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The Komnenos Dynasty came from obscure origins to revive the Byzantine Empire after a disastrous period of weak emperors and ...
The largest collection of seventh-century gold coins found in Britain, discovered in a Norfolk field, is to go on show at Norwich Castle museum.
A hoard of rare and internationally significant gold coins, found in a West Norfolk field, has gone on display in Norwich.
Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, is a Greek name, too, deriving from the Greek phrase "Is tin poli," meaning "to the city." ...
The fall of Constantinople, on May 29,1453 was the final phase of the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars and the darkest page in Greek ...
On that cold, quiet morning of May 29, 1453, the jewel of the Eastern Roman Empire, girded by titanic Theodosian walls and the Bosphorus Strait, a bastion of Christianity in the East for more than a t ...
In a superb octavo volume, replete with valuable maps, plans, and illustrations, and bearing the title "Byzantine Constantinople," Alexander Van Millingen, Professor of History in Roberts College ...
A 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaic from a Christian monastery was recently put on public display for the first time, giving a glimpse into life during ancient times. The Israeli Ministry of ...
It's an example of Byzantine craft – referring to the Byzantine Empire, the powerful civilization based at Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). It is thought to have been made several ...
Researchers think the bucket came from the Byzantine Empire, though they’re not sure how it ended up in England. The Sutton Hoo site dates to the seventh century, so it was likely made about 100 ...
The public can now see this remarkable medieval treasure for the very first time, after Norwich Castle Museum received ... including two from Constantinople. Before the West Norfolk Hoard find ...