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The Greatest Byzantine Works in EuropeThe Byzantine Greeks inherited the Roman empire and left their stamp all over Europe. Their works brought together classical fundamentals of architecture with the riches of the Eastern Mediterranean. -
Emperor Basil II and Constantinople: The Byzantine Empire as the Center of ChristianityAn overview of the Byzantine Empire before the Crusades and the inheritance of the dissolved Roman Empire.
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The Byzantine EmpireThe Byzantine Empire reached numerous political and cultural achievements throughout its period. A particular city, Constantinople, serves as a good example of the empire's developments. -
Brief History and Significance of the Byzantine EmpireThe Byzantine Empire has a significant connection to a strong sense of Greek culture and heritage, but this relationship is not addressed in the Western narrative as currently taught. -
Five Moments in Byzantine HistoryThe Byzantine Empire, a Hellenized offshoot of the Roman Empire, lasted for one thousand years while Western Europe struggled to recover from the Dark Ages. Here are the most important moments of Byzantine history. -
Byzantine ArtIn 313 AD, after hundreds of years of religious persecution, the Emperor Constantine finally recognized the Christian Church, and Byzantine art was born. -
Ancient Jewish Synagogue from Roman-Byzantine Era Excavated Near GalileeA new ancient Jewish synagogue from the Roman-Byzantine era has just been excavated that may provide a new picture about the persecution of the Jews in the Byzantine period and also about rural Jewish life in Galilee villages during that era that. -
Procopius on the Golden Age of Constantinople: Sordid Byzantine HistoryProcopius, the greatest Byzantine chronicler died leaving a bombshell in his wake. His published memoirs describing the depravity of some the Byzantine Empire's most powerful men and women. -
Byzantine Empire and the Roman EmpireThis article compares and contrasts the Byzantine Empire and the Roman Empire.
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The Origins of the Byzantine EmpireThe Byzantine Empire, along with the Catholic West, and the Islamic East, was one of the three notable civilizations of the classical world. Here's how it probably began.
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Iconoclasm: Religious Turmoil in the Byzantine EmpireIn the early 8th Century the Byzantine Empire was plunged into chaos by the outbreak of iconoclasm. The Emperor Leo III issued an edict banning the use of icons in Christian worship. -
How to Make a Byzantine ChainThe Byzantine chain is one of the most popular, and one of the easiest to create chains. With a few rings, it's amazing what can be created.
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Useful Definitions for Studying Art History from the Byzantine and Imperial PeriodsThis is a short glossary of terms that are commonly used when studying early Christian art, and art from this time period.
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The Byzantine Empire After Basil II: Moving Toward the CrusadesAn overview of the power void that was left after Emperor Basil II's death and how his successors' inability to rule led to the Crusades.
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Religion in Byzantine History: Invisible World of the Eastern Roman EmpireThe Byzantines were as much preoccupied with matters of theologic dispute as they were with military affairs, the games in the Hippodrome and all the pleasures of the material world. -
Inheriting Rome: The Byzantine Empire, the Islamic World and the Coming CrusadesA look at the effects that brought about the Crusades and how they relate to the fall of the Roman Empire.
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Evolution of Icons in the Byzantine ChurchArt has always been a vehicle for people to express their ideas, their beliefs, their values and themselves. Throughout time it has been used to serve a myriad of varying objectives ranging from decoration to education to pure expression of ideas.
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Medieval, Byzantine CastlesThe entire story of why castles are here, what they were used for and the evolution of casles throughout history -
Hagia Sophia, Heart of the Byzantine EmpireHagia Sophia is a stands as a reminder of the lost Byzatine Empire. -
What Does it All Mean?Word of the day poetry, byzantine. An analysis of life and it's wandering path.
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To a Byzantine Portrait of the Infant JesusIn Byzantine icons portraying the mother Mary with the infant Jesus, the representation of Jesus may seem strange to Western eyes. -
Christ in Majesty: Order and AuthorityAn critical analysis of an early Christian/ Byzantine statue of Christ. -
Day of Decision: The Battle of ManzikertThe Battle of Manzikert in 1071, between the Byzantine Empire and the Sejuk Turks, ended with defeat for the Byzantines and heralded the beginning of the end of the Byzantine Empire, though it was to last another four hundred years.
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The Nika Riots: A Revolt that Nearly Crippled the Byzantine EmpireThe Nika riots of 532 claimed the lives of thousands and nearly ended the reign of Justinian I. -
Barbarians 101: The PechenegsThe Pechenegs, a branch of the central Asian Turks, were among the most feared of nomadic barbarian tribes during the Middle Ages. They raided and pillaged throughout the Ukraine and the eastern Balkans until the Byzantine emperor destroyed them in 1091.
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The Shoes of the Fisherman Have HolesI have a severe disconnect between the historical Jesus of Nazareth (and the average priests and nuns who follow in His footsteps) and the Byzantine pageantry of Vatican City.
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Hagia Sofia Museum, the Main Tourist Site in the Ancient Black Sea Port City of Trabizon, TurkeyDiscussion of the Byzantine church of Hagia Sofia, now a museum, at the edge of the Black Sea in Trabizon (Trebizond), Turkey -
Discovering MacedoniaMacedonia, famous for Lake Ohrid and the Byzantine monasteries, is still largely unexplored and therefore has retained its air of mystery.
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Barbarians 101: Who Were the Ostrogoths?The Ostrogoths were the first to rule Italy after the fall of the western Roman Empire in 476 A.D. They posed a serious threat to Byzantine rule of the Mediterranean before their defeat at the hands of a eunuch general. -
Favorite Touring Destinations in Istanbul Turkey Part IHagia Sofia (meaning Holy Wisdom in Greek) in Istanbul is considered one of the 8 miracles of light, a most important architectural structure of peace, as the best monument of Byzantine epoch, & also the epitome of Byzantine architecture. -
Favorite Touring Destinations in Istanbul Turkey Part IIIExcursion through Istanbul, Turkey begins with the inspection of the most ancient part of former Byzantine Constantinople. The contemporary opinion of folks who have had the opportunity to visit Constantinople is that of consternation and enthusiasm. -
Ten Facts About the Chora Church in Istanbul, TurkeyChora Church, built by the Byzantines near their outer walls, houses the best Byzantine frescoes in the world. This article was featured in September 2007's Time Out Istanbul. -
Downtown Chicago Landmark Church TourChicago churches present some of the most impressive architecture in the city, from English and French Gothic to Renaissance style and Byzantine-Italian Romanesque to the style of the Roman basilicas. -
Editing David Foster WallaceEditing Wallace could be demanding, and those who attempted it found themselves faced with the difficulty of correcting a man with a prodigious understanding of the byzantine syntactical and grammatical rules of the English language.
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Explore the Historic Cardo of JerusalemIn Jeruslalem's Cardo, layers of history are visible to the human eye. With the remains of a Byzantine marketplace, sections of the Old Roman city and remmnants from the First Temple Period, the Cardo is rich in heritage and in artistic treasures.
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Why the US Government Should Maintain the Dollar as a Strong Currency: the Story of the Two Romes, One in Decline and One RisingThe Byzantine Empire created one of the most successful long term stable currencies in world history and it thrived with the same economic circumstances the US has with Import trade imbalances and occasional deficit spending.
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A Step Back in Time at the Santa Monica PierThen something else filters through all the modern-day noise. It's old time carnival music, the kind of music that reminds you of Grandma's wind-up jewelry box and fairy-tale dreams, and I follow it to a nearby Byzantine-Moorish style building.
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Free Museum Day Nationwide September 26: Save Money, Have Fun, LearnCrime and punishment, Byzantine and pre-Colombian Art, and 1920s American life are among the subjects available for free exploration in Washington DC on Museum Day. -
Events in Western Europe that Led to the CrusadesThe origins of the Crusades are traced in a series of developments in the Western Europe in the early years of the Middle Ages, but also in the worsening situation of the Byzantine Empire in the East.
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Great Turning Points in History - Milvian BridgeEmperor Constantine's victory at the Saxa Rubra in 312 marked a turning point in Western history, signalling a decline in the Roman Empire and the rise of the Byzantine Empire.
