Posted by Powee Celdran “The truth is, all barbarians are usually fickle and by nature are unable to keep their pledges.” -Anna Komene, The Alexiad Part2- Personalities of the Byzantine emperors from Basil I the Macedonian to Manuel I Komnenos (9th to 12th centuries) Previous: Part1- Personalities of the Byzantine emperors from Constantine the Great toContinue reading “The Byzantine Imperial Personality through the lives of the Emperors Part2”
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The Byzantine Imperial Personality through the lives of the Emperors Part1
Posted by Powee Celdran “It does have a kind of Byzantine quality to it. There is a good bit of strange stuff going on” -John Green Part1- Personalities of the Byzantine emperors from Constantine the Great to Theophilos (4th to 9th centuries) Next: Part2- Personalities of the Byzantine emperors from Basil I to Manuel I WelcomeContinue reading “The Byzantine Imperial Personality through the lives of the Emperors Part1”
A Guide to the Byzantine Empire’s Themes (Military/ Administrative Districts)
Posted by Powee Celdran “In the international and religious conflict of the Byzantine and Saracen empires, peace was without confidence, and war without mercy.” -Edward Gibbon, English historian (1737-1794) Welcome once again back to another article by the Byzantium Blogger! The last 2 articles I published were sure extremely long but hopefully insightful and informative coveringContinue reading “A Guide to the Byzantine Empire’s Themes (Military/ Administrative Districts)”
15 Byzantine Related States Outside Byzantium Part2 (8-15)- “Where did Byzantium go?”
Posted by Powee Celdran Places that succeeded Byzantium physically, politically, and culturally: Latin Empire, Empire of Nicaea, Empire of Trebizond, Despotate of Epirus, Despotate of Morea, March of Montferrat, Vassals of Lesbos and Ainos, Grand Duchy of Moscow (includes the history of Byzantium, Renaissance Italy, and Russia) “It’s sad to see what became of theContinue reading “15 Byzantine Related States Outside Byzantium Part2 (8-15)- “Where did Byzantium go?””
15 Byzantine Related States Outside Byzantium Part1 (1-7)- Places where Byzantine culture went
Places formed physically and culturally from Byzantium: Western Roman Empire, Exarchates of Italy and Africa, Republic of Venice, Cilician Armenia, Serbian Empire, Bosnian Kingdom, First and Second Bulgarian Empires (includes the history of Rome, Byzantium, Venice, Armenia, Serbia, and Bulgaria) “I can tell you that this city mastered the entire universe; she placed beneath her feetContinue reading “15 Byzantine Related States Outside Byzantium Part1 (1-7)- Places where Byzantine culture went”
Byzantine Life- Crime, Punishment, Heresy, and Medical Practice
Posted by Powee Celdran “In front of the palace, the emperor ordered the criminal’s hands to be cut off and his eyes put out. I enquired why they did not put him to death, and they replied that the emperor could not order his soul to be destroyed.” -Pero Tafur, Travels Volume 17, 1437 Welcome to another ByzantineContinue reading “Byzantine Life- Crime, Punishment, Heresy, and Medical Practice”
Forgotten but Significant Byzantine Science and Technology
Posted by Powee Celdran “The sciences were financially supported, honoured everywhere, universally pursued; they were like tall edifices supported by strong foundations.” -Al Masudi, Arab historian (896-956) Hello everyone and once again welcome to another Byzantine article from the Byzantium Blogger! The last article was a special edition feature on the mosaics of Ravenna and storiesContinue reading “Forgotten but Significant Byzantine Science and Technology”
The Ravenna Mosaics and What to Expect (Special Edition Article)
Posted by Powee Celdran “God is in the mosaics of Ravenna” -Marguerite Yourcenar (1903-1987) Welcome to another article by the Byzantium Blogger! Alright, so this is my first travel article for this blog site; however, I already do travel articles with my other site, Far and Away, but since this is mostly about the artContinue reading “The Ravenna Mosaics and What to Expect (Special Edition Article)”
The 94 Emperors of Byzantium and their Intriguing Tales
Posted by Powee Celdran “Glory to God who has thought me worthy to finish this work. Solomon, I have outdone you.” -Emperor Justinian I (527-565) Hello again and welcome to another article by The Byzantium Blogger! Here is another article on the Byzantine Empire and this time about the long history of the Eastern RomanContinue reading “The 94 Emperors of Byzantium and their Intriguing Tales”
Byzantium- architecture, fashion, arts
Posted by Powee Celdran I am once again back on blogging, and my first time to blog in 2015, and as I said I would continue my historical blogging especially about Byzantium. Once again, I am back discussing the grew powerful Byzantine Empire, which lasted for about 1000 years. This time the topic would notContinue reading “Byzantium- architecture, fashion, arts”
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