The Byzantine Empire, also called Byzantium, was the eastern half of the Roman Empire that continued on after the western half of the empire collapsed.
The dark green part on theByzantine Empire mapshows the lands owned by Eastern Rome after the Roman Empire was divided. However, during the reign of Justinian, the empire expanded to the west and conquered the light green areas. The Byzantine emperors were the heirs of Rome and wanted to re...
Map of Byzantine Constantinople under Constantine, Justinian and Heraclius. Explore Hagia Sophia, the Hippodrome, the Forum of Constantine and other features.
We stopped off in the market town of Madaba, which boasts the oldest map of the Middle East, an extraordinary mosaic laid on the floor of the 6th Century Byzantine church. JORDAN'S ARABIAN SIGHTS Tours of the ruins of the village's Byzantine church, the brewery, and the stone-carving wor...
Out of its long-standing and wide-ranging tradition the present article deals with the afterlife of the Pseudo-Methodian Last Roman Emperor motif in the earlier Byzantine apocalyptic tradition. By means of conceptual comparison I map the use and the adaptations of this literary topos, thereby ...
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was a continuation of the Roman Empire in the eastern Mediterranean region. It emerged in the 4th century and lasted until the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Map of theByzantine Empireduring Midd...
The Byzantine Empire effectively began to come into shape when the Roman Empire was divided into Eastern and Western portions in the 3rd century.Many early Byzantine emperors also ruled over the Western Roman Empire. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Byzantine emperors such as ...
Visiting the Byzantine walls in Istanbul has become easier with the work of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in recent years. The walls are in very good condition with recent restorations and a travel map is also available from the tourist information offices. ...
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DOP 54 - The Commercial Map of Constantinople - Marlia Mundell Mango - 2000 The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies - edited by Elizabeth Jeffreys with John Haldon and Robin Cormack - Oxford University Press The South Vestibule of Hagia Sophia at Istanbul. The Ornamental Mosaics and the Private...