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Rare Byzantine Gold Coin Depicting The Face Of Jesus Discovered By Metal Detectorist In Norway
"That he found a gold coin on a random trip in the mountains is completely surreal. This is unusual and exceptional. From ...
The American Conservative9y
Byzantine Empire—or Republic?
The textbooks say the Byzantine Empire was a theocratic autocracy uniting church and state under an all-powerful emperor believed by the Byzantines to be God’s viceroy and vicar. Nonsense ...
Greek Reporter8h
How Greeks Defended the Byzantine Empire Against Invaders
The Byzantine Empire faced numerous challenges, forcing many Greeks to employ genius tactics to defend the Empire.
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Portrait of 'last Christian emperor' of Constantinople and Byzantine discovered in Greece
C onservation work by an archaeologist has revealed a previously unknown portrait of the last emperor of Byzantine, Constantine XI Palaiologos (Feb. 8 1404 – May 29 1453), dubbed the last ...
Greek Reporter4d
The Byzantine Ambassadors of Ancient China
The Byzantine Empire maintained an intriguing relationship with ancient China, thus sending ambassadors there.
Archaeology6y
Shipping Stone
A mosaic depicting the Byzantine emperor Justinian I (left) decorates Ravenna’s Basilica of San Vitale (right). The monumental building was one of many constructed during his reign, which lasted ...
La Brújula Verde25d
The famous Sutton Hoo tombs may belong to Anglo-Saxons who served in the Byzantine army fighting against the Sassanids in the 6th century
A silver platter, known as the “Anastasius Dish”, bears the monogram of Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I (491–518), indicating its origin in Constantinople. Silver vessels from Sutton Hoo, mentioned in ...
Neos Kosmos14d
Ancient Greek biblical inscription discovered in Byzantine-Era mosaic in Israel
Archaeologists have unveiled a remarkable Byzantine-era complex in Israel, featuring a vibrant mosaic floor with a Greek ...