| 单词 | Byzantine |
| 例句 | I was surprised by how easily they managed to incorporate me into their cyclical, Byzantine existence. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His name was George Papadimitriou, and he was the professor of Byzantine history who had first recruited her for Oakley Street two years before. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Here were even more—centuries’ worth of hidden wealth from every empire that had ever claimed this land—Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and so many others. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The wind swept over the crusted snow into my Byzantine face, which was the face of my grandfather and of the American girl I had once been. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Byzantine domes hovered over the city like rising balloons. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The room was round, and capped by an absurd Byzantine cupola surrounded with windows, through which one could see all the rooftops of the city and feel close to the clouds. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One possible explanation for this may be that the Western branch of Christianity took certain elements of its note-family system from the Eastern Byzantine system of modes, called Oktoechos. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “You mortals and your short lives. Eight months is nothing, my dear. I lost eight centuries once, missed most of the Byzantine Empire.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z In the termite ecosystem, an arrangement of Byzantine complexity, he stands at the epicenter. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Already she had read about bees and buffaloes, Bermuda vacations and Byzantine architecture. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was clearly implemented to prevent Byzantine grabs at power; but where power is concerned there are always those who find ways to grasp for it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Cole may be the first, though, to doubt the Tabuk Expedition, a would-be battle between the armies of the Prophet Muhammad and the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius. Illuminating Islam’s Peaceful Origins 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Next door is the Salle Labrouste, decorated in metal, glass and leafy murals, with a soaring ceiling inspired by Byzantine cupolas. A Vault Holding Long-Hidden French Treasures Swings Open Its Doors 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Find jars at farm stands or at the Jampot near Eagle Harbor, where it’s made by Byzantine Catholic monks. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a world apart 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z In the museum’s main building, the permanent collection display is culturally wide-ranging: Greek classical heads, Byzantine icons, Luba ancestor figures, Japanese bodhisattvas, Tlingit masks. Menil’s New Drawing Institute: A Full-Service Home for Fragile Art 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z In fact, the dazzling mosaics housed inside the church are regarded as among the most important Byzantine artworks that exist outside what is now Istanbul. Hidden Gems of Europe 2012-10-12T20:14:25Z At my feet, the maze of old Famagusta with its trove of ruined Byzantine churches – roofs missing, iconographic frescoes faded – was further monument to its many riches. Ruins, casinos and abandoned construction mark Cyprus 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z It is also similar to Greek fire, a Byzantine weapon able to burn on water, reminiscent of a crude form of napalm. Encyclopaedia Westerosa: the biggest Game of Thrones mysteries, solved 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z A Greek flag flutters atop the crenelated battlements of the circular White Tower, but the structure was actually built by the Ottomans, who captured Thessaloniki from the Byzantine Empire in 1430. 36 Hours in Thessaloniki 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The essay in the Tractatus is a very mediocre little tract, and most likely – so the orthodox view goes – a jejune compendium of Aristotelian thought by a none-too-bright Byzantine monk. 'You may now turn over your papers' 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z The portraits and the landscape are both dominated by encrusted, highly decorative surfaces, inspired by non-Western traditions like Byzantine mosaics. At Seattle Art Museum, a peek at Paul Allen’s landscapes 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z It was only in 987 that her grandson Vladimir, keen to obtain the hand of the Byzantine emperor’s sister, Princess Anne, agreed in exchange to adhere to Christianity. Review: The Foundations of Russian Culture and Art 2010-03-05T14:00:00Z Adding to the drama of the chanting, which at times took on a deep baritone, was the cathedral’s Byzantine mosaics and religious iconography. They Waited 5 Years (and 45 Minutes) to Marry 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Architectural historians have described the monastery churches, some shaped like gnomes in slouch hats, as Byzantine churches built with Gothic hands. Cultured Traveler: Romanian Church Murals Offer Colorful Lessons 2010-06-18T16:50:00Z The mother of Byzantine emperor Constantine, Saint Helena originally built a church in the year 330 over the traditional site of Christ’s crucifixion and burial tomb. In Israel, a search for tranquility amid the Holy Land’s most popular tourist attractions 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Speaking of Russell, the Gladiator star deployed his usual lack of portentousness when he announced that he would be getting himself baptised in the consecrated Byzantine chapel he had built on his Australian ranch. Justin Bieber gets baptised in a bathtub 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Today, taking a tour of the town’s oldest sites is like witnessing the turmoil of early Christianity, with its clash of Roman, Byzantine and Arian motifs. Ravenna, Italy, Glittering Still 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z He found inspiration in all things grand and glamorous from the Byzantine Empire to the Art Deco era. NY Fashion Week fades to black on runway and off 2013-02-13T21:35:13Z In Byzantine times, Hadrian's auditorium was most likely used as a mint to smelt ingots and mint coins, they said, as evidenced by the the presence of fire pits. ArtsBeat: Ancient Arts Center Discovered Under Rome's Piazza Venezia 2012-12-28T21:30:52Z The building, now a theater called the United Palace of Cultural Arts, is lined with well-kept, vaguely Byzantine and Thai gilded ornament. Antiques: The Beauty That Remains Beyond the Final Curtain 2013-04-25T21:19:43Z In addition to the Venetians, the Romans, Byzantines, Slavs and Austrians ruled Istria at times, as they did much of Croatia’s coast. On Croatia’s Istria peninsula, a variety of historic influences meld into a beautiful present 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The Camerata returns to Seattle for "Alexander the Great: Hero, Warrior, Lover," which draws from Latin, Byzantine, Arabic and Persian sources to tell the story of the fourth-century king/conqueror. Boston Camerata performs 'Alexander the Great' in Seattle 2012-04-19T20:27:06Z “Armenia!” has been organized by Helen C. Evans, the Met’s curator of Byzantine art, and focuses specifically on the art and history of the country’s medieval period. Reverent Beauty: The Met’s Armenia Show Is One for the Ages 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Displays running through the summer include a selection of painted landscapes, Byzantine icons, wood carvings and rare books, some from the 15th and 16th centuries. Canvases, Clay and Cameras, Preserving the Spirit of Ukraine 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Near that florid funerary sculpture is a Byzantine communion tabletop from the fifth or sixth century A.D. Fine Art and Antiques Show at Park Avenue Armory 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z The vigorous debates in Byzantine cultures about whether, for example, magical texts were demonic suggest that these works continued to have influence in Christian Europe. How Christians Destroyed the Ancient World 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z This season, Ms. Versace shifted to a hard, almost goth look, with many short dresses, and bustiers in black leather or velvet printed or embroidered with Byzantine crosses. Fashion Review: Collections from Milan Fashion Week, Prada, Fendi, MaxMara and Versace 2012-02-24T23:55:00Z The Ottomans are devout and resolute; the Byzantine emperor, Constantine, and his aides drink and lounge with women in wispy outfits. Turkey: epic movie highlights Ottoman conquest 2012-03-02T10:46:04Z Never mind the interregnum, or Dark Ages, so much for Charlemagne, the Byzantine Empire, and the golden period of Arab civilization. 2010-01-08T14:37:00Z Visitors stroll through Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires via one jaw-dropping display after another, right up through a large-scale slide show of the creation of the Turkish Republic in the 20th century. In Istanbul, 8,000 Years of History 2010-09-03T10:00:00Z They will display nearly 550 artworks and provide a new home for its collection of Byzantine art, showcase gods and goddesses, and explain mythology’s profound role in the everyday lives of ancient Greeks and Romans. A Eureka Moment, Recreated in Film 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z After functioning as a Roman Catholic cathedral for a short time, it again became a Byzantine church. Museums: In Turkey?s Museums, Sacred and Secular Interweave 2010-05-25T22:26:00Z Ever since the Byzantine times, Istanbul has been home to artists, poets and storytellers. Read Your Way Through Istanbul 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z The Byzantines and the conquering Ottomans are locked in a predictably, wait for it, byzantine political battle. Video Game Review: Revelations, Latest Assassin?s Creed Video Game by Ubisoft 2011-12-12T22:57:21Z Avner said the Byzantines, who succeeded the Romans, did not preserve their predecessors' monuments and recycled the stone for their own building projects. New Jerusalem find may shed light on Jewish revolt against Romans 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z "It's not about models wearing gold crowns, `' Armani said, taking a jab at Sunday's Dolce&Gabbana show with its Byzantine princess motif." Milan designers propose assertive winter looks 2013-02-25T20:38:10Z Beaded Byzantine crosses ran down the sides of a short dress. Summertime looks spill onto winter runway 2012-02-26T21:54:14Z Ms. Pentcheva believed that in Byzantine cathedral chant, reverberation was key to invoking the divine presence. How a Historian Stuffed Hagia Sophia’s Sound Into a Studio 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Full of fanlike semicircles, zigzag borders, spirals and foliate or brickwork patterns, they conjured an array of Assyrian, Persian, Byzantine and American Indian sources, as well as Art Deco architecture. Art In Review: MARY GRIGORIADIS: ‘Strokescapes: 1970s-1980s’ 2013-04-25T20:19:45Z "Conquest is the removal of shackles on doors and in hearts," he said on Thursday to mark the 561st anniversary of the Byzantine defeat. Muslims pray to turn Turkey's greatest monument back into a mosque 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Covered with gilded mosaic chips, it’s part Byzantine, part Art Deco and a lot Bette Davis. Slashing His Way to the Sublime 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z With a crazy real estate market and Byzantine parking rules, of course. Review: In ‘Nasty Baby,’ Friends Decide to Start a Family. What Could Go Wrong? 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Saint Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral Bazaar: Russian and European food, pastry, arts and crafts, Byzantine icon display, cathedral tours, bookstore, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Community Corner: Oktoberfest events, cultural festivals 2012-10-05T20:58:03Z Inside the church are pretty Byzantine mosaics carefully restored. In a Quiet Corner of Italy... Trieste 2011-04-29T19:35:37Z We paused for a break at an abandoned Byzantine church then hiked for another hour to reach the gallery and winery, Art Space Winery, set in a 19th-century building in the foothills of Pyrgos. In Search of Authentic Santorini? Skip the Beach. Take a Hike. 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Virtually razed to the ground in 1009, the Holy Sepulchre complex was rebuilt over the centuries by various Christian groups, including the Byzantines and the Crusaders from the 12th century onwards. Researchers date discovery of Christ's tomb in Jerusalem to Roman era 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z And, as vivid as an exotic bird, there’s a gold-haloed Byzantine angel, its figure repeated, floating from building to building: the guardian angel of Harlem, of African-American life there. Art Review: Romare Bearden at Studio Museum, Schomburg and the Met 2011-12-08T23:44:36Z Past imperial ages—chiefly Byzantine and Ottoman—laid down complex, and mostly harmonious, layers of languages, ethnicities, cultures and religions, erased in the name of nation-building and tidiness. Mapping history 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z He was one of the first to use perspective and paint in a more natural style that broke with mediaeval and Byzantine traditions. Long-lost Italian painting could fetch $6 million at French auction 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Their memory as saintly martyrs was henceforth perpetuated in icons, the Russian word borrowed from Byzantine Greek for holy “images.” Review: The Foundations of Russian Culture and Art 2010-03-05T14:00:00Z Though the Byzantine Empire ended centuries ago, its architectural influence remains present today. Design Delta Architects Builds Australia’s First Byzantine-Style Monastery 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z He tells us the four Asenevtsi Monument horsemen liberated Bulgaria from the Byzantine Empire in the 12th century, then ruled it as czars for most of the next century. My father left Bulgaria when he was 14. Nearly 7 decades later, we visit as a family. 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z The Hagia Sophia, one of the first major Christian churches, is considered the peak of Byzantine architecture. Turkey: Why now is the time to visit the diverse and historic country 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z There’s a Roman amphitheatre, remains of a Byzantine church, mosaic floors and endless views to the river and over farmland to the sea. The best travel discoveries of 2017 – chosen by Guardian writers 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z The chanting that accompanies its liturgy evolved from and Byzantine traditions, but from early on, it was sung in Georgian. music: In Georgia, Sacred Chants Reverberate Once Again 2010-08-06T22:14:00Z She based her Ballets Russes designs on flamenco dancers’ ruffles, Byzantine art and Russian Orthodox priestly robes and icons. Antiques: A Ballet?s Costumes Take Center Stage 2010-09-23T21:11:00Z Viewers eager for a bit of Byzantine glitter will find it here, though some of the more modest objects are just as richly cross-cultural. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z A 1-ton chandelier in the shape of a Byzantine crown hangs above the exquisite mosaic floor consisting of 2 million stones — a visual encyclopedia of animals and plant life. A tale of two delightful castles, in Germany and Austria 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z The mosaic was discovered during the excavation of a building from the Byzantine period - some 300 years younger than the mosaic it was on top of - in the coastal city of Caesarea. Israeli archaeologists unearth 1,800-year-old mosaic 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Bazalgette's Byzantine edifice has now been superseded by a more functional grey structure nearby, but the original remains intact in all its ornate glory. TS Eliot's The Waste Land 2012 – a multimedia walk 2012-07-30T11:14:00Z Our Lady of Czestochowa, a Byzantine Mary “scarred” by an arrow during a Tartar siege, looks out on the world with a gravity that befits a witness to the atrocities of human history. T Magazine: Immaculate Perception 2010-12-05T23:00:00Z Thessaloniki is an amazing city, with some great Byzantine treasures. The sights and sounds of summer 2011-08-08T19:30:02Z To deal with the shock, Kaphar started painting the mug shots of each of these men in the Byzantine style of Saint Jerome. Confronting America’s Shameful Mass Incarceration with Art 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z To the south of Aleppo lie the ghostly remains of deserted Byzantine cities, and Aleppo itself is a storehouse of Islamic, pre-Christian and early Christian history. Letters: Syria – destination for tourism and torture 2012-07-08T20:00:11Z Name an imperialistically inclined Eurasian people, and they’ve probably have taken over at some point: Persians, Arabs, Mongols, Byzantines, Ottoman Turks, Russian Bolsheviks. A Crash Course in Armenian History 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z In all the “Shrine” paintings, the top compartment was gold, like a Byzantine icon, and symbolized aspiration. Miriam Schapiro, 91, a Feminist Artist Who Harnessed Craft and Pattern, Dies 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z It was once a Byzantine cathedral, built on the site of a Roman temple, and was converted to a mosque by a Muslim ruler during the Christian Crusades. Syria's lost heritage stands out in Aleppo's broken minarets 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z A few women do turn up, notably Marie Antoinette and Byzantine Empress Theodora, but they are feminine exceptions to the testosterone-fueled rule. The media age run amok in 'Federico Solmi: The Brotherhood' at Luis De Jesus Gallery 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z The twin influences of Ottonian Germany and Byzantine Greece blend in its ultimate masterpiece, the golden doors of the Cathedral of the Nativity in the town of Suzdal. Review: The Foundations of Russian Culture and Art 2010-03-05T14:00:00Z Its church has the red brick and white stone stripes typical of Byzantine buildings on the outside, but inside, its wooden walls shine with color and gold. Romanian rhapsody — exploring an unsung destination in Eastern Europe 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z The icon of Saints George, Climachus and Blaise, painted in Novgorod around the same time, is stylized in a rigid manner based on early Byzantine tradition. Review: The Foundations of Russian Culture and Art 2010-03-05T14:00:00Z Yet the galleries make a graceful, unbroken chain, connecting Byzantine mosaics to Islamic calligraphy. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z A steep, zigzag path leads up to the even bigger Upper Town, whose fortress, in its day, was considered the mightiest in Byzantine Greece. Rick Steves’ Europe / An unspoiled escape in Greece 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z With a fascinating Roman, Byzantine and Venetian history, laid-back beaches, a shimmering promenade and audacious public art, Zadar is instantly beguiling. 12 of the best beach towns in southern Europe 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z We rented a car and headed north for Molyvos, a picturesque town of stone homes and wisteria-covered alleyways that cascade down a hill under a Byzantine fortress, within sight of the Turkish coast. Lesbos, a Greek Refuge for the War Weary and Vacationers 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Even before that, invaders had regularly swept through the Nile Valley: the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Arabs, the Ottomans, the Europeans. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z The resonant reach of these drawings stretches even further, to cave paintings, Byzantine mosaics, Renaissance tapestries. Flower? Animal? Person? The color-drenched questions in Mimi Lauter's drawings 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Forms of it were adopted by Judaic, Byzantine and Muslim religious ceremony, and later by Latin Christianity. What sparked our fear of witches — and what kept it burning so long? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z The film tells of Sultan Mehmet II, a national icon today, and his 50-day siege of Constantinople, the last bastion of the Byzantine empire. Turkey: epic movie highlights Ottoman conquest 2012-03-02T10:46:04Z Crossing the street, you cross into the next era of Thessaloniki history at the Museum of Byzantine Culture, a modernist Le Corbusier-inspired building where long ramps slope upward through dark galleries of somber Christian creations. 36 Hours in Thessaloniki 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The little old woman was weeping; entwined in pearls and framed in gold, a magnificent Byzantine Empress looked down severely. Stepping Across the Ice: Teffi (1872-1952) 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Walking uphill from Giresun’s port to the ruins of a Byzantine castle, I passed fishmongers displaying the fish in red carts, courting customers with shouts of “The anchovies have come!” Journeys: Chasing Anchovies on Turkey’s Black Sea Coast 2012-12-14T15:56:50Z But there are also small-scale portraits of young black men, some on gold leaf, like Byzantine icons, and others ensconced in sturdy wood frames equipped with doors. Review: ‘Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic’ at the Brooklyn Museum 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Before the raid, it had become the home of what the lawsuit described as “a remarkable collection of books, relics and valuable Byzantine manuscripts.” Church Leaders Sue Princeton Over ‘Stolen’ Manuscripts 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z One of the most stripped places is Apamea in western Syria, which had been one of the largest and best-preserved Roman and Byzantine sites in the world, with a colonnaded street and famed mosaics. In Syria and Iraq, Trying to Protect a Heritage at Risk 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z The Dumbarton Oaks Museum, with its gem of a Byzantine art collection. Washingtonians, let’s play tourist: The area’s best walks and hikes 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z For ages after the lawn has returned to its accustomed wintry green, the shrinking white lump of the snowman clings on under the carrot and pipe like the medieval Byzantine empire around Constantinople. Now we await the floodwaters, this time with a peppering of pipes and carrots 2013-01-27T00:04:04Z Some people come to Turkey because it's the land of Homer, others for the Greek, Roman and Byzantine ruins. T Magazine: Turkish Delight 2012-07-12T21:02:17Z He points to an article that attempts, he said, “to decode the Byzantine workings of the auction room,” appended with capsule portraits of the art world’s premier power brokers. Up Close: Town & Country Man Eases Into His New Home 2011-07-13T20:41:53Z Reed, a freelance writer who “has owned a Dodge, a Ford and a Buick,” describes the novel as having a “Tolstoy-sized cast” and “more windings than a Byzantine intrigue.” What Was on the Best-Seller List 50 Years Ago? 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z One example is a new display that focuses on the Byzantine era. James S. Snyder?s Facelift of the Israel Museum 2010-07-20T21:45:00Z Given that it was Constantinople, successively capital of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires, perhaps that’s not so surprising. ‘Standing by the Bosphorus gives me goosebumps’: Jason Goodwin's Istanbul 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z The ministry also displayed bowls and other items and found family artifacts from the Roman and Byzantine eras. Egypt Unveils Dozens of Newly Discovered Mummies 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Amassed over a lifetime, her collection ranges from a Byzantine cross to modern pieces that she designed herself using gems culled from the four corners of the globe. Jewerly Line That Began in Friendship and a Ring 2010-07-12T11:20:00Z There’s also a new musical about the Byzantine Empire. Theater Listings for June 24-30 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Some of the objects assembled from collections in 12 countries, such as a heap of walnut-sized pieces of amber, or jewellery made to incorporate Islamic and Byzantine coins, probably did come through trade. Biggest Viking exhibition in 20 years opens – and this time they're angry 2013-06-19T15:13:55Z From humble beginnings in such forms as pebbles pressed in patterns into beaten earth floors, at its high points during Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine times mosaic became a sophisticated fine art in itself. Special Report: Decorative Arts: An Ancient Craft Gets a Bigger World Stage 2011-10-27T11:30:10Z The tomb shows markings of the Byzantine era. In Transit: Guess Where This Is 2011-06-09T16:50:48Z In a gallery designed to evoke an early Byzantine church, visitors will stand under a golden ceiling dome in front of a 10-foot altarpiece surrounded by a soundtrack of sacred Byzantine music. A Eureka Moment, Recreated in Film 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Since the Byzantine era, the most important footwear in the Catholic faith has been pontifical shoes and papal slippers: two related categories of laceless red shoe worn by the Bishop of Rome. The Normcore Opulence of Preachers Wearing Four-Figure Sneakers 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z The harmonically elaborate work incorporates original Znamenny, Byzantine and Kievan chants; in other of the 15 movements, Rachmaninoff used what he called “conscious counterfeits” of chant style. Music Review: Clarion Choir in Rachmaninoff’s Vespers 2014-01-02T22:39:23Z Disaster after disaster, in fact, as the city faced invasions of Gauls and Goths, Byzantines and Normans, Catholic and Protestant armies in the wars of religion, Napoleon and the Nazis, and somehow survived each trauma. ‘Rome: A History in Seven Sackings’ Review: The City That Survived 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Admire the glittering tiles of green and gold that depict the Byzantine emperor Justinian; his wife, Theodora; and their considerable entourage. Hidden Gems of Europe 2012-10-12T20:14:25Z Materials found at the site date back to Hellenistic, Roman, early Christian and Byzantine periods. Getty Trust to Invest $100 Million in Saving Threatened Antiquities 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Even here the Byzantine aesthetic persists in patterns of fans and leaves. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z The two are naked and depicted in an unusually natural way, curvy and fully human unlike much of the art from the Byzantine era, which tends to be more stiff and formal. Discovering the Ruins of Italy’s Ionian Coast 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Sign-up bonuses, lounge access, cash rebates, free hotel rooms and plenty of fine print: The dizzying promotions and Byzantine rules on earning and redeeming points with rewards credit cards can make your head spin. Rewards Cards: Put Those Points to Work 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z But then the Byzantine Empire came into the conversation, a topic of particular interest to Ms. Begleiter, and she and Mr. Godow began, in his words, “nerding out” over medieval history. Twin ‘Love Lamps’ Kept Them Close Even When They Weren’t 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z From his location there, Mr. Sadigh offered for sale items that he said were ancient Anatolian, Babylonian, Byzantine, Greco-Roman, Mesopotamian and Sumerian. He Sold Antiquities for Decades, Many of Them Fake, Investigators Say 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Andy Warhol was, to quote the catalog, “the ambitious, gay, Byzantine Rite Catholic son of Czechoslovak immigrants born on Pittsburgh’s working-class North Side.” ‘Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again’ Review: Pop Art’s Tragic Prince 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The shift from the Christian Byzantine Empire to a series of Muslim dynasties was by no means smooth; it involved violent invasions worthy of “Game of Thrones.” Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z Horses pull carts down cobblestone streets, and skiffs crowd the waters of the Golden Horn, a bustling harbor since Byzantine times. What Ara Güler, “The Eye of Istanbul,” Saw in His Homeland 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z A group of young, untrained citizen archaeologists documented its cave churches with their priceless Byzantine frescoes — and then those culture preservers became politicians and began cleaning up the Sassi. The 52 Places Traveler: Two Versions of the Slow Life in Central and Southern Italy 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z He quickly finds himself trapped in its Byzantine office politics. Eerie parallels to today's workplace pressures, moral choices in '50s Serling work 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z From that location, Mr. Sadigh offered for sale items that he said were ancient Anatolian, Babylonian, Byzantine, Greco-Roman, Mesopotamian and Sumerian. Antiquities Dealer Admits Mass-Producing Fakes He Sold for Years 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z The New York Times’ obituary noted that Kelly’s work, while inspired by Picasso and Byzantine mosaics, “formed a crucial foundation for the Minimalists.” Painter, sculptor, printmaker Ellsworth Kelly dies at 92 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z Construction began in the ninth century during the Arab era, and it was later expanded by the Normans, invaders from northern France, who assimilated designs of the Islamic and Byzantine courts that preceded them. A road trip around Sicily is a journey across centuries 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Armenians played a vital role in the Byzantine Empire, formed communities in Jerusalem and Aleppo and Constantinople, intermarried with the French crusaders, resettled in Crimea and established footholds along pilgrimage routes in Italy. Review | In New York, a look into the early days of the world’s oldest Christian nation 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Based at City University of London and affiliated with Oxford, Lingas is regarded as one of leading lights in Byzantine musicology. Voices uplifted: Cappella Romana shines a light on Finnish ‘All-Night Vigil’ 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z Its nine rooms are done in styles reflecting parts of the city’s history, among them Greco-Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Hittite. Aleppo, Syria to Undergo Historical Restoration 2010-04-19T21:00:00Z The mosaic was discovered during the excavation of a building from the Byzantine period - some 300 years younger than the mosaic it was on top of - in the coastal city of Caesarea. Israeli archaeologists unearth 1,800-year-old mosaic 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Thus, in work after work, elaborate conceptual underpinnings collide with Byzantine process and a finished look of cultivated chaos. Review | Picking apart the Internet: An exhibition that addresses the elephant in the room 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The city also features an eclectic mix of architecture — from Oriental Byzantine to French neoclassical to communist-era apartment buildings — reflecting a variety of cultural influences across decades and even centuries. Best of Bucharest: Eclectic architecture, Palace of Spring 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z The piece begins with recorded Mahler and Bartok and ends with members of Serbia’s Byzantine Chorus of Kovilj Monastery singing a hymn, “Eternal Memory to the Virtuous.” Review: Kronos Quartet, in an Emotionally Packed Performance 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z The plot is of Byzantine complexity, but each colorful personality in this impeccably structured score is vividly characterized through Chabrier’s quirky lyricism and unconventional harmonic procedures. ‘Saint-Saëns and His World’ at Bard 2012-07-20T17:08:16Z In each case, the original likeness was lifted from news media sources, then reproduced exactly and repeatedly, like faces of saints in the Byzantine Catholic churches of his Pittsburgh youth. Art Review: Warhol Shows Open, on World’s Fair and on Jackie Kennedy 2014-04-24T12:00:01Z There he narrowly escaped a bomb blast, spent three years as professor of Byzantine history and art, and became an honorary Dervish. Shades of Byzantium 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The Armenians were consistently stuck between larger and contentious powers, between the Byzantine Empire and Persians, and often unhappily on the front lines of incursions into the Mediterranean world by the Mongols. Review | In New York, a look into the early days of the world’s oldest Christian nation 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z The scenes painted in gold on the dark metallic ground are Byzantine in inspiration without really resembling Greek medieval art, while the lion masks are based on German prototypes. Review: The Foundations of Russian Culture and Art 2010-03-05T14:00:00Z After giving the other hosts firm handshakes, he made his way to the cocktails, voice booming cheerfully through the Mary and Michael Jaharis Gallery, which holds the museum’s collection of Byzantine art. The ‘Swagger Mayor’ Attends His First Met Gala 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z A highlight of the tour is Ludwig’s extravagant throne room, based on the plan of a Byzantine church. A tale of two delightful castles, in Germany and Austria 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z In the central “Past” section, a quartet is dressed like figures in a Byzantine mosaic. Dance Review: Paul Taylor Evening Includes ‘Sunset’ and ‘Gossamer Gallants’ 2014-03-19T20:08:21Z There are plenty of different styles to flaunt and parade — Figaro, rope, curb, Byzantine, herringbone, bead and snake — each with intrinsic value inflated by context. Bling with a cheeky ring in Luis Gispert's 'Aqua Regia' exhibition 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z The multiple strands, North European, Byzantine and Middle Eastern, kept recurring through much of Russian history, occasionally interweaving in astonishing fashion. Review: The Foundations of Russian Culture and Art 2010-03-05T14:00:00Z Using as a template the last collection her brother showed, at the swimming pool of the Paris Ritz that July, the designer reworked the Byzantine cross motifs that, in retrospect, seemed such an ominous inspiration. Fashion Review: Donatella Versace Revists Her Brother?s Last Collection 2012-02-24T19:31:24Z Footage broadcast around the world last week captured some of these striking changes to Hagia Sophia, the Byzantine cathedral in Istanbul, which served as a mosque under Ottoman rule before becoming a museum in 1934. How a Historian Stuffed Hagia Sophia’s Sound Into a Studio 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Along with the lake, Ohrid’s treasures are found in its architecture and many Byzantine churches with frescoed interiors. Macedonia’s local cuisine adds spice to a bike tour of the mountain lakes 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Mosaics, jewelry, fresco fragments and illuminated manuscripts are presented in this exhibition, a wide-ranging showcase of artifacts from the Byzantine Empire, which ruled over much of the Mediterranean for close to 2,000 years. Land Art in Mongolia and Instagram Selfies in Edinburgh: Global Arts Guide 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z At Beit Edis, I tripped over some stones in a field and discovered I had stumbled upon the site of a Byzantine church, complete with exposed mosaic floors. Jogging in Jordan: the 650km trail that's a journey through time 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Sparkling from the walls of eight early Christian monuments, the town’s Byzantine mosaics form the largest such collection in Western Europe. Ravenna, Italy, Glittering Still 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Some go there to see the paintings, coins and Byzantine art. Has Sculpture Become Just Another Pretty Face? 2011-08-09T17:39:27Z He has a web of tattoos that runs over and across his muscular arms and shoulders, like the armor of a Byzantine soldier. The Twenty-Five-Year Journey of Magic: The Gathering 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z When a fleet attacks her capital only to be annihilated by liquid explosives, the obvious parallel is with the "Greek fire" deployed by the Byzantines in their defence of Constantinople against the Arabs. 'Game of Thrones is more brutally realistic than most historical novels' 2013-03-24T19:00:01Z Classicists, versifiers, an expert in Byzantine Greek and a translator of sacred Buddhist texts all helped set fiscal policy. A man for all seasons 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Its devotion to Byzantine plotting and global conspiracies naturally remains unchanged. 2011 games preview 2011-01-01T00:05:42Z Photograph: Guardian Turning his back on the 19th-century Spanish cafe, Emir Kusturica loped into the street where a Byzantine tower is to be built, over the way from the Ottoman houses with their screened balconies. Serbian film director's 'theme park' echoes The Bridge on the Drina 2012-10-11T12:41:46Z As he works, steel-rimmed spectacles perched on his nose, Jeldha listens to Byzantine prayer music that echoes softly around the studio, creating an atmosphere from another era. Artist works to preserve Christian heritage in Hamas-run Gaza 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Virtually razed to the ground in 1009, the Holy Sepulchre complex was rebuilt over the centuries by various Christian groups, including the Byzantines and the Crusaders from the 12th century onwards. Researchers date discovery of Christ's tomb in Jerusalem to Roman era 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z One work is related to the dramatic landscape of Sicily, and one to a Byzantine mosaic. In Switzerland, Culture With a View of Scenery and History 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z "Sir this" and "Lady that"... it just feels Byzantine. Should Andy Murray receive a knighthood? 2013-07-14T08:09:02Z SAT-SUN Russian and European food, pastry, arts and crafts, Byzantine icon display, cathedral tours, bookstore, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Community calendar 2012-10-03T19:44:10Z The property features 12 rooms, a wine cellar dating from the Byzantine era and a peaceful rooftop overlooking the sea. In a walled port city in northern Israel, a chef is driven by his impeccable taste 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Before that, artists drew primarily on long-standing early Christian and Byzantine traditions that represented Mary as regal and formal, sealed up in her glory and perfection. ‘Picturing Mary’: Filled with highlights but flawed in its omissions One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s final works, the circular domed church is reminiscent of an old Byzantine temple. Milwaukee’s Appeals, Vibrant and Cheap 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z His true identity and self-justification for his villainy are buried within the picture’s Byzantine plot, which is rife with double-crosses and hidden agendas. ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’: Action, excitement at warp speed 2013-05-15T04:11:26Z “As for the most famous cultural monuments, they were created in the Roman, Byzantine and Venetian periods, although there are exceptions.” On Croatia’s Istria peninsula, a variety of historic influences meld into a beautiful present 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z “This sort of complicated, somewhat Byzantine situation is very rare,” Charlie Hobart, a United spokesman, told me over the phone. Help! United Owed Us $8,370 in Cash, But Offered Credit. That’s Not What We Paid For. 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z It’s filled with colorful frescoes painted by monks from around the ninth century who hid there in flight from persecution during the Byzantine Empire. Discovering the Ruins of Italy’s Ionian Coast 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z But waves of conquerors soon arrived, first Goth, then Byzantine, each leaving their mark on religious adornment. Ravenna, Italy, Glittering Still 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z He was also inspired by Byzantine themes, although his colorful paintings have little to do with Byzantine austerity. Celebrated Greek painter Alekos Fassianos dies at 86 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Warhol also would have been familiar with the gold-ground icon paintings of the Byzantine Catholic tradition, to which his paintings of Marilyn Monroe on a gilded background are often compared. For Andy Warhol, Faith and Sexuality Intertwined 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z The installations also allow context, including a gallery designed as a Byzantine chapel, with a cross and sacred vessels. Cleveland museum marks another project milestone 2010-06-25T19:07:00Z A rare example of a fortified cloister built in the Byzantine style, this monastery complex sits right on the banks of the Olt. Romanian rhapsody — exploring an unsung destination in Eastern Europe 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Her famous costume jewelry — the ropes of pearls, the Byzantine crosses — was inspired by Russian imperial jewels. The Shock of Chopping Up a Chanel Bag 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z For a millennium after its construction in the sixth century, this was the world’s largest cathedral, the most prominent monument to Byzantine Christianity. Museums: In Turkey?s Museums, Sacred and Secular Interweave 2010-05-25T22:26:00Z The collection, also sponsored by the Istanbul 2010 Capital of Culture Agency, represents an unprecedented grouping of works from the Byzantine era. In Istanbul, 8,000 Years of History 2010-09-03T10:00:00Z The front panel of a sixth century Byzantine marble altar is carved with set of parted curtains, leaving an opening through which relics could be accessed. Art Review: The Spiritual Network 2011-03-24T22:13:08Z Versace adorned her creations with Byzantine crosses, often bejeweled, another of her brother's favorite motifs. Versace corners chainmail market 2012-02-24T21:11:27Z By the Byzantine millennium the once-great trade route up the Meander valley had lost out to more northerly passages. Meander: East to West Along a Turkish River by Jeremy Seal – review 2012-07-06T21:55:10Z Pyke, who was “like a figure on a Byzantine icon” to the Nobel laureate Elias Canetti, led a life that would have made for a roaring good read from any biographer. Cool Beach Books for Hot Summer Days 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Its Cappella Palatina is the highest artistic expression of Latin, Byzantine, and Arabic style, with gold, mosaics and marble covering every inch of its interior. A local’s guide to Palermo, Sicily: 10 top tips 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z It’s a city with history on every corner – a Roman inscription, a Byzantine wall, an Ottoman fountain. ‘Standing by the Bosphorus gives me goosebumps’: Jason Goodwin's Istanbul 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z The strategy is a curious one for a city with a 2,500-year history spanning the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Beyond Kitsch in Skopje 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z The Arab Spring is partly responsible for the show’s subdued tone, and for the heightened awareness we bring to its sacred and secular artifacts of a fading Byzantine culture and a burgeoning Islamic one. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z Byzantine chant and descendants like Gregorian chant and Russian znamenny chant are traditionally monophonic. music: In Georgia, Sacred Chants Reverberate Once Again 2010-08-06T22:14:00Z Yet, as Cappella Romana says on its website, the ensemble maintains a particular commitment to Slavic and Byzantine repertories in their original languages, encouraging great if little-known musical traditions. Group devoted to Byzantine works reaches West with Sept. 11 concert in Seattle 2010-09-10T04:01:00Z The opera, based on a novel by Anatole France, is set in Byzantine Egypt. Music Review: George Manahan Conducts ‘Thaïs’ at Manhattan School of Music 2012-12-10T22:50:19Z We are in the early centuries of the larger Byzantine empire, and themes from antiquity — Dionysian revelers, Herculean hunters — are still present in many secular objects. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z Before you go to that, check out Byzantine Pop-Ups in the Medieval Scripture Hall, featuring hymns and carols from performers in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Classical Music & Opera Listings for Dec. 11-17 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z He finds references in the work to “Greco-Roman statuary and Byzantine Madonnas, weathered dolls and ancient relics.” Review | How to open your mind — and your heart — to contemporary art 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Warhol, the Byzantine Catholic from working-class Pittsburgh, handed out funny nicknames as well. ‘As It Turns Out,’ a Sister’s Remembrance of Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z There, too, on the back wall behind Mr. Parker’s desk, hung Byzantine Christian icons left by Mr. Cinzano. Sean Parker Brings Facebook-Style Skills to New York Social Scene 2011-12-17T12:39:01Z The monastery’s architecture is considered one of the best examples in Kosovo of Serbian influence during the Byzantine era. The most striking aspect of Europe’s newest nation: Its normalcy 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Buried down in the basement, unadvertised, is a newly installed collection of religious art, paintings from the Byzantine to the Baroque plucked from churches in the surrounding countryside. In a Quiet Corner of Italy... Trieste 2011-04-29T19:35:37Z It was a shame, because those who weren’t there missed a lovely program, rich and colorful and shining with as many individual crystalline facets as a Byzantine mosaic. Review | Elder, NSO put ‘worth’ in Butterworth 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z From its main street there’s a short, paved walk, flanked by olive groves, to St. Georges, the Byzantine church. Favorite Place : Peeling Back the Layers of Naxos, Greece 2014-03-07T16:25:34Z “Everybody thinks of this old Byzantine style,” she said. Telling a Story Through Tiles 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z He and his designers looked to religious art of the past for visual motifs — especially to Byzantine and Medieval sources — but he was not deeply interested in the particular symbolic meanings of his borrowings. Art Review: Louis C. Tiffany Works at Museum of Biblical Art 2012-12-31T23:14:26Z Many date back 6,000 years to the Neolithic age, while others include clay and bronze artifacts, human skulls and the ruins of habitations from the Roman, Hellenistic, Hittite, Byzantine and Babylonian periods. ArtsBeat: Cultural Preservation Groups Ask Obama to Protect Syrian Heritage Sites 2013-09-11T21:23:55Z He was also a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, where he received a master’s degree in Arabic and Byzantine studies. Sarah Van den Bergh, Christian Sahner 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z In the Byzantine era, when the temple had been turned into a church, two bishops — Marinos and Theodosios — carved their names on its monumental columns. How Christians Destroyed the Ancient World 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z The Avramoglus are members of Istanbul's tiny Karaite Jewish community of less than 100 people, who trace their roots in the city to the 12th century Byzantine era. Gentrification tears at Istanbul's historically diverse fabric 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z The Barbie, with a winged hairdo and a dress that gets the dazzling Byzantine mosaic pattern from the painting almost right–minus Klimt’s gold-leaf–goes for $34.95, by way of comparison. ArtsBeat: Barbie as a Gustav Klimt Model 2011-06-29T18:45:33Z And though the numerous Koran folios that end the exhibition are unambiguously Islamic, keen observers will trace their Kufic script and gold and silver inks back to Byzantine luxury manuscripts in the earlier galleries. Art Review: ?Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition? at the Met 2012-03-15T23:06:56Z He was a polymath, however, and he shifted his intellectual pursuits after traveling abroad with Thomas Whittemore, an archaeologist and Byzantine scholar. Robert Gardner, renowned documentary filmmaker of ‘Dead Birds,’ dies at 88 Takeovers and makeovers by Romans, Byzantines, North Africans, Normans and others left their marks as well, influencing everything from religious art to the region’s distinctive savory-sweet-sour cooking style. 36 Hours in Syracuse, Sicily 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z They only fear the Byzantine consequences that will crash down on them if they fail the Queen. ‘Seven Black Diamonds’ by Melissa Marr: Faeries for the environment 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Ravenna, on the country’s eastern coast — just a two-hour drive from Florence — was the seat of Byzantine power in Italy until the eighth century. Hidden Gems of Europe 2012-10-12T20:14:25Z The result is a new book, essentially an inventory of Greek medical manuscripts spanning the Byzantine Empire between the 5th and 15th centuries. What the ancient Greeks can teach us about herbs 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z The opera opens with an entrancing choral scene, beautifully sung here, set in a Byzantine church in Sicily. Opera Review: ‘King Roger,’ With Mariusz Kwiecien, at Santa Fe Opera 2012-07-27T21:24:17Z But Turkish officials believe his remains may lie beneath the Byzantine church. Christmas countdown fuels debate over location of St Nicholas's grave 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Positioned frontally and framed by her throne, she hearkens back to Byzantine icons while displaying an informality and humanity that are utterly new. ‘Leonardo: Discoveries From Verrocchio’s Studio’ Review: Searching for a Master’s Hand 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Built in the 1920s on the remnants of a 5th century Byzantine church, this is thought to be the site where the Holy Ark rested en route to Jerusalem. A Perfect Day in Jerusalem 2010-07-07T13:35:00Z It had Byzantine, Egyptian, Spanish Colonial and Roman architectural influences and, at 90 years old, it truly exemplifies the grandeur of early Art Deco. Art Deco Los Angeles 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z The church stipulated more traditional figurative representations of the Transfiguration, in the Byzantine style. Hildreth Meière, the Forgotten Art Deco Artist 2014-05-02T18:06:08Z “It was the most beautiful,” she said of the walls, whose ornate carvings reveal the intermingling of Eastern, Western and Byzantine motifs. Berlin’s Museum Tours in Arabic Forge a Bridge to Refugees 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Gilded capes, fur vests, and kaftan gowns appeared throughout the show, and the silk prints replicating the mosaic floors of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice confirmed the Byzantine inspiration. Summertime looks spill onto winter runway 2012-02-26T21:54:14Z The trail zigzagged to a gate in a tight draw, situated to defend “La Rocca,” which was occupied by the Greeks, Syracusians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. A Honeymoon Through Italy 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z It passed through the hands of the Greeks, the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, the Romans, the Byzantines and the Ottomans. In northern Jordan, a community-based tourism project wakes the sleepy village of Umm Qais 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Most are dated to the Greek, Roman and Byzantine eras. Ancient shipwrecks found in Greek waters tell tale of trade routes 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Ancient orthodox monasteries and grand basilicas represent some of the finest works of Byzantine architecture. Design Delta Architects Builds Australia’s First Byzantine-Style Monastery 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Recent books in the field have delved into Byzantine church mosaics in Greece and Turkey and Islamic mosaic floors at Hisham’s Palace in Jericho in the West Bank. Sketches From a P.O.W. Camp That Held African-Americans and Others 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z The Umayyads adopted and absorbed the city’s Roman and Byzantine infrastructure and made contributions of their own. Stones that speak 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z His title will be familiar to students of Byzantine Christendom or early 20th-century poetry. | A Poet’s Ode to His Late Father 2014-03-03T18:54:15Z A 1661 painting attributed to his studio, “Christ With a Staff,” reverts to the blond and long-faced Byzantine type. Art Review: ?Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus? in Philadelphia - Review 2011-08-26T04:00:08Z In the east, the chart shows the remnants of the Crusader strongholds and the final throes of the Byzantine Empire. A $7.5-million find: Overlooked Getty estate sale map turns out to be 14th century treasure 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Hebrew University said the Islamic conquest of Byzantine Palestine, around 635 CE, did not stop the monastery’s operations. Ancient inscription of Bible verse found at Judean archaeological site 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z The monument to Byzantine art contains the biggest collection of mosaics and frescoes from that period, and is surrounded by monastic buildings dating back to the 17th century. UNESCO puts two locations in war-ravaged Ukraine on its list of historic sites in danger 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Now, with cases surging among California’s poorest patients, the state is struggling to reform its Byzantine system for allocating care. A surge in eating disorders in Medi-Cal patients shows stark gaps in care 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Also in 2018, dozens of shipwrecks were found in the Aegean sea dating back to the Greek, Roman and Byzantine eras. Ancient 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck found off coast of Italy 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z An FBI expert later determined the mosaic dated to the Eastern Roman Empire or the Byzantine period, making the mosaic around 1,500 years old. California man convicted of smuggling 1,500-year-old mosaic of Hercules 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Constantine, a 4th century Roman emperor, converted to Christianity and laid the foundations for the Byzantine Empire, one of history’s most significant global powers whose imprint deeply marks this region. Firewalkers in Greece honor Saint Constantine in mystery-shrouded, centuries-old rituals 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Making the situation all the stranger was the fact that the Byzantine emperors considered themselves to be fully “Roman” — from their perspective, Leo’s crowning of Charlemagne was a straightforward usurpation. The Birth of Europe 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of his reign, Anatolia was secure from the Arabs and would remain the major part of the Byzantine Empire for centuries. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z By the fourteenth century, the Ottoman Empire had expanded into southeastern Europe, effectively surrounding the Byzantine city of Constantinople. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z After Egypt was conquered, the Islamic advance across North Africa stalled because of the thousand-plus miles of desert between the Nile delta and the Byzantine province of Africa centered on Carthage. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Orthodoxy in Lithuania dates back to the 13th century, Bartholomew said, when it fell under the ultimate supervision of Constantinople, then capital of the Byzantine Empire. Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch plans Lithuanian branch, in blow to Moscow 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The limestone shrine includes a two-layer platform and a mud-brick basin from the Byzantine era. Egypt archaeology: Dig unearths smiling mini-sphinx which may represent Claudius 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z They destroyed the remaining Byzantine cities in the northern Balkans, slaughtered or enslaved the inhabitants, and crushed Byzantine armies. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, with the collapse of Constantinople and the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottomans in 1453, many Europeans felt a sense of doom. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Although the Byzantines attempted to rebuild their capital and state, they were no match for the Ottomans. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The new monarch requested Greek Orthodox music, which will be performed by the Byzantine Chant Ensemble. Anthem for Charles III’s coronation written by Lloyd Webber 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Named a World Heritage site in 2015, it was “an important center of the Roman, Sassanid, Byzantine, Islamic and Ottoman periods,” she added. Despair and glimmers of hope in scramble to save earthquake survivors 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z In one especially colorful moment in Bulgarian history, the Bulgar Khan, Krum, converted the skull of a slain emperor into a goblet in about 810 CE to toast his victory over a Byzantine army. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Osman raised an army and began to take territory from the neighboring Byzantines. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Ottomans laid siege to the Byzantine cities of Anatolia, conquered them, and made one, Bursa, the capital of a growing Ottoman state with imperial ambitions. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z It said several buildings in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, an important centre in the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods, had also collapsed. Aleppo's war-scarred citadel damaged in earthquake 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The region hit hard by the quakes has been part of several empires, including the Hittite, Babylonian, Persian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Arab and Ottoman. A castle that has stood guard over Gaziantep for nearly 2,000 years was badly damaged. 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The most famous case of the superiority of cannons to walls was the Turkish siege of Constantinople in 1453, which finally spelled the end of the Byzantine Empire. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The castle was built by the Romans during the 2nd and 3rd centuries, then strengthened and expanded by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I in the 6th Century. Turkey earthquake: Roman-era castle destroyed by quake 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The Ottomans steadily took control of the European portion of the Byzantine Empire, the area that is now northern Greece, southern Bulgaria, and Thrace, the western part of modern Turkey. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But Americans understand lots of other startups that don’t rely on distributed ledger technology designed to solve the Byzantine generals problem. Opinion | We’re living in the age of the scam 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z It was expanded in the sixth century under the Byzantine emperor Justinian, according to Turkish Museums, a site run by the ministry of culture and tourism. A castle that has stood guard over Gaziantep for nearly 2,000 years was badly damaged. 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Heraclius created a new administrative system to try to defend the remaining Byzantine territory: themes. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In a university lecture in 2006 he quoted a 14th century Byzantine emperor as saying Islam had only brought evil to the world and that it was spread by the sword. Former Pope Benedict was first pontiff to resign in 600 years 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Many peasants likely regarded the religiously tolerant Ottomans as better overlords than the European Roman Catholic soldiers, who had attacked the Greek Orthodox Byzantine Empire on more than one occasion. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In September 2006, at the University of Regensburg in Germany, where he once taught theology, he delivered a speech quoting a medieval Byzantine emperor using the words “evil and inhuman” to describe Islam. Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Antalya’s monuments, architecture and ruins reflect more than 2,000 years of history — Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and more. Moscow on the Med: A Faraway War Transforms a Turkish Resort Town 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Making the situation all the stranger was the fact that the Byzantine emperors considered themselves to be fully “Roman” – from their perspective, Leo’s crowning of Charlemagne was a straightforward usurpation. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z He sparks protests from the Muslim world with a speech quoting a 14th century Byzantine emperor who said Islam had only brought evil to the world and was spread by the sword. Former pope Benedict, his papacy and retirement 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z In 1396, the Ottomans blockaded the city, but the pleas of the Byzantine emperor led Pope Boniface IX to call for a crusade to rescue the Greek Orthodox Christians from the Muslim Turks. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z He was quoting a medieval Byzantine emperor, Benedict made clear, noting that the speech largely criticized the West for quarantining God from daily public life. Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z "Judging by the crosses and the dozens of inscriptions engraved on the cave walls in the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods, the chapel was dedicated to the sacred Salome." Signs of Salome, said to be nurse to baby Jesus, unearthed in Israel 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z In turn, the Vikings brought a great deal of Byzantine and Abbasid currency to the north, introducing hard cash into the mostly barter-based economies of Northern and Western Europe. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The new church was designed by Spanish-born architect Santiago Calatrava in the style of historic Byzantine structures including the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, with a central dome flanked by towers. Greek Orthodox church at World Trade Center opens at last 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Muslim rulers since the seventh century had attempted to capture the Byzantine capital and had always failed. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The message was vividly delivered in Istanbul in 2006 in a visit to the Blue Mosque, a central symbol of the Ottoman defeat of Byzantine Christianity. Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Before being entombed, clerics carefully removed his outer golden vestments, covered him in muslin and doused the shroud with oil in the sign of the cross, chanting Byzantine hymns. Cyprus bids farewell to trailblazer cleric who stood up for Ukraine 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Even as the Byzantine forces struggled to retake Italy, Justinian, like the emperors to follow him, had a huge problem on his eastern flank: the Persian Empire. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Murray, in fact, has many achievements, but most people are ignorant about the Byzantine world of legislation. Will Murray go the way of Magnuson? 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Both Mehmed and Murad realized that in order to rebuild the Ottoman state, they had to drive out the Byzantine rulers. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The processes the parties use to choose them can appear Byzantine. EXPLAINER: Why the British public is not choosing its leader 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Byzantine scholar Jannis Niehoff-Panagiotidis says it’s impossible to understand Mount Athos’ economy and society under Ottoman rule without consulting these documents, which regulated the monks’ dealings with secular authorities. Greek monastery manuscripts tell new story of Ottoman rule 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z The Byzantines and Persians battled over Armenia, which was heavily populated, and Syria, which was very rich. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Getting to that point will not be easy, however, not least because of the difficulty of dealing with Medi-Cal, a Byzantine system that requires significant upfront costs and expertise to maneuver. California is trying to house the homeless through a health insurance program. It worked for this man 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The Byzantine emperor Manuel II had assisted Mehmed’s rivals for the Ottoman throne, attempting to keep the Ottomans weak by prolonging the civil war. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z They said the findings shed light on the tail end of the Byzantine Empire. Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z It was around the time the largely Christian Byzantine Empire was losing its grip on this area of the eastern Mediterranean region and Islamic rule was extending its reach. Holy Land shipwreck reveals tenacity of ancient traders as empires shifted 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Simultaneously, the Avars and Bulgars, steppe peoples related to the Huns, were pressing Byzantine territory from the north, and piracy was rife in the Mediterranean. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z A Palestinian farmer has discovered an ornate Byzantine floor mosaic while trying to plant an olive tree on his land in the Gaza Strip. Gaza farmer finds Byzantine mosaic while planting tree 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Perhaps twenty thousand people were left to defend it, including the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaeologus, who died fighting for his city. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived for more than 1,000 years. Gold coins hidden in 7th Century found in wall 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Some of the cargo bore symbols of the Christian Byzantine church and others had writing in Arabic. Holy Land shipwreck reveals tenacity of ancient traders as empires shifted 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z He led Byzantine armies to seize back Jerusalem and the True Cross from the Persians, soundly defeating them in 628, and in 630 he personally returned the True Cross to its shrine in Jerusalem. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr Nabahin told Reuters news agency he had realised the mosaic belonged to the Byzantine era after searching on the internet. Gaza farmer finds Byzantine mosaic while planting tree 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z In 1461, he sent the Ottoman fleet to conquer Trebizond, an offshoot of the Byzantine Empire and an important trading center on the Black Sea. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z "I searched on the internet ... We learnt it was mosaic belonging to the Byzantine era," said the father-of-seven, sitting next to his discovery. Gaza farmer unearths Byzantine-era mosaic 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Israeli researchers have identified at least two varieties of ancient seeds and are now trying to recreate the Byzantine white and red. Desert Winemaking ‘Sounds Absurd,’ but Israeli Vineyards in Negev Show the Way 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z It was only because of the success of the themes that Byzantine losses were not much worse, considering the strength of their foreign enemies. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of the Roman Empire, which can be traced back to 330 AD, and survived for more than a thousand years. Gaza farmer finds Byzantine mosaic while planting tree 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z In Europe, he gained control of most of the southern part of Greece, defeating the Byzantine princes who ruled the area, as well as Bosnia and Albania. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said the flooring included several mosaic panels depicting animals and other features of social life during the Byzantine era. Gaza farmer unearths Byzantine-era mosaic 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Margolis said even wealthy families have to navigate the Byzantine landscape of government benefits, because many of the services available, including housing, are administered entirely through these programs. Planning for your retirement, and for a child’s special needs, all at once 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z One straightforward demonstration of the strength of the system was that the perennial enemy of Rome, the Persians, fell against the Arab invasion of the seventh century while the Byzantines did not. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In Bethlehem, Biden also toured the Church of the Nativity with several clerics who explained the elaborate mosaics and Byzantine architecture. Biden endorses Palestinian state but admits it's 'far away' 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Mehmed regarded himself not as a usurper but as the rightful successor to the Byzantines. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The club’s interior was designed by Matthew Prichard, a protege of Matisse’s, with input from Georges Duthuit, a scholar of Byzantine and modern art who had recently married Matisse’s beloved daughter, Marguerite. Review | This 1911 Matisse masterpiece has had a very unusual afterlife 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z It wasn't until the 20th century that the Vatican recognized Islam as a legitimate religion — but even in this century Pope Benedict quoted a Byzantine emperor calling Muhammad "evil and inhuman." Could the pope visit Saudi Arabia? The unlikely religious breakthrough no one noticed 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z Thus, those core areas remained under Byzantine control despite various losses for many centuries to come. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z “Byzantine” is the word attorney Russell Kornblith uses to describe them. Campus sex assault rules fall short, prompting overhaul call 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z He appointed a new leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Gennadius II, who in turn recognized Mehmed’s claim as the legitimate heir of the last Byzantine emperor. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Kaziukėnas said that it’s difficult to know exactly what caused the change, but some merchants have been frustrated with the increasing costs and Byzantine rules on Amazon. An American comeback on Amazon | Commentary 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Since 2017, four families have begun the process of excavating 10 private homes, searching for Crusader and Byzantine ruins. Christian Village in Israel Digs Into Its Crusader Past 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z To return to Orthodox Christianity, it was not just because Constantinople was at the center of the empire that Byzantines thought it had a special relationship with God. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z However, this year Hamas reopened the remains of a 5th Century Byzantine church after foreign donors helped pay for a years-long restoration project. Gaza farmer finds 4,500-year-old statue of Canaanite goddess 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z He ordered that the Byzantine cathedral of Hagia Sophia be left intact and converted into a mosque. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Farther north, on the road to Um er-Rasas, a World Heritage site of Roman ruins and Byzantine mosaics, we suddenly saw glossy black petals emerging from a meadow of yellow wildflowers. In Jordan, a quest for the country’s resilient national flower 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, his relatives had found Byzantine mosaics in a cellar behind their home. Christian Village in Israel Digs Into Its Crusader Past 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Just as Rome had fallen in the west, Byzantium was beset by enemies all around it, enemies who had the depressing tendency of crushing Byzantine armies and occasionally murdering its emperors. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z They identified the unique decoration method as "Cosmatesque", which combines Classical, Byzantine and early Islamic art in which finely cut tiles of colourful marble are used to fill in circular engravings on the stone. Church of the Holy Sepulchre's ancient altar rediscovered, researchers say 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z As the Byzantine Empire collapsed, many Greeks sought refuge in other lands, often wealthy merchants and state officials who brought their riches with them. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z And although the parking lot dig is focused heavily on biblical times, researchers there also are studying a Roman and Byzantine villa and taking samples from an eighth-century C.E. Jerusalem Archaeology Modernizes but Runs into Ancient Problems 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Just beyond the four-foot mark, Dr. Khamisy made another shout: He had found what turned out to be the nave of a Byzantine church. Christian Village in Israel Digs Into Its Crusader Past 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Byzantine icons were beautifully crafted and, in a largely illiterate society, were vitally important in the daily experience of most Christians. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Mariupol, a city of more than 400,000 before the war, has historically had a sizeable population of ethnic Greeks who have been active in trade and shipping in the region since the Byzantine period. 'What I saw, I hope no one will ever see' says Greek diplomat returning from Mariupol 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Those who came to Venice were assisted by Anna Notaras, a wealthy Byzantine noblewoman who had taken up residence in the city before Constantinople fell. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z If the COVID-19 pandemic led to unpredictable economics, developments in Europe have made the situation almost Byzantine when it comes to forecasting. All systems go for Fed's liftoff of interest rates 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Ukraine is of visceral significance to the Russian Orthodox Church because it is seen as the cradle of Russian civilisation, where in the 10th century Byzantine Orthodox missionaries converted the pagan Prince Volodymyr. Analysis: Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarch 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Under the Macedonians, Byzantine territorial lines were pushed back to part of Mesopotamia and Armenia in the east and Crete and Cyprus in the Mediterranean. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The Republicans promised to use an arsenal of legislative procedures to block any attempt by Mr. Schumer to expedite the chamber’s Byzantine legislative process. Schumer poised to pass Biden’s $1.5 trillion bipartisan budget after cutting deal with GOP 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Before the arrival of Byzantine scholars and their copies of Plato and Aristotle, Italian humanists had focused primarily on the study of rhetoric and ethics. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The people who live there today are descended from the ancient civilizations that defended the city from Hittites and Assyrians and Phrygians and Babylonians and Persians, and eventually the Macedonians and Byzantines. Ukraine and the dark lessons of war: What does it mean to “take” a country or a city? 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z For thousands of years, the different peoples of Central Asia suffered invasions and domination by powerful groups such as the Mongols, Byzantines, Ottomans, and finally the Communist rulers of the Soviet Union. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Arab armies were easily the match of the Byzantine and Persian forces. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, on Wednesday, Catholic University’s Ukrainian Church Studies Center will hold a day-long prayer vigil in the Basilica of the National Shrine’s Byzantine chapel in Washington. Christians around the globe take up fasting for Ukraine on Ash Wednesday 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Access to Plato’s complete works changed that, and many scholars were influenced by Byzantine Neoplatonism, an intellectual movement that sought to synthesize the ideas of Plato, Aristotle, the Stoic philosophers, and Arabic philosophy. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Surveys estimate a large majority of Ukraine’s population is Orthodox, with a significant minority of Ukrainian Catholics who worship with a Byzantine liturgy similar to that of the Orthodox but are loyal to the pope. EXPLAINER: How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion? 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z The eastern half of the empire, which came to be called the Byzantine Empire, not only survived but flourished. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Gregory still considered Rome part of the Byzantine Empire, but by that time Byzantium could not afford troops to help defend the city of Rome, and he was keenly interested in developing papal independence. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z An image of Our Lady of Pochaev, a Byzantine icon of the Virgin Mary venerated by Eastern Orthodox and Ukrainian Catholics, hung from a gold chain over the bishop's black robe. Far from Russian invasion, Ukrainian Brazilians pray for peace 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z A twelfth-century codex illustration shows the Byzantines using Greek fire to burn an enemy ship during a rebellion of the ninth century. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Ukraine’s Greek Catholic Church is a minority Eastern Rite church that uses the Byzantine or Greek liturgy and is loyal to the pope. US Ukrainian clergy, flocks show support amid Russia crisis 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The Byzantine emperors ruled from Constantinople and saw themselves as heirs to the power of Augustus Caesar. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In 773, at the request of the pope, Charlemagne invaded the northern Italian kingdom of the Lombards, the Germanic tribe that had expelled Byzantine forces earlier. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Ukraine is predominately Orthodox Christian but about 10% of the population belong to the Eastern Catholic Church, whose followers use Byzantine religious rites but are in allegiance with Rome. Ukraine would welcome Vatican mediation, wants papal visit soon - ambassador 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Earlier attempts to defeat the city had failed because armies could not break through the walls and were unable to carry on a prolonged siege that could reduce the Byzantines to starvation. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z It seems unlikely that Mr. Vaughn had a direct impact on what turned out to be the Byzantine math of the Fermat proof. The Texas Oil Heir Who Took On Math’s Impossible Dare 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z The Byzantine and Sassanid empires had been in conflict for a long period of time and were exhausted militarily. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Orthodox Church was the product of medieval divisions within the Church itself, pitting the western papacy against the Byzantine emperors. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z OR’s gloves business has been caught up in the Byzantine government contracting process. Seattle’s Outdoor Research may cut more jobs as government work hits snags 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The Byzantines, legend has it, acquired silkworms clandestinely in the sixth century when Christian monks visiting China spirited some cocoons away in hollowed-out walking sticks. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z His patriarchate in Istanbul dates from the Orthodox Greek Byzantine Empire, which collapsed when the Muslim Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople, today’s Istanbul, in 1453. Christian world marks Epiphany with series of celebrations 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Another reason for Muslim success was the persecution suffered by people under Byzantine or Sassanid rule because they did not support the official state religions, Christianity or Zoroastrianism. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Byzantines believed that God oversaw Constantinople and that the Virgin Mary interceded before God on the behalf of the city. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlemagne ruled an empire covering almost all of continental Europe, was crowned Roman emperor in Rome by the pope, and traded emissaries with the Byzantine ruler in Constantinople and the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad. Trumpism is rooted in twisted visions of medieval Europe 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z They reached Constantinople, and some served as the personal bodyguard to the Byzantine ruler. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z California’s Byzantine system of water rights dates back to the Gold Rush, when miners declared their rights to water by nailing paper notices to trees. Paper records and steel vaults: Can California water rights enter the digital age? 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z In many ways, the huge dome and vaulted ceiling of the mosque blended Byzantine architecture with Muslim ideas. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Byzantine priests repeatedly warned their congregations to repent of their sins, because it was sin that was undermining the empire’s survival. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Aside from this discovery, the first precision-geared mechanism known is a relatively simple—yet impressive for the time—geared sundial and calendar of Byzantine origin dating to about C.E. An Ancient Greek Astronomical Calculation Machine Reveals New Secrets 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The Abbasids, their Islamic competitors, and a powerful new Turkic empire set the stage for conflict with the Byzantine Empire and the Christian kingdoms of Europe. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Ukraine is predominantly Orthodox Christian, with Catholics of either the Latin Rite or Byzantine rite making up about 10%percent of the population in the former Soviet republic. Pope calls for 'serious international dialogue' to defuse Ukraine tensions 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z The modern world owes Byzantine scholars a huge debt for preserving many of the great works of Greece and Rome. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo, in turn, declared that the pope no longer had any religious authority in the empire, which for practical purposes meant the regions under Byzantine control in Italy, Sicily, and the Balkans. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Some were minted in the Byzantine empire, but most were from the Merovingian kingdom, which broadly corresponds to modern day France. Largest Anglo-Saxon gold coin hoard found in Norfolk 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z The Byzantines also lost control of their overseas territories, especially southern Italy and Sicily, which had been sources of trade and revenue. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But Democrats say they are still exploring what they can do to further the Biden agenda within the Byzantine rules of the Senate, including using the reconciliation process to bypass any Republican filibusters. Democrats Scramble to Keep Immigration Overhaul Alive in Reconciliation Bill 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z The most powerful woman in Byzantine history rose from deep poverty. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The long-term pattern was thus that, while it preserved ancient learning, Byzantine intellectual culture did not lend itself to progress. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z He presided at a Divine Liturgy, a Byzantine rite used by Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Churches, held outside in Presov in eastern Slovakia on Sept. 14, which the bishop attended. Slovak bishop who met Pope Francis last week tests positive for COVID 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z As direct trade between the Christian West and the Islamic world increased, the economic position of the Byzantine Empire as an intermediary began to decline. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Francis was speaking to about 30,000 faithful in Presov, in eastern Slovakia, where he presided over a Byzantine rite known as a Divine Liturgy, which is used by Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Churches. ‘Not a Flag to Wave’: Pope Criticizes Political Use of Christianity 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z By 1300, the Byzantine Empire was declining, and the Mongols had destroyed the Turkish Seljuk kingdom of Rum. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Arabs were well known in the Roman and Byzantine world as merchants for their camel caravans that linked Europe to a part of the Spice Road, transporting goods from India and China. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Francis flew to the city of Presov, in eastern Slovakia, where he presided at a long service known as a Divine Liturgy, a Byzantine rite used by Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Pope, in Slovakia, says don't exploit religion for politics 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Byzantine rulers attempted to establish marriage alliances with Slavic rulers and even Norman adventurers who were active in Sicily and southern Italy. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “It highlights the crazy, weird, Byzantine nature of the Fed,” Ms. Binder said. Fed Officials’ Trading Draws Outcry, and Fuels Calls for Accountability 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z A small Turkish state occupied land between the Byzantine Empire and that of the Muslims. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z To try to effectively govern this vast new empire, the Umayyads took over and adapted the bureaucracies of the people they conquered, including those of both the Byzantines and, especially, the Persians. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Francis will say two open-air Masses in Slovakia - which is about 65% Catholic - including one service in the lengthy Byzantine rite. Brief Pope stop in Hungary underlines differences with PM Orban 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Although such allies were eager to associate themselves with the prestige of the Byzantine Empire, they were just as likely to gain it by attacking the empire and carving out a state for themselves. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The church is designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, with its dome, windows and iconography inspired by historic former Byzantine churches, including the world-renowned Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Shrine to replace church destroyed on 9/11 nears completion 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z These infidels lived on the frontiers of the Byzantine Empire. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At least until the Byzantine Empire began to decline in the seventh century, this was not just a convenient fiction. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s gold patchwork, inspired by Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss” and Byzantine mosaics. Hollywood ignored women. Academy Museum's female curators aren't making the same mistake 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z All around them, the Byzantine emperors saw inconstant allies and ferocious enemies. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z As restrictions eased in Turkey over the summer, enthusiasts have started to once again gather at Edirnekapı, Istanbul’s largest pigeon market under the old Byzantine city walls. Pigeon-keeping in Istanbul on the rise 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z Under Umar, the second caliph, Muslim armies conquered Syria and lower Egypt, which were part of the Byzantine Empire. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Justinian created a tradition that was to last for all of Byzantine history: that of the emperor being both the spiritual leader of the Christian Church and the secular ruler of the empire itself. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Tim Tate’s “Justinian’s Oculus,” made of glasslike plastic, sets an ornate frame around a tightly packed cluster of 3-D faces and skulls, evoking the victims of a plague that wracked the Byzantine Empire. Local artists look back on a year of upheaval in this Phillips Collection exhibition 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z The challenges the Byzantine Empire faced were not limited to external rivals. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Paolo’s panel paintings do in fact have the general look of being extravagant, formalized, enlarged paintings in Byzantine manuscripts. Review: The Getty's must-see 14th century Venetian art and the mystery that lies within it 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z In 527, a high-ranking Byzantine nobleman named Justinian succeeded his uncle to the throne of the Eastern Empire. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z What followed was twenty years of war between the Byzantines and the Gothic kingdom of Italy. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z He was from Cyrenaica, a Roman/Byzantine province in North Africa. The African figures 'forgotten' by England's cultural past 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Romanos was deposed and killed by his own aristocracy, and for the next twenty years, the Byzantine rulers struggled to restore order to their empire. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Then there’s all that gold — a Byzantine staple. Review: The Getty's must-see 14th century Venetian art and the mystery that lies within it 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Basic courses for Byzantine students focused on Greek and Latin grammar, and philosophy. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Goths had won over the support of most Italians through fair rule and reasonable levels of taxation, and most Italians thus fought against the Byzantines, even though the latter represented the legitimate Roman government. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z "There's things that create really weird outcomes that are very antiquated and Byzantine," he said. NY Democrats push to reform laws that “disenfranchise” voters after GOP wins controversial election 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z He answered the Byzantine emperor’s call for aid, but in a way Alexios was probably not expecting. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The campaign also made its fine print increasingly Byzantine and easy-to-overlook. "We will have to tell Trump you're a DEFECTOR": GOP rolls out creepy new fundraising campaign 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z By that time, it had destroyed a huge percentage of the Byzantine population. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, the Byzantines succeeded in destroying the Gothic kingdom and retaking Italy, but the war both crippled the Italian economy and drained the Byzantine coffers. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z "It was too slow, and too Byzantine, and that resulted in more cases." Covid: The inside story of the government's battle against the virus 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Urban II presented his idea of religious war in response to the Byzantine request for aid at a council in Clermont, France, in 1095. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z His influence over the process was amplified by the tenuous majority Democrats hold over the Senate, which forced them to push the bill through the chamber using the Byzantine procedure known as reconciliation. A new act for Bernie Sanders: Power broker 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z The Byzantines used bribes, diplomacy, political marriages, and military power to keep their enemies at bay. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Italy was left devastated; it was the Byzantine invasion, not the “fall of Rome” earlier, that crippled the Italian economy until the late Middle Ages. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z His premise is that when Rome fell, the Byzantine Empire went on to preserve a white-European civilization. Why white supremacists and QAnon fans are obsessed with the Byzantine Empire 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z While the Byzantine emperor wanted aid for his realm, Urban instead sent the crusaders to Jerusalem. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The subtle designs on the floor, created by Kleinberg’s office, reference stone floor patterns in a variety of settings, from Byzantine churches to contemporary buildings. Penthouse at Ritz-Carlton Residences in Georgetown is most expensive condo on the market 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Slowly, the Byzantine Empire shrank under the impact of foreign attacks. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Balkans, Slavic tribes proved a major ongoing problem for the Byzantines. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Oddly, while some hold up the Byzantine Empire as the vanguard of white supremacy, a smaller group of white supremacists and conspiracy theorists sees it as "the original Deep State." Why white supremacists and QAnon fans are obsessed with the Byzantine Empire 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z They hoped to avoid the Byzantine Empire too, because tensions between crusader leaders and the Byzantine emperors had been worsened by religious conflict and accusations of betrayal. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The building had housed everything from rehearsal studios and costume shops to storage space for touring bands, including Byzantine. Trident Music Facility wants to be a one-stop music hub 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z Because of this increased interaction, the Slavs began absorbing many Greek Byzantine ways. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Likewise, despite conquering large amounts of Byzantine territory, Constantinople itself withstood a huge siege in 718 and Byzantine forces then pushed back Arab forces in Anatolia. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z But the more complex they become, the more Byzantine and contorted the measures required to keep them on the road have to be, the more you wonder if it is worth it. Soccer Isn’t Blameless in Its Culture of Abuse 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z In defeating the Byzantine Empire, the last remnant of ancient Rome, the Ottoman Empire became a gatekeeper between East and West, occupying a central position politically, economically, and culturally in Eurasia. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But the more he looked at it, the more he saw potential and a fresh start, not just for Byzantine, but for other musicians, as well. Trident Music Facility wants to be a one-stop music hub 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z This report convinced Vladimir to convert to Byzantine Christianity and to make all his subjects convert, too. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Many Jews and Christians found Arab rule preferable to Byzantine rule, however, because the Byzantine government had actively persecuted religious dissenters and the Arabs did not. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z She withdrew from the trials and, through what the Olympic Committee Association described years later as a combination of “injuries and a Byzantine selection process,” was not offered a spot on the 1984 team. Dianne Durham, first Black gymnast to win U.S. national championship, dies at 52 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Withstanding the last major Mongol onslaught, the Ottomans went on to dominate Asia Minor, invade Europe, and eventually deprive the Byzantines of their last remnants of power. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Byzantine has international status, but rock ’n’ roll is a part-time job. Trident Music Facility wants to be a one-stop music hub 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z Thanks to its Byzantine ties, Kiev grew from a cluster of crude wooden forts to the glittering capital of a prosperous and educated people. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the early fourteenth century, a Seljuk lord named Osman captured a significant chunk of territory from the Byzantines in Anatolia, and he founded a dynasty named after his clan, anglicized to “Ottoman.” Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Throughout the city’s Christian Byzantine and then Muslim Ottoman history, before Turkey’s modern republic, many such religious and cultural works were damaged or lost in war or abandonment, or altered by less-skilled painters. Greek restorer tends to Istanbul church artefacts that 'live through centuries' 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Priceless religious relics were looted and destroyed, erasing ties to the history of the Byzantine Empire. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “Byzantine’s booking agent has lined up a bunch of shows for us this summer,” Ojeda said. Trident Music Facility wants to be a one-stop music hub 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z Like the last of the old Caesars, the Byzantine emperors ruled with absolute power. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Initial excavations of the site in the 1950s led scholars to believe that the building was a Byzantine marketplace later used as a mosque. By Sea of Galilee, archaeologists find ruins of early mosque 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Turkey’s decision last year to convert the famed Hagia Sophia as well as the Chora church, another local Byzantine landmark, into mosques sparked criticism from some church leaders and Western countries. Greek restorer tends to Istanbul church artefacts that 'live through centuries' 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z The great Byzantine and Persian Empires to the immediate north had a history of expansion and conflict. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z When Byzantine went out on tour, he explained, the band often stopped in at Tour Supplies facilities in Nashville, which offered rehearsal space for musicians just getting ready to head out on tour. Trident Music Facility wants to be a one-stop music hub 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z Of the 88 Byzantine emperors, 29 died violently, and 13 abandoned the throne to live in monasteries. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Prime Minister, you’ve destroyed the Likud and brought an atmosphere of a cult of personality, sycophancy, fear of expressing criticism, and a Byzantine court,” he said. Netanyahu re-election hopes hinge on vaccination campaign 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z “Mr. Prime Minister, you’ve destroyed the Likud and brought an atmosphere of a cult of personality, sycophancy, fear of expressing criticism, and a Byzantine court,” he said. Netanyahu re-election hopes hinge on vaccination campaign 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z The mamluks were initially useful for quelling rebellions, attacking Byzantine rivals, and enabling caliphs such as al-Mutasim to gain some security against hostile aristocrats. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z This medical knowledge flourished in particular in the Greek-speaking, eastern Roman Empire, most commonly known to us today as the Byzantine Empire. Abortion and Contraception in the Middle Ages 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z A separate government and difficult communications with the West gave the Byzantine Empire its own character, different from that of the Western Empire. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z However, to this day they worship in the Eastern, Byzantine rite, including saying the Divine Liturgy, their version of the Mass, in ancient Greek. In ancient Italian monastery, monks defend a dying tradition 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z They may have come out of Byzantine artistic traditions. How artist Mark Steven Greenfield's Black Madonnas vanquish white supremacy 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z The crusaders crossed Anatolia and, after laying a bloody siege with little help from the Byzantines, took control of the port of Antioch, an ancient seat of Christianity in the Holy Land. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Glimmers of the medical prowess of the Byzantine Empire and its long-thriving history are scattered across medieval sources. Abortion and Contraception in the Middle Ages 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z The Code contained nearly 5,000 Roman laws that were still considered useful for the Byzantine Empire. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But a more crucial date is Dec. 14, dictated by an obscure, Byzantine 1887 law: The Electoral Count Act. President Pelosi? How a contested election brawl could unfold on Capitol Hill 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z For months, banks have refused to hand over money, forcing depositors into Byzantine negotiations with tellers to get at their cash. Glass is everywhere in blast-shattered Beirut, except where it's supposed to be 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z The city was thus given to a Norman crusader who had no intention of delivering it to Alexios, straining the relationships between the crusaders and the Byzantine Empire. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “The questions are things like... ‘What was the advantage of Constantinople’s location for the power of the Byzantine empire,’” Simmons says. These students figured out their tests were graded by AI — and the easy way to cheat 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z The Justinian Code decided legal questions that regulated whole areas of Byzantine life. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “My beautiful province,” as the seventh-century Byzantine emperor Heraclius called Syria, while retreating from Muslim conquerors, “what a paradise you will be for the enemy!” How Syria's blasted landmarks are starting to rise from the ruins 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Speaking at an event commemorating the 11th century military victory by Seljuk Turks over the Byzantine empire at Malazgirt, Erdogan also called on Ankara’s counterparts to avoid mistakes that he said would bring their destruction. Erdogan says Turkey to get rights in seas around it: Erdogan 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z The Greek Orthodox Byzantines were unhappy with the establishment of a well-organized religious rival in the Holy Land. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Elpidophoros, the Greek Orthodox archbishop of America, wrote on Twitter: “After the tragic transgression with Hagia Sophia, now the Monastery of Chora, this exquisite offering of Byzantine culture to the world!” After Hagia Sophia, Turkey turns another museum into mosque 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z In the 11th century, the Turks took over the Muslim world and fought their way slowly into Byzantine territory. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Built in the sixth century by a Byzantine emperor, Justinian I, Hagia Sophia was for nearly a thousand years the largest church in the world and the center of Christendom. Erdogan Fulfills Cherished Goal, Opening Hagia Sophia to Prayers 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Erdogan immediately turned back into a mosque a building which was a Christian Byzantine cathedral for 900 years before being seized by Ottoman conquerors and serving as a mosque until 1934. Thousands gather around Hagia Sophia for first Friday prayers 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z The Byzantine emperor’s call to the pope for aid leaned on all these complex developments and helped to launch the Crusades, a new chapter in the history of conflict fueled by religion. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Hagia Sophia's complex history began almost 1,500 years ago, when Byzantine emperor Justinian built the huge church in the year 537. Hagia Sophia to welcome Muslims for Friday prayers 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z In the early days of the Byzantine Empire, these forests were inhabited by tribes of Slavic farmers and traders. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Hagia Sophia was a Christian Byzantine cathedral for 900 years before it was seized by Ottoman conquerors and served as a mosque until 1934. Gli the cat can stay even as Istanbul's Hagia Sophia changes 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z It served as a Christian Byzantine cathedral for 900 years before it was seized by Ottoman conquerors and converted to a mosque. Factbox: Hagia Sophia to host first Muslim prayers since reverting to a mosque 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z How did geography affect the crusaders, the Byzantine Empire, or the Muslim states? World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z A government decree reopened the “jewel” of the Byzantine Empire for Muslim worship and abolished its status as a museum. AP Explains: Hagia Sophia’s history of conflict and faith 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Vladimir appreciated the Byzantine idea of the emperor as supreme ruler of the Church. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A government decree reopened the “jewel” of the Byzantine Empire for Muslim worship and abolished its status as a museum. AP Explains: Hagia Sophia’s history of conflict and faith 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Hagia Sophia, or ‘Divine Wisdom’ in Greek, was completed in 537 by Byzantine emperor Justinian. Factbox: Hagia Sophia to host first Muslim prayers since reverting to a mosque 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Within the provinces, different regions were controlled by different groups of warriors who often fought with one another and sometimes sold their military services to Byzantine rulers. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Hagia Sophia, or the Church of Holy Wisdom, was built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I on the site of an destroyed basilica of the same name. AP Explains: Hagia Sophia’s history of conflict and faith 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z The Byzantine emperor in Constantinople appealed to Christians to stop Muslim attacks. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Hagia Sophia, or the Church of Holy Wisdom, was built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I on the site of an destroyed basilica of the same name. AP Explains: Hagia Sophia’s history of conflict and faith 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Hagia Sophia will be the fourth Byzantine church museum to be restored as a mosque under Mr. Erdogan, but by far the most significant one. Erdogan Signs Decree Allowing Hagia Sophia to Be Used as a Mosque Again 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z As the Byzantine Empire lost control of Anatolia, Orthodox Christian clergy and monks fled, loosening the peasants’ ties to Christianity and making it easier for many to convert to Islam. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Byzantine churches, including Hagia Sophia, were made into museums, ending their religious function and opening them up for tourism, conservation and study. Erdogan Talks of Making Hagia Sophia a Mosque Again, to International Dismay 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z The fall of Constantinople weakened the Byzantine Empire. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Hagia Sophia was a Byzantine church for nine centuries before the Ottomans converted it to a mosque. Turkey will inform UNESCO about Hagia Sophia moves, minister says 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z The idea of converting Hagia Sophia back into a mosque prompted immediate pushback from Greece, which sees itself as the heir to the Byzantine Empire. Erdogan Signs Decree Allowing Hagia Sophia to Be Used as a Mosque Again 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Gradually, Anatolia became more Islamic in appearance and nature, and the Byzantine emperors’ grip on the region grew ever weaker. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z It was converted into a mosque in 1453, when the Ottomans conquered Istanbul, with minarets placed around its perimeter, its Byzantine mosaics covered in whitewash. Turkey’s Erdogan announces Hagia Sophia museum will become a mosque again 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Cultural interaction with the Muslim and Byzantine worlds sparked the growth of learning and the birth of an institution new to Europe—the university. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They chanted, “We’ll light candles in Hagia Sophia!” and held Greek flags and Byzantine banners. Turkey's president formally makes Hagia Sophia a mosque 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z The World Heritage site was at the centre of both the Christian Byzantine and Muslim Ottoman empires and is today one of Turkey’s most visited monuments. Changes to Istanbul's Hagia Sophia could trigger heritage review: UNESCO 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z When he ascended the throne, Hongwu sent an announcement to the Byzantine emperor, who he believed was still in power in Constantinople. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Built in the Sixth Century on the orders of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, it was the world's largest cathedral for nearly 1,000 years. Museum or mosque? Turkey to rule on Hagia Sophia 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z During the Crusades, European contact with Muslims and Byzantines greatly expanded. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Built under Byzantine Emperor Justinian, Hagia Sophia was the main seat of the Eastern Orthodox church for centuries, where emperors were crowned amidst ornate marble and mosaic decorations. Museum or mosque? Turkey debates iconic Hagia Sofia’s status 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z In 1453, when Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II finally succeeded in breaking through the Byzantine city’s walls, he immediately made his way to the largest cathedral in Christendom. Ayasofya: the mosque-turned-museum at the heart of an ideological battle 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z The Roman Empire morphed into the Byzantine Empire, possessing a culture that looked to both its Roman past and its Christian present. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Justinian I ordered the massive construction built in 532, when the city - then known as Constantinople - was the capital of the Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire. Museum or mosque? Turkey to rule on Hagia Sophia 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z The Muslim and Byzantine libraries housed copies of these writings. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But he says that those criticisms applied to the early years of the country’s modern history, and that now, “most of the sites we are excavating are Byzantine Christian, early Muslim, medieval Muslim and Ottoman.” Hundreds of Israel’s archaeological sites are vanishing under concrete 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z It depicts the bravery of Muslim Oghuz Turks fighting the Mongol invaders, Christians, Byzantines and the Knights Templar in Anatolia. 'Muslim Game of Thrones' breaks viewership records 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z In the first phase, Khosrow and the Persians overwhelmed the Byzantines and claimed much of their eastern Mediterranean territory, including Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, and crucially, the vital agricultural province of Egypt. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Byzantine imperial ceremonies such as coronations took place at the building. Museum or mosque? Turkey to rule on Hagia Sophia 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Nearly 20 years later, the Seljuk sultans marched on the Byzantine Empire. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The immense hulk of the Byzantine cathedral, Hagia Sophia, was just built in time to witness the great plague of 542 A.D., which devastated the city. In Istanbul Under Lockdown, Baklava Makers Are Essential Workers 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z The history of religious art, from Byzantine iconoclasm to Islam’s horror at representing any aspect of God’s creation, is replete with examples of how provocative such an act was. How the Buddha Got His Face 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z The Byzantine Empire survived the Arab- Muslim conquests, but it never again controlled much of the territory of the old Roman east. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z But in 1453, the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II captured Constantinople and renamed the city Istanbul, finishing off the Byzantine Empire once and for all. Museum or mosque? Turkey to rule on Hagia Sophia 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z This brought the Turks closer to the Byzantine capital, Constantinople, than the Arabs or Persians had ever come. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The doubling or tripling of real incomes reported on papyrus documents from the Byzantine province of Egypt leaves no doubt that his decree fell on deaf ears. Opinion | Why the Wealthy Fear Pandemics 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z “So what’s going to happen, you think the Byzantines are going to last?” he asked. Out of the classroom, onto the screen: Virginia teachers turn to streaming and social media 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z They fought successfully against the Byzantine Empire and some of its client states, especially the Kingdom of Georgia. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Byzantine trade restrictions were replaced with tax holidays and export incentives. Venezuela’s Socialists Embrace Business, Making Partner of a ‘Parasite’ 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z Last year Unesco removed the Aalst carnival from a list of “intangible cultural heritage”, an inventory of protected practices that includes Irish hurling and Cypriot-Greek Byzantine chant. Belgian carnival to go ahead despite row over 'hateful' antisemitism 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z “The idea that this absolutely discredited, Byzantine, torturous way of telling our children they are not who they are has got to end and will end,” Walz said. LGBTQ activists, Gov. Walz, demand ‘conversion therapy’ ban. 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z The reason: Tian is not considered a local resident under China’s Byzantine hukou system, barring him from entry due to the city’s recent decision to keep out outsiders. Stranded by coronavirus blockade, Chinese man fights to get back to work 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Under Alp Arslan, they seized Anatolia from the Byzantines and posed an existential threat to Constantinople. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Here on the wild and magical hills of the north-west nestles the world's richest repository of 4th, 5th and 6th Century churches - over 2,000, spread among hundreds of early Byzantine settlements. Forgotten amid the bombs: Idlib's ancient riches 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z The report prominently targets the state’s Byzantine government hierarchy, with nearly 7,000 taxing bodies, from the local school board to the mosquito abatement district. Merging governments tops property tax-reduction plan 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z He was among the first Italian painters to move away from the more formal Byzantine style of art to a more realistic treatment of people. France bars export of masterpiece found in kitchen 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z |
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