John Kinnamos as a Historian of the Second Crusade
John Kinnamos as a Historian of the Second Crusade By Mahmoud Said Omran Uluslararasi Hacli Seferleri Sempozyumu. 23-25 Haziran 1997, Istanbul (Ankara, 1999)…
Seeing Eye to Eye: Islamic Universalism in the Roman and Byzantine Worlds, 7th to 10th Centuries
Seeing Eye to Eye: Islamic Universalism in the Roman and Byzantine Worlds, 7th to 10th Centuries By Olof Heilo PhD Dissertation, Univerity of…
The Byzantine church at Labraunda
The Byzantine church at Labraunda By Jesper Blid Master’s Thesis, Uppsala University, 2006 Abstract: This thesis examines the Christian context of the former…
The church law and the civil law in Byzantium: two parts of one legal order (legal schools)
The church law and the civil law in Byzantium: two parts of one legal order (legal schools) By Dilian Nikoltchev IUS CANONICUM, Vol.42,…
Nautical and Marine Imagery in the Panegyrics of Eustathios of Thessaloniki
Nautical and Marine Imagery in the Panegyrics of Eustathios of Thessaloniki By Andrew F. Stone Scholia, Vol. 12 (2003) Abstract: The panegyrics of…
An Egyptian doctor at the Comnenian court
An Egyptian doctor at the Comnenian court By Krijnie N. Ciggaar Nea Rhome Vol. 2 (2005) Introduction: One of the attractions of studying…
The Costume of the Byzantine Emperors and Empresses
The garments which each participant wore were part of a highly developed dress code that identified an individual’s rank and social status.
Manuel I Komnenos and Michael Glycas: A Twelfth-Century Defense and Refutation of Astrology
Manuel I Komnenos and Michael Glycas: A Twelfth-Century Defense and Refutation ofAstrology George, Demetra Culture and Cosmos, Vol. 5 no 1 (2001) Abstract Manuel Komnenos…
Naples: a case of urban survival in the early Middle Ages?
Naples: a case of urban survival in the early Middle Ages? By Paul Arthur Mélanges de l’Ecole française de Rome. Moyen-Age, Temps modernes,…
Coinage and Money in the Latin Empire of Constantinople
What was used for money in the Latin Empire, and why did its rulers not issue coins in their own names?
Greek and Muslim Automata: Influence of Greek Knowledge in Medieval Islamic Science
Greek and Muslim Automata: Influence of Greek Knowledge in Medieval Islamic Science By Michela Cigola Proceedings: 2nd International Conference on Ancient Greek Technology…
Pursuing salvation through a body of parchment: books and their significance in the illustrated homilies by Iakobos of Kokkinobaphos
Pursuing salvation through a body of parchment: books and their significance in the illustrated homilies by Iakobos of Kokkinobaphos By Maria Evangelatou Mediaeval…
The Social Life of the Byzantine Gift: The Royal Crown of Hungary Re-Invented
The Social Life of the Byzantine Gift: The Royal Crown of Hungary Re-Invented By Cecily J. Hilsdale Art History, Vol.31 (2008) Introduction: In…
Byzantine Astronomy from A.D. 1300
Byzantine Astronomy from A.D. 1300 By Emmanuel A. Paschos Paper given at the Ringberg Euroconference on New Trends in Neutrino Physics, Tegernsee, Germany,…
Constantine’s Policy of Religious Tolerance: Was It Tolerant Or Not?
After exploring Constantine‘s sincerity of faith, influences upon him and questions concerning his policy, we will conclude whether or not he maintained a policy of tolerance.
Medieval Military Logistics: An Agent-based Simulation of a Byzantine Army on the March
Medieval Military Logistics: An Agent-based Simulation of a Byzantine Army on the March By Bart Craenen, Georgios Theodoropoulos, Vincent Gaffney, Philip Murgatroyd and…
Balms and Perfumes at the Court of Byzantium
At the court of Byzantium, in the period of Justinian and Theodora, the most ostentatious elegance reigned and it was in this period that Metrodora compiled her recipe book.
Visitors from North-Western Europe to Byzantium. Vernacular Sources: Problems and Perspectives
Visitors from North-Western Europe to Byzantium. Vernacular Sources: Problems and Perspectives By Krijnie Ciggaar Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume 132 (2007) Introduction:…
The Battle of Manzikert: Military Disaster or Political Failure?
This paper examines Romanus’ Manzikert campaign and the significance of his defeat, and assesses whether the Byzantine position in Anatolia was recoverable, and if so, why that recovery failed?
A Syrian-Christian Perspective on the Supernatural
A Syrian-Christian Perspective on the Supernatural By Silke Trzcionka Paper given at the Western Pacific Rim Patristics Society Inaugural Conference (2004) Introduction: Whenever…
The worldview of women in demotic historic, akritic and epic poetry of the late Byzantine period (9th century to 1453)
The worldview of women in demotic historic, akritic and epic poetry of the late Byzantine period (9th century to 1453) By Virginia A.…
The End of the Lower Danubian Limes: A Violent or a Peaceful Process?
The End of the Lower Danubian Limes: A Violent or a Peaceful Process? By Alexandru Madgearu Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica, Vol.12 (2006) Abstract:…
The Byzantine Background to the First Crusade
Just over nine hundred years ago, Pope Urban II closed a provincial church council at Clermont Ferrand with a rousing call to arms that launched the First Crusade.
English Refugees in the Byzantine Armed Forces: The Varangian Guard and Anglo-Saxon Ethnic Consciousness
One of the most interesting episodes in Byzantine military history and in medieval English history is the Anglo-Saxon participation and service in the Varangian Guards regiment from the late 11th to the early 13th century
Building Medieval Constantinople
Building Medieval Constantinople By Robert Ousterhout Proceedings of the PMR Conference, Volume 19-20 (1994-1996) Introduction: The visitor to modem Istanbul is often struck…