aestheticmiscellanyMar 16

A highly biased account of the Byzantine court of Emperor Justinian and his consort, Empress Theodora. A tale of two powerful men — the Emperor and his General, Belisarius — who are portrayed as spineless and under the thumb of their "nymphomaniac" wives. Filled with political vitriol and graphic scenes of torture from the start.

#history #byzantium #scandal #book

Matthieu CassinMar 13
Camillo Carlo Pellizzari di San Girolamo, Collaboration à Pinakes : avancement 2024-début 2026
https://manuscrits.hypotheses.org/8582
#manuscripts #Byzantium
Collaboration à Pinakes : avancement 2024-début 2026

Sono Camillo Carlo Pellizzari di San Girolamo, dottorando in Scienze dell’antichità presso la Scuola Normale Superiore e collaboratore di Pinakes da marzo 2023. Il resoconto delle mie principali attività in Pinakes fino a fine 2023 è contenuto nel Bilan des activités dans la base Pinakes 2023 (https://manuscrits.hypotheses.org/6330). Le mie attività dal 2024 a oggi sono proseguite … Continuer la lecture de Collaboration à Pinakes : avancement 2024-début 2026 →

Manuscrits en Méditerranée
Regina KammerFeb 21
Byzantine Disability Hub: a space dedicated to exploring physical and mental difference in the Byzantine world. Our mission is to bring together scholars, students, and all those interested in the lived experiences, representations, and social dimensions of disability in Byzantium.
#ByzantineStudies #ByzantineArt #Byzantium #DisabilityStudies
https://byzantine-disability-hub.leeds.ac.uk/
Bob the TravelerFeb 20
Today is the feast day of Hieromartyr Eleutherius, 2nd century Bishop in #Byzantium https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history
İstanbul, Overlooking the Golden Horn and Bosphorus

İstanbul is Constantinople: Hagia Sofia, Blue Mosque, the Grand Bazaar, and strolling along the Golden Horn.

Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
Resolviendo la incógnita 🌐Feb 18
El hechizo para adquirir una voz bella, un papiro mágico copto (s. VI-VII) con instrucciones de dos hechizos. El primero solicita a la luminaria gnóstica Harmozel, representado como un ángel, y a la Santa Trinidad una voz seductora. El segundo asegura el amor de una mujer.🏛️Biblioteca Beinecke de Manuscritos y Libros Raros #Bizancio #byzantium #magia #magic #papiros #papyrus
Brie MmmJan 26

Two volume monograph by the Institute of Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Open access 😀

#MiddleAges #Byzantium #history #books

Barbarians, Rhomaiоi and Those in Between, ed. B. Krsmanović

Bob the TravelerJan 25
Today is the feast day of Venerable Castinus of #Byzantium, Bishop of Byzantium in the 3rd century https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Turkey #history
İstanbul, Overlooking the Golden Horn and Bosphorus

İstanbul is Constantinople: Hagia Sofia, Blue Mosque, the Grand Bazaar, and strolling along the Golden Horn.

Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
Resolviendo la incógnita 🌐Jan 25
Orbiculus copto del siglo VII con la vida de José de Nazaret, cuya infancia ocurre en Egipto. Se colocaba cerca de los hombros de la ropa de los niños. 🏛️MET #Bizancio #byzantium
Voice of Greece | The PodcastJan 13

Meet Theophanu Skléraina, the Byzantine princess who revolutionized the Holy Roman Empire's culture. Think silk robes, political genius, and zero tolerance for rebellious dukes. Let's dive in.

voiceofgreece.com/theophanu/

#Greek #Greece #History #Byzantium

Resolviendo la incógnita 🌐Jan 4
Anillo de sello nielado de Leoncio (990-1030 d.C.), patricio (entonces gobernador o general de alto rango) del tema (división territorial) bizantino de Opsicio, en la península de Anatolia. El mensaje dice: "Señor, ayuda a Leoncio, patricio y conde del imperial Opsicio protegido por Dios". 🏛️MET #Bizancio #byzantium