Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger and here we are again with another Byzantine history article! In this one being the 9th part of this series featuring top lists concerning the lives of certain emperors who I think have interesting stories, it will be a spin-off article to the previous articleContinue reading “6 Times Empress Theodora Exercised Political Power”
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8 Times Emperor Zeno was a Survivor
Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger and here we are again with another Byzantine history article! In this one being the 8th part of this series featuring top lists concerning the lives of certain emperors who I think have interesting stories, we will talk about Zeno (r. 474-475/ 476-491), the EasternContinue reading “8 Times Emperor Zeno was a Survivor”
5 Achievements and 5 Failures of Theodosius I the Great
Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger and here we are again with another Byzantine history article! In this one being the 7th part of this series featuring top lists concerning the lives of certain emperors who I think have interesting stories, we will talk about Theodosius I the Great (r. 379-395),Continue reading “5 Achievements and 5 Failures of Theodosius I the Great”
10 Achievements of Constantine I the Great
Posted by Powee Celdran “With free minds, all are to worship their Gods.” -Constantine I the Great Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger and here we are again with another Byzantine history article! In this one being the sixth part of this series featuring top lists concerning the lives of certain emperors who I thinkContinue reading “10 Achievements of Constantine I the Great”
7 Times Constantine XI Palaiologos Exemplified Bravery
Posted by Powee Celdran “As to surrendering the city to you, it is not for me to decide or for anyone else of its citizens; for all of us have reached the mutual decision to die of our own free will, without any regard for our lives“. -Constantine XI Palaiologos, 1453 Welcome back to theContinue reading “7 Times Constantine XI Palaiologos Exemplified Bravery”
Arabs as High Officials in the Byzantine Empire- A Guest Post by Natalie Mallat
Posted by Natalie Mallat About me Natalie Mallat is a freelance writer with a particular interest in Medieval Arab history. She enjoys running the history blog You can follow her Instagram @medievalarabhistory and Linkedin @bibliotecanatalie for regular posts. Abbasid and Byzantine sources are filled with names of Arabs in Byzantium. Capturing Arabs and transferring themContinue reading “Arabs as High Officials in the Byzantine Empire- A Guest Post by Natalie Mallat”
Insights from 4 Content Creators on Popularizing Byzantine History
Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger! For this post, I would be taking a break from my recent series on the top lists concerning Byzantine emperors and will thus return to doing an interactive article wherein this one will feature interviews with fellow content creators on Byzantine history such as myself.Continue reading “Insights from 4 Content Creators on Popularizing Byzantine History”
10 Unknown Facts about Emperor Justinian I
Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger and here we are once again with another Byzantine history article! In this one being the fourth part of this series featuring top lists concerning the lives of certain emperors who I think have interesting stories, we will go over probably the most famous Byzantine,Continue reading “10 Unknown Facts about Emperor Justinian I”
8 Times Michael VIII Palaiologos was an “Evil Genius”
Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger and here we are again with another Byzantine history article! In this one being the third part of this series featuring top lists concerning the lives of certain emperors who I think have interesting stories, we will talk about possibly one of the most schemingContinue reading “8 Times Michael VIII Palaiologos was an “Evil Genius””
10 Surprising Facts About Basil II
Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger and here we are once again with another Byzantine history article! In this one being the second part of this series featuring top 10s concerning the lives of certain emperors who I think have interesting stories, we will talk about the longest reigning and oneContinue reading “10 Surprising Facts About Basil II”
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