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| Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
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Words And Swords |
| n A.D. 395, Roman Emperor Theodosius I split his realm between his two sons, giving the Western empire—with Rome at its heart—to Honorius, and the eastern half—Byzantium—to his brother, Arkadios. More. Labels: book, byzantine, roman empire |
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 |
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Ancient Bosra, Syria |
| The Syrian town of Bosra has a history as a Nabataean and Roman provincial capital, an important garrison town and a major centre of Byzantine Christianity. More. Labels: byzantine, roman empire, syria |
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Early Christian and Byzantine art monographs from the Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg |
| The special collection for art history of the UB Heidelberg, also contains a collection of books from the 17th until the early 19th century about early Christian and Byzantine art. These holdings are gradually being digitised and made available online, free of charge. More. Labels: art, byzantine, roman empire |
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| Friday, October 23, 2009 |
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Galla Placidia * * * |
| Aelia Galla Placidia (392 – November 27, 450), daughter of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, was the consort of Ataulf king of the Goths and after his death the Empress consort of Constantius III, Western Roman Emperor. More. Labels: byzantine, roman empire, scholar |
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| Tuesday, October 06, 2009 |
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The Transition to Late Antiquity |
| Large-scale excavations at Dichin, an early Byzantine Fortress, and intensive field survey in north central Bulgaria. The aim of this research programme (1996-2002) has been to investigate the character of the countryside on the Lower Danube during Late Antiquity. More. Labels: bulgaria, byzantine, dig, roman empire |
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| Monday, September 28, 2009 |
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Byzantine Christianity in Sabratha |
| The Byzantine period in Sabratha saw the building of churches from reclaimed classical roman buildings. Many of the city's Christian cemeteries were also established. More. Labels: byzantine, christianity, israel, religion, roman empire |
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| Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
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Justinian's Achievements in the 6th Century |
| The long reign of Justinian resulted in attempts to recover lost western provinces from barbarian control, the codification of Roman law, & construction of Hagia Sophia. By the 6th Century the Eastern Roman Empire had fully transformed itself into the Byzantine Empire. Justinian, the last emperor to use Latin, ruled until 565, leaving an impressive list of achievements that included the codification of old Roman law, the construction of Hagia Sophia, and a vigorous attempt to reclaim lost imperial lands in the west. Labels: byzantine, justinian, roman empire, scholar |
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| Thursday, September 17, 2009 |
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Smuggling history |
| Abu Mustafa has his own little museum in front of his fish shop in the small fishermen harbor of Tyre. “Ten thousand dollars for all of it,” he says to the tourists who ask. “If you ask by piece, they’re five dollars, $10, $30. It depends on the piece,” he adds, pointing to an ancient amphora and to a Bacchus mask he says he recovered some time ago. Small-scale commerce in relics from ancient submerged Tyre is good business. Abu Mustafa sometimes recovers them while he’s fishing, and sometimes he dives especially for them. He has been doing it since he was 10 years old. Byzantine, Roman, Greek, Phoenician. They all pay. He explains he lives off of selling these artifacts to tourists, as many of the fishermen in Tyre do. Labels: byzantine, collectibles, lebanon, museum, roman empire |
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| Monday, September 14, 2009 |
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Mosaic Arts Festival in Ravenna |
Ravenna, often called the city of mosaics, holds its first international mosaic arts festival October 10 - November 20, 2009. Ravenna was the western capital of the Roman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire in Europe during the 5th through 8th centuries. FollowingLabels: byzantine, italy, mosaic |
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| Saturday, September 05, 2009 |
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| Tuesday, September 01, 2009 |
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| Wednesday, August 26, 2009 |
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| Thursday, August 20, 2009 |
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| Thursday, September 29, 2005 |
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| Friday, November 22, 2002 |
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| Quake-proof cement mixed '1 300 years ago'
The Sixth Century builders of Hagia Sophia, the Byzantine cathedral still standing in Istanbul, discovered cement with earthquake-resistant properties 1 300 years before anyone else, a research team revealed on Wednesday.
nov02w4 Labels: byzantine |
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| Friday, September 06, 2002 |
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| WorldNews: Researchers Find Church in Jordan
Parts of a church dating to the Byzantine era have been uncovered in southern Jordan, an archaeologist supervising the excavations said Thursday. ``A big mosaic floor, an altar and pillars ... built between 400 and 600 A.D. have recently been unearthed,'' archaeologist Hamad Qatameen told The Associated Press.
sep02w2 Labels: byzantine, mosaic |
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| Thursday, September 05, 2002 |
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| ekathimerini.com | The art of Byzantine ceramics
Archaeology has shown that common, everyday artifacts can offer valuable and often unique clues to past civilizations. If carefully examined in comparative research, a vessel’s shape and decorative pattern can be combined with study of technique and material to lead to information as diverse and intricate as a culture’s customs, eating habits, aesthetic taste, trade and economy.
sep02w2 Labels: byzantine |
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| Wednesday, August 14, 2002 |
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| Archaeology Magazine Ruins of the palace that was the seat of government for the eastern Roman and Byzantine empires for more than a millennium have been found beneath Istanbul's streets, according to Alpay Pasinli, director of the Istanbul Museum of Archaeology, who oversaw the excavations.
aug02w4 Labels: byzantine, museum, ruin |
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| Monday, August 12, 2002 |
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| Mail and Guardian Online Just a short drive outside Gaza City, through lush vineyards, Palestinian and French archeologists are excavating a remarkable Byzantine monastery which they hope will draw tourists once the violence is over.
aug02w3 Labels: byzantine |
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