The Symbolical Career of Georgios Gemistos Plethon
Thus Gemistos was the first who in an authoritative way attacked the hegemony of Aristotle in western thought.
A Spectacle of Great Beauty: The Changing Faces of Hagia Sophia
For Constantine, Justinian, Sultan Mehmed II, and Atatürk, Hagia Sophia served as a model for the changing political and religious ideals of a nation. To use the useful phrase coined by Linda Young, Hagia Sophia is a building that is “in between heritage.”
Praising A City: Nicaea, Trebizond, and Thessalonike
Praising A City: Nicaea, Trebizond, and Thessalonike Aslıhan Akışık Journal of Turkish Studies, Vol.36 (2012) Abstract The late Byzantine period(1204-1461) was distinguished by…
The Italo-Cretan Religious Painting and The Byzantine-Palaeologan Legacy
The paper aims to introduce the last significant school of painting, which was nurtured by the Byzantine sources, the so-called Italo-Cretan school, whose presence and influence lasted for more than 300 years. Its works are perceived not just as mere objects of veneration but have also high artistic and marketing value.
The Question of Trabzon’s Efrenciyan Population: 1486-1583
The following article examines the ‘fate’ of the Efrenciyan or foreign residents of the city of Trabzon following the Ottoman conquest of the city in 1461.
Transylvania in Hungarian History: An Introduction
From their Balkan homeland the Vlachs began their migrations north in the thirteenth century, migrations that were accelerated no doubt by the beginning of Ottoman Turkish expansion into the Balkans.
Braşov (Kronstadt) in the Defence against the Turks (1438–1479)
Confrontation with Ottoman expansion began for Braşov at the end of the 14th century with the treaty with Mircea the Elder in the year 1395 which was part of King Sigismund of Luxembourg’s anti-Ottoman policy and was signed in Braşov.
The Harsh Life on the 15th Century Croatia-Ottoman Empire Military Border: Analyzing and Identifying the Reasons for the Massacre in Cepin
Turkish intrusions into what is today the continental part of Croatia began in 1391 and continued throughout the 15th, and the beginning of the 16th century when a large part of continental Croatia was incorporated into the Turkish Empire.
Tamerlane’s Place of Abode and Activities after Ankara War in Kütahya
Tamerlane who won the Ankara war against the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I in July 28, 1402 did not immediately left Anatolia and stayed there for approximately one year. He continued his pillage attacks and conquests in various cities of Anatoia during this period.
Sacred Kingship among the Peoples of the Steppes
eurThe vast belt of the Steppes, located between the Hungarian plains and the Great Wall of China,
runs along the southern edge of the Eurasian arboreal zone. Starting in the 1st millenium B.C. this region has been inhabited by Iranian, Hunnish, Turkish and Mongol mounted nomads who, at various times, unified a large portion of the Steppes into a single empire.
Perspectives on the Crusaders’ Armenia: Cilicia from 1071 to 1148
The vast majority of medieval historians writing on the Middle East have focused on Byzantium, the Crusaders, and the Saracens, but there is an abundance of primary materials on Armenian history
Image of the other as a tool of political legitimation: image of Venice in Renaissance Ragusa
Image of the other as a tool of political legitimation: image of Venice in Renaissance Ragusa Kuncevic, Lovro (Central European University; Institute for Historical…
Byzantine women´s visibility in the arts
Byzantine women´s visibility in the arts Piltz, Elisabeth (Uppsala University, Sweden) 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies, London (2006): Communication (II.5 Secular Space) Abstract…
Roger de Flor’s Campaign of 1304 in Western Anatolia: A Reinterpretation
Roger de Flor’s Campaign of 1304 in Western Anatolia: A Reinterpretation By Wiktor Ostasz Paper given at Between Constantines: Representations and Manifestations of…
The war against Islam and the Muslims at home: the Mudejar predicament in the Kingdom of Valencia during the reign of Fernando «El Católico»
The war against Islam and the Muslims at home: the Mudejar predicament in the Kingdom of Valencia during the reign of Fernando «El…
The Turks with the Grand Catalan Company, 1305-1312
The campaigns of a band of Spanish mercenary soldiers, under the terrifying Roger de Flor, in the Byzantine lands of the early fourteenth century are fully documented by medieval and contemporary historians.
“A Vile, Infamous, Diabolical Treaty”: The Franco-Ottoman Alliance of Francis I and the Eclipse of the Christendom Ideal
“A Vile, Infamous, Diabolical Treaty”: The Franco-Ottoman Alliance of Francis I and the Eclipse of the Christendom Ideal Piccirillo, Anthony Carmen (Georgetown University)…
‘Clash of Civilizations’, Crusades, Knights and Ottomans: an Analysis of Christian-Muslim Interaction in the Mediterranean
‘Clash of Civilizations’, Crusades, Knights and Ottomans: an Analysis of Christian-Muslim Interaction in the Mediterranean Buttigieg,Emanuel (University of Malta) Religion and power in…
The Debate on the Fourth Crusade
The Debate on the Fourth Crusade Harris, Jonathan History Compass, Volume 2, Issue 1 (2004) Abstract This article examines attempts over the past…
Matthias Corvinus and His Library
Matthias Corvinus and His Library Stein, Rose Hungarian Studies Review, Vol. XIII, No. 1 (Spring 1986) Abstract Hungary in the fifteenth century was…
Medieval Sites in Italy, Syria, Turkey and Vietnam added to World Heritage List
Twenty-five sites were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List last month, including four which date from the Middle Ages. The 35th session of…
The Struggle Between Osman Gazi and The Byzantines For Nicaea
The Struggle Between Osman Gazi and The Byzantines For Nicaea By Halil Inalcik Iznik Throughout History, ed. H. Inalcik (Istanbul, 2003) Introduction: The…
Acropolites And Gregoros On The Byzantine- Seljuk Confrontation At Antioch-On-The Maeander (A.D.1211). English Translation And Commentary
Modern research has conclusively established that the battle of Antiochad-Maenderum in Phrygia, considered to be the third most hotly contested confrontation between the Byzantines and the Seljuks since Manzikert (Malasgirt) in 1071 and Myriocephalum (Çardak) in 1176, took place is the spring or early summer of A.D. 1211 and not in A.D. 1210, as it was previously believed
Slavery and Conversion of the Slaves to Islam in the Ottoman Society
Slavery and Conversion of the Slaves to Islam in the Ottoman Society: According to the Canonical Registers of Bursa between XVth and XVIIIth Centuries…
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…