Greek Reporter3d
The Blood Prophesy of the Byzantine Emperors
During his reign, Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos was transfixed with a strange prophecy concerning the survival of his ...
What brought the decline of the eastern Roman Empire, and what can we learn from it?
Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...
GoodNewsNetwork1d
Hidden Fresco of Last Byzantine Emperor Discovered in Greek Monastery: ‘Exudes Calmness and Kindness’
It dates to the 15th-century fall of the great empire and offers a vision of the man painted according to his likeness.
Artnet7d
Rare Portrait of the Last Byzantine Emperor Unearthed in Stunning Greek Find
Constantine XI Palaiologos's rule as Byzantine Emperor was brief, and his death coincided with the fall of Constantinople.
Rethinking The Decline Of The Eastern Roman Empire
Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...
Greek Reporter13d
When the Byzantine Empire Fought the Vikings
The riches of the Byzantine Empire were coveted by many from the Vikings in the northwest to the Arabs in the southeast.
Archaeology5d
Portrait of Last Byzantine Emperor Discovered in Greece
ArtNet News reports that a portrait of the Byzantine emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos was discovered during restoration ...
Realistic portrait of the last Byzantine ruler found in Greek monastery
The figure is described as an "earthly figure, a mature man with a thin face and individualized features, who exudes ...
La Brújula Verde9d
The Victorious Battle of the Masts Against the Byzantines Was The First Major Naval Combat of Islam
When we think about the early conquests of Islam, we imagine vast numbers of warriors riding camels across deserts, waving ...
protothema.gr12d
Ministry of Culture: Portrait of the last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine Palaiologos, discovered
During their restoration, Dr. Anastasia Koumousi, Director of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Achaia, identified in the second ...
La Brújula Verde13d
The Only Contemporary Portrait of the Last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, Discovered in Greece
An exceptional discovery has brought to light the only known contemporary representation of the last emperor of the Byzantine ...
The Independent on MSN20d
Experts believe study of 700-year-old handwriting unveils leading Byzantine painter's true identity
Work attributed to Panselinos, from the late 13th and early 14th centuries, is considered the finest produced in an empire ...