The Ottoman period was transformative for Gaza. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The city of Gaza,...
Byzantium
Byzantine civilization’s origins are to be found in Constantine’s decision to found a new Roman capital. Introduction...
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...
These images were sometimes augmented with texts that were used for protective or healing purposes. Introduction Christianity...
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...
Many important Roman cities had an arena which hosted thrilling chariot races and more for public entertainment....
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...
An introduction and prologue for the first campaigns against Sicily and the relations between both Sicily and...
Well-worn routes resulted along which regular stopping points allowed pilgrims to sleep, eat, and be cared for...
The Byzantine Empire, is one of the most tragically understudied topics in modern American historical curriculum. By...
The journey begins with a quiet academic living in Istanbul who receives a cryptic message that will...
The name Byzantine Empire is a modern term and would have been alien to its contemporaries, who...
The types of Christianity they professed had important differences that led to a lack of recognition and...
Examining the influence of family, religion, schooling, class, status, experiences, and social contacts upon the psychological development...
Although they were the minority, some women did manage to rise above the limitations imposed on them...
The weapon ceased to exist by the time the Ottoman Empire finally conquered Constantinople in 1453. September...
The napalm of ancient warfare. By Mark CartwrightHistor Introduction Greek Fire was an incendiary weapon first used in Byzantine...
The reign of Justinian was an extremely significant period. It marked the final end of the Roman...
Peter the Hermit Preaching the First Crusade – From the Painting by James Archer / Wikimedia Commons...
Examining the view that the Orthodox Church stifled the development of East Slavic intellectual thought. By Dr....
Desecrated Christian icons in Turkey / Photo by Georges Jansoone JoJan, Göreme Valley Open Air Museum, Cappadocia,...
Procopius of Caesarea, Creative Commons It has been a subject of much debate what Procopius actually thought...