Byzantine Textiles
Byzantine Textiles By Roger Gilman and Jane Bowler Gilman Art and Archeology, Vol. 13 (1922) Introduction: Silks and spices – the magic of…
“The Blessed Passion of Holy Love”: Maximus the Confessor’s Spiritual Psychology
“The Blessed Passion of Holy Love”: Maximus the Confessor’s Spiritual Psychology By Bronwen Neil Australian EJournal of Theology, Issue 2 (2004) Abstract: This…
The Plague of 542: Not the birth of the clinic
The Plague of 542: Not the birth of the clinic By John Atkinson Acta Classica: Proceedings of the Classical Association of South Africa,…
Writing and Imagining the Crusade in Fifteenth-Century Burgundy: The Case of the Expedition Narrative in Jean de Wavrin’s Anciennes Chroniques d’Angleterre
This study emulates and supports these efforts by undertaking a close reading of a remarkable Burgundian chronicle – one which depicts and defends a rare experiment in one of the most ideologically resonant enterprises of the day.
Early byzantine lamellar armour from Carthago Spartaria (Cartagena, Spain)
Early Byzantine lamellar armour from Carthago Spartaria (Cartagena, Spain) By Jaime Vizcaíno Sánchez Gladius, Vol.28 (2008) Abstract: This article presents an Early Byzantine…
Debacle at Manzikert, 1071: Prelude to the Crusades
Debacle at Manzikert, 1071: Prelude to the Crusades By Brian Carey Medieval History Magazine, Issue 5 (2004) Introduction: The Seljuks, like other Central…
Women’s Clothing in Kievan Rus
Women’s Clothing in Kievan Rus La Rus, Sofya Kies, Mka Lisa Medieval Textiles, Issue.27 (2001) Abstract Women’s clothing in 10th to 15th century Rus’, as…
Religion and Politics in Byzantium on the Eve of the Arab Conquests
Religion and Politics in Byzantium on the Eve of the Arab Conquests By J.D.C. Frendo Florilegium, vol. 10 (1988-91) Introduction: The three decades or…
Military Intelligence in Arabo-Byzantine Naval Warfare
Military Intelligence in Arabo-Byzantine Naval Warfare By Vassilios Christides To empolemo Byzantino – Byzantium at War, edited by Nicolas Oikonomides (Athens: Institute for…
Byzantine church and mosaic floor uncovered in Israel
Archaeologists working for the Israel Antiquities Authority have announced they have discovered the remains of a 1500-year-old Byzantine church that was believed to…
The Byzantine View of the Bogomils: A Heresiological Approach
The Byzantine View of the Bogomils: A Heresiological Approach By Hisatsugu Kusabu Paper given at the 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies, London, 2006…
Graeco-Egyptian Alchemy in Byzantium
The main concern of this paper will be with the problems raised by the reception of ancient alchemy in Byzantium.
“Rural Towns” and “In-Between” or “Third” Spaces. Settlement Patterns in Byzantine Epirus (7th-11th c.) from an interdisciplinary approach
“Rural Towns” and “In-Between” or “Third” Spaces. Settlement Patterns in Byzantine Epirus (7th-11th c.) from an interdisciplinary approach By Myrto Veikou Archaeologia Medievale,…
The Infamous Svjatoslav: Master of Duplicity in War and Peace?
The Infamous Svjatoslav: Master of Duplicity in War and Peace? By Walter K. Hanak Peace and War in Byzantium: Essays in Honor of…
Byzantium: A Friendly Society?
Byzantium: A Friendly Society? By M. E. Mullett Past and Present, Vol.118:1 (1998) Introduction: The student of the medieval west has no difficulty…
The Vikings in the East : a Survey of Settlement, Trade and Military Activity c.700 – 1100
The Vikings in the East : a Survey of Settlement, Trade and Military Activity c.700 – 1100 By D.A.F. Adams PhD Dissertation, University…
“Judges of the Velum” and “Judges of the Hippodrome” in Thessalonike (11th c.)
“Judges of the Velum” and “Judges of the Hippodrome” in Thessalonike (11th c.) By Andreas GKOUTZIOUKOSTAS ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΑ SΥΜΜΕΙΚΤΑ, Vol. 20 (2010) Abstract: The…
Islamic Frontiers, Real and Imagined
Islamic Frontiers, Real and Imagined By Asa Eger Al-‘Usur al-Wusta. The Bulletin of the Middle East Medievalists, Vol. 17:1 (2005) Introduction: Beginning in…
Historian uncovers new insights into Jewish Religious life in the Byzantine empire
New research has uncovered a forgotten chapter in the history of the Bible, offering a rare glimpse of Byzantine Jewish life and culture. The…
Romanos the Melodist and the Christian self in early Byzantium
Romanos the Melodist and the Christian self in early Byzantium By Derek Krueger Paper given at the 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies (2006)…
Defenders of the Christian People: Holy War in Byzantium
Defenders of the Christian People: Holy War in Byzantium By George T. Dennis The Crusades from the Perspective of Byzantium and the Muslim…
Grave Finds and Burial Practices in Thessaloniki (4th – 15th centuries)
Grave Finds and Burial Practices in Thessaloniki (4th – 15th centuries) By Despina Makropoulou Paper given at the 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies…
The Late Antique Kosmos of Power between Byzantium and Iran: international ornament and royal identity in the sixth and seventh centuries
The Late Antique Kosmos of Power between Byzantium and Iran: international ornament and royal identity in the sixth and seventh centuries By Matthew…
Liturgy and the Illustration of Gregory of Nazianzen’s Homilies. An Essay in Iconographical Methodology
Liturgy and the Illustration of Gregory of Nazianzen’s Homilies. An Essay in Iconographical Methodology By Christopher Walters Revue des études byzantines, Vol.31 (1973)…
Pictures of the clergy in the Theodore Psalter
Pictures of the clergy in the Theodore Psalter By Christopher Walter Revue des études byzantines, Vol.31 (1973) Abstract: The way of representing clerical…