Articles related to "Byzantium"
Byzantium, the Lost Empire
Many people remember how Rome fell in 476 C.E. But fewer know that the Roman Empire survived until 1453 as the Byzantine Empire.
byzantium • byzantium • byzantine • roman empire • constantine • justinian
Many people remember how Rome fell in 476 C.E. But fewer know that the Roman Empire survived until 1453 as the Byzantine Empire.
byzantium • byzantium • byzantine • roman empire • constantine • justinian
Gardens of Nudes - Part Four
Architectural grottos in the formal gardens of Europe.
byzantium • versailles • grotte de thetis • bains d’apollon • grotto of thetis • saint-germain-en-laye
Architectural grottos in the formal gardens of Europe.
byzantium • versailles • grotte de thetis • bains d’apollon • grotto of thetis • saint-germain-en-laye
The Makings of the First Crusade (2)
The origins of the First Crusade in the West
byzantium • first • crusade • pope • urban • clermont
The origins of the First Crusade in the West
byzantium • first • crusade • pope • urban • clermont
Cyril, Methodius, and Cyrillic
Cyril and Methodius are given credit for bringing written language to the Slavs of Eastern Europe.
byzantium • cyrillic • glagolitic • cyril • methodius • old church slavonic
Cyril and Methodius are given credit for bringing written language to the Slavs of Eastern Europe.
byzantium • cyrillic • glagolitic • cyril • methodius • old church slavonic
Kiev's Slavic, Greco-Roman History
The Church of the Holy Wisdom did not only commemorate Rus's conversion to Orthodoxy, but it also honored Kiev as a place of education and law.
byzantium • rus • kiev • kievan princes • yaroslav the wise • st. sophia
The Church of the Holy Wisdom did not only commemorate Rus's conversion to Orthodoxy, but it also honored Kiev as a place of education and law.
byzantium • rus • kiev • kievan princes • yaroslav the wise • st. sophia
Prince Vladimir- Eastern Orthodoxy
Eastern Orthodoxy came to Kievan Rus by way of Constantinople, when Prince Vladimir chose the Orthodox religion over Paganism and founded St. Sophia.
byzantium • eastern orthodoxy • kievan rus • constantinople • prince vladimir • st. sophia
Eastern Orthodoxy came to Kievan Rus by way of Constantinople, when Prince Vladimir chose the Orthodox religion over Paganism and founded St. Sophia.
byzantium • eastern orthodoxy • kievan rus • constantinople • prince vladimir • st. sophia
Viking Voyages
After being exiled from Iceland Eric the Red and his son Lief Ericson discovered America. The Rus traveled to Kiev and Byzantium.
byzantium • viking • longboat • transportaion history • lief ericson • eric the red
After being exiled from Iceland Eric the Red and his son Lief Ericson discovered America. The Rus traveled to Kiev and Byzantium.
byzantium • viking • longboat • transportaion history • lief ericson • eric the red
Causes of the War - When Monks Collide (part 1)
Surely a war wasn't going to break out because a few men of the cloth were brawling in the Holy Land?
byzantium • crusades • orthodox • byzantium • catholic • holy sites
Surely a war wasn't going to break out because a few men of the cloth were brawling in the Holy Land?
byzantium • crusades • orthodox • byzantium • catholic • holy sites
The Fall of Constantinople, 1453
In 1453 CE, the city of Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire. The conquest was one of history's turning points.
byzantium • city of constantinople • constantinople • emperor constantine • byzantium • hundred years war
In 1453 CE, the city of Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire. The conquest was one of history's turning points.
byzantium • city of constantinople • constantinople • emperor constantine • byzantium • hundred years war
MMA's Belles Heures Going to Getty
The J. Paul Getty Museum will present "The Belles Heures of the Duke of Berry" in 2008 and 2009.
byzantium • illuminated manuscript traveling museum exhibition • medieval art • art of illumination limbourg brothers • belles heures jean of france • j. paul getty museum
The J. Paul Getty Museum will present "The Belles Heures of the Duke of Berry" in 2008 and 2009.
byzantium • illuminated manuscript traveling museum exhibition • medieval art • art of illumination limbourg brothers • belles heures jean of france • j. paul getty museum
MMA's de Montebello Soon to Retire
Philippe de Montebello, Director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for over 30 years, announced his retirement on January 8, 2008.
byzantium • director philippe de montebello retires • the metropolitan museum of art • museum of fine arts houston • the cloisters • european paintings
Philippe de Montebello, Director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for over 30 years, announced his retirement on January 8, 2008.
byzantium • director philippe de montebello retires • the metropolitan museum of art • museum of fine arts houston • the cloisters • european paintings