Map of the Byzantine Empire / Wikimedia Commons With the adoption of Christianity Ukraine came under Byzantine religious influence. Like other southeastern European nations it inherited from Byzantium not only the Christian faith but also its culture. For almost 700 years (until 1686) the Ukrainian ...
and much of the city became a depopulated ruin. The damage to Byzantium was incalculable; many historians point to this moment as a fatal blow in the empire’s history. Although the empire was reformed in 1261 by the recapture of the city by forces from the Empire of Nicaea, the damage ...
alongside the mosaics found in the Byzantine churches of Mount Nebo in Jordan, represents the spread and influence of Byzantine art beyond the borders of the empire. The mosaics of Mount Nebo, particularly those depicting scenes
O.Mustafin/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain The Battle of Manzikert was fought on August 26, 1071, during the Byzantine-Seljuk Wars (1048-1308). Ascending to the throne in 1068, Romanos IV Diogenes worked to restore a decaying military situation on theByzantine Empire'seastern borders. Passin...
Throughout the Roman Empire and into successive eras, coins made of precious metals traveled across Europe and the Near East as trade criss-crossed the region. For example, a hoard of Roman coins was unearthed in Britain, serving as evidence of its past as an imperial outpost of empire. ...
These deeds contributed to the revival of Greek language and literature in the Byzantine Empire and constituted a significant part of the culture of Renaissance Europe. A depiction of Saint Matthew from an illuminated Bible from Mount Athos. / WHE, Creative Commons The celebrated grammarians and ...
“But more vital for art…was the reign of Justinian…for then the new Byzantine Empire was set on a sure foundation and an art and architecture which were both wholly Christian and also wholly new.” (1) This is also acceptable if one likewise agrees with the thesis of John Julius ...
Historians often speak of theLate Byzantine period(1261–1453) as an age of “decline.” During this time, the Byzantine Empire—which was a continuation of the ancient Roman Empire—shrank until it was finally conquered by the Ottomans in 1453. But Byzantine miniature mosaics, which emerged as...