byzantines found themselves in contact with an ever-expanding range of cultural groups. The treasury of the...
The ‘The Virgin of Vladimir’ is part of a larger story of the conversion of Kievan Rus’...
Byzantine science was essentially classical science. Introduction Byzantine science played an important role in the transmission of classical knowledge to...
These mosaics and frescoes are the result of patronage by a wealthy intellectual and high-ranking official. Introduction...
Wearable art in Byzantium communicated complex messages about social identity, religious beliefs, and concerns about physical and...
The manuscript was produced around 512 C.E. for the imperial princess Anicia Juliana in Constantinople. By Dr....
Making a grammar book was one of the principal tools of Byzantine scholars to preserve the correct...
The Byzantines began creating portable mosaic icons by setting small tesserae into wax or resin on wood...
The Byzantines also created art and architecture with no religious imagery and without explicit religious functions in...
Who were the players and what was this Controversy all about? Introduction The “Iconoclastic Controversy” over religious...
Christians initially disagreed over whether religious images were good or bad, resulting in the iconoclasm controversy. What...
Introducing the periods of Byzantine history, with attention to developments in art and architecture. From Rome to...
Constantinople had withstood many sieges and attacks over the centuries. Introduction The city of Constantinople (modern Istanbul)...
These images were sometimes augmented with texts that were used for protective or healing purposes. Introduction Christianity...
The rise of Turkish power in Anatolia eventually gave rise to the Ottoman Empire which rapidly conquered...
This great empire lay in two continents, Europe and Asia. It lasted from about 500 to 1453...
Byzantine texts interpreted the domed church as a microcosm – a three-dimensional image of the cosmos. Ecstatic...
The family one was born into in Byzantium greatly determined one’s social status and profession in adult...
The name “Byzantine Empire” is a modern term and would have been alien to its contemporaries. Introduction...
In the Middle Ages, Constantinople was the richest European city and was known as the “Queen of...
Justifications for the propagandizing elements in these mosaics are not difficult. Power on earth was once –...
The Byzantine Empire had an important cultural legacy, both on the Orthodox Church and on the revival...
Byzantine art had become much more expressive and imaginative by the twelfth century. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
Byzantine influence was pronounced in Ukraine’s religious, political, and cultural spheres. Byzantium was originally a Greek colony,...
The fortifications were the largest and strongest ever built in either the ancient or medieval worlds. By...
The Varangians were probably as shocking a sight to Byzantine enemies as tanks would have been to...