Towards a Social History of Byzantium
Towards a Social History of Byzantium By John Haldon A Social History of Byzantium, edited by John Haldon (Wiley, 2009) Introduction: To a greater…
Introduction to Ecclesiastical Music (Byzantine Tradition)
Introduction to Ecclesiastical Music (Byzantine Tradition) Lecture by Alban West Given on February 10, 2009 in San Fernando, California This presentation by Archpriest Alban…
A Crossroads of Civilizations: Byzantium
A Crossroads of Civilizations: Byzantium By David Talbot Rice Journal of World History / Cahiers d’histoire mondiale, Vol. 13 (1971) Synopsis: A short overview…
Byzantine Greek Fire
A small modern reconstruction of a Byzantine Greek Fire Gun to give an idea how maight work the originals.
Urban Real Wages in Constantinople-Istanbul, 1100-2000
Urban Real Wages in Constantinople-Istanbul, 1100-2000 By Sevket Pamuk Paper given at Towards a Global History of Prices and Wages (2004) Introduction: One…
The First Siege of Constantinople by the Ottomans (1394-1402) and its Repercussions on the Civilian Population of the City
A detailed study of the events between 1394 and 1402 shows that the Ottomans used in their assault upon Constantinople their proven method of blockading the enemy city for a long period of time, thus causing its surrender.
The Role of the People in the Political Life of the Byzantine Empire: The Period of the Comneni and the Palaeologi
The Role of the People in the Political Life of the Byzantine Empire: The Period of the Comneni and the Palaeologi By Peter…
The Role of Arianism in the Vandal Kingdom
My study will focus on one point: what was the role of religion in the development of the above mentioned beliefs and in the preservation of the true identity of the Vandals?
A Classification of Peasants Attached to Land in Byzantium of the 14th Century
Cluster analysis was used to classify peasants attached to land in the 14th century Byzantium on the basis of 1321 property-tax cadastre that registered the landed property of St. Athanasius Lavra in Athos.
A Prôtospatharios, Magistros, and Strategos Autokrator of 11th century: The equipment of Georgios Maniakes and his army according to the Skylitzes Matritensis miniatures and other artistic sources of the middle Byzantine period
Maniakes was the most brilliant general of his time: in Syria he distinguished himself for his bravery and capacity against the Muslims, gaining for the Empire the important stronghold of Edessa in 1031.
The Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) and the Western Way of War
The Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) and the Western Way of War By Gwen Perkins Anistoriton Journal, vol. 11 (2008-2009) Introduction: Byzantium. The word invokes to…
Byzantine Coins from the 6th and the 7th Century Found in Poland and their East-Central European Context
Byzantine Coins from the 6th and the 7th Century Found in Poland and their East-Central European Context By Maciej Salamon and M. Woloszyn XIV International…
Citizenship in Medieval Ioannina
Citizenship in Medieval Ioannina By Brendan Osswald Citizenship in Historical Perspective, edited by Steven G. Ellis, Guðmundur Hálfdanarson and Ann Katherine Isaacs (Pisa University Press, 2006)…
Image Making in Byzantium, Sasanian Persia and the Early Muslim World
Image Making in Byzantium, Sasanian Persia and the Early Muslim World By Anthony Cutler Ashgate Publishing, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-7546-5949-5 In this third collection…
Sixth Century Alania: between Byzantium, Sasanian Iran and the Turkic World
Sixth Century Alania: between Byzantium, Sasanian Iran and the Turkic World By Agustí Alemany Ēran ud Anērān: Studies presented to Boris Ilich Marshak on the…
Religion, Women and Politics in Imperial Rome (4th-5th century A.D.)
The aim of this study is to look at the close relations and certain continuity existing between the pagan and Christian ideologies concerning the role played by women of the aristocracy and by the image of women associated with political power.
Byzantium: The Lost Empire
For more than 1,000 years, the Byzantine Empire was the eye of the entire world – the origin of great literature, fine art…