Historians and the economy: Zosimus and Procopius on fifth and sixth century economic development
Historians and the economy: Zosimus and Procopius on fifth and sixth century economic development By Hartmut G. Ziche Published Online Introduction: The economy…
A Greek Source on the Origin of the First Crusade
A Greek Source on the Origin of the First Crusade By Peter Charanis Speculum, Vol.24:1 (1949) Introduction: A Greek chronicle contains the following…
An account by John Cananus of the siege of Constantinople in 1422
An account by John Cananus of the siege of Constantinople in 1422 By Margaret Helen Purdie PhD Dissertation, University of Western Australia, 2009…
British Library digitises Greek manuscripts
The British Library has digitised over a quarter of its Greek manuscripts (284 volumes) for the first time and made them freely available…
Perspectives of Power: Byzantine Imperial Women
Byzantine imperial women have been situated in a vague and shadowy private sphere, which has resulted in the assumption that they were absent within the realm of politics.
Why Eastern Women Matter: The Influence of Byzantine Empresses on Western Queenship during the Middle Ages
My research proposes that the imperial women of the east had an important and discernable influence on the royal women of the west. In order to show this influence I examine the nature of western queenship by analyzing the Merovingian, Carolingian, and Ottonian dynasties.
Helena, Heraclius and the True Cross
Helena, Heraclius and the True Cross By Hans A. Pohlsander Quidditas, Vol.25 (2004) Introduction: More than three hundred years stand between the empress Helena,…
Byzantines in the Florentine polis: Ideology, Statecraft and Ritual during the Council of Florence
Byzantines in the Florentine polis: Ideology, Statecraft and Ritual during the Council of Florence McManus, Stuart M. (University of Manchester) Journal of the…
Byzantine Gold Coins and Jewellery: A Study of Gold Contents
The Byzantine Empire slowly changed, of course, being effected by the emergence of Medieval Europe to the West and of Islam to the East and South
From Byzantine Constantinople to Ottoman Konstantiniyye: Creation of a Cosmopolitan Capital and Visual Culture under Sultan Mehmed II
From Byzantine Constantinople to Ottoman Konstantiniyye: Creation of a Cosmopolitan Capital and Visual Culture under Sultan Mehmed II By Gulru Necipoglu From Byzantion…
Project to examine images of Hell in the medieval churches of Crete
Frescoes from the island of Crete depicting scenes of Hell and the punishments of the damned are the focus of a new research…
Calculating Byzantium? Social Network Analysis and Complexity Sciences as tools for the exploration of medieval social dynamics
Calculating Byzantium? Social Network Analysis and Complexity Sciences as tools for the exploration of medieval social dynamics By Johannes Preiser-Kapeller Historical Dynamics of…
Calculating the Synod? A network analysis of the synod and the episcopacy in the Register of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the years 1379–1390
Calculating the Synod? A network analysis of the synod and the episcopacy in the Register of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the years…
The epidemic of Justinian (AD 542): a prelude to the Middle Ages
The epidemic of Justinian (AD 542): a prelude to the Middle Ages By Francois Retief and Louise P. Cilliers Acta Theologica, Vol.26:2 (2006)…
An Introduction to Byzantine Monasticism
An Introduction to Byzantine Monasticism By Alice-Mary Talbot Illinois Classical Studies, Vol.12:2 (1987) Introduction: The institution of monasticism was one of the most…
Mehmed the Conqueror and the Equestrian Statue of the Augustaion
Mehmed the Conqueror and the Equestrian Statue of the Augustaion By J. Raby Illinois Classical Studies, Vol. 12:2 (1987) Introduction: One of the…
Byzantium’s Role in the Formation of Early Medieval Civilization: Approaches and Problems
Byzantium’s Role in the Formation of Early Medieval Civilization: Approaches and Problems By Michael McCormick Illinois Classical Studies, Vol.12:2 (1987) Introduction: Until recently,…
The campaigns of the Norman dukes of southern Italy against Byzantium, in the years between 1071 and 1108 AD
I intend to examine all the main campaigns conducted by the Normans in the Byzantine Empire’s western Balkan provinces, in the period from the fall of Bari, the capital of Byzantine Longobardia (Italy) and the seat of the Byzantine governor of Italy in 1071, to the Treaty of Devol that marked the end of Bohemond of Taranto’s Illyrian campaign in 1108.