The byzantine empire

სურათი. ავტორი: თორ ნიკე – Maria Bagration - Georgian Queen of Byzantium

““A street in Constantinople” by RAPHTOR on deviantart. This has to be one of my favorite artistic depictions of Byzantine Constantinople. I love the way which the Hagia Sophia looms over the nearby streets of the City. It’s a fun visual aid to imagine the way New Rome once was!”

Flavius Belisarius was a Byzantine general who lived during the 6th century AD. He is often regarded as one of the greatest generals of the Byzantine Empire. Additionally, he is one of the candidates for the title ‘Last of the Romans’, i.e. the last individual who embodied the best values of the Roman Empire.

The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was a medieval state that existed from 330 AD to 1453 AD. It emerged as the continuation of the Roman Empire in the East, with its capital in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). The Byzantine Empire was characterized by a strong centralized government, Greek language and culture, ... Read more

Image from Istanbul Life.org Like the Colosseum in Rome, the Hippodrome was the social center of Constantinople The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square named Sultanahmet Meydanı (Sultan Ahmet Square) in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with a few fragments of the original structure surviving. The word hippodrome comes from the Greek hippos, horse, and dromos, path or way. Horse…

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Given the popularity of the first Great Unknowns article, I decided to dig up details of a few more great commanders that few non-history buffs have heard of. It turns out that there are dozens of legends to choose from so narrowing it down to five was a difficult task.…

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EARLY BYZANTINE: Hagia Sophia. 532-537. Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey). an important monument both for Byzantine and for Ottoman Empires. Once a church, later a mosque, and now a museum of the Turkish Republic.