The Byzantine historiography on the state of Serbian despots

Fresco of Stefan Lazarević in Manasija monastery, near Despotovac, Serbia.

The Fifteenth Century Byzantine sources narrating, among the other things, of the Serbian history of the first half of the century, also testify that the contemporaries regarded Serbia as a state.

Mehmed II, ‘The Conqueror’, in Byzantine short chronicles and old Serbian annals, inscriptions, and genealogies

Portrait_of_Mehmed_II_by_Gentile_Bellini_(Cropped)

This article analyzes how Byzantine Short Chronicles and Old Serbian Annals , Inscriptions, and Genealogies depicted sultan Mehmed II, ‘The Conqueror’.

The Battle of Kosovo 1389: An Albanian Epic

The Battle of Kosovo 1389: An Albanian Epic By Anna Di Lellio; with translations by Robert Elsie IB Tauris, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-84885-094-1 The Battle of Kosovo of 1389 holds enormous significance in the formation of modern Balkan nation states, especially among South Slav and Serbian nationalist circles. What has given this single battle such resonance, […]

The Udovice Solidus Pendants: Late 5th Century Evidence of South Scandinavian Mercenaries in the Balkans

The Udovice Solidus Pendants: Late 5th Century Evidence of South Scandinavian Mercenaries in the Balkans By Svante Fischer Fornvannen: Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research, Vol. 103 (2008) Abstract: This paper summarizes a number of observations about the possible origin, manufacture, weight, and hoarding of two gold filigree pendants found at Udovice in Serbia. It is […]

Historical materials from the medieval fortress Bač

Historical materials from the medieval fortress Bač By Snežana Petrović, Vojo Jovanov, Slavica Vujović, Jonjaua Ranogajec and Emilija Fidancevska Processing and Application of Ceramics, Vol. 1 (2007) Abstract: Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage are the objects of great interest worldwide. For setting the correct methodology for the procedures of the restoration it is very important to have […]

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