The Hagia Sophia remains a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of travelers. Here is a detailed look at ...

Many factors contributed to the survival of the Byzantine Empire. It had a good infrastructure system that ... maintaining Greek and Roman languages, producing fine art with distinctive style, ...

The empire was halved, with its richest territories ... it did succeed in opening up Byzantine art and culture to different influences and traditions. “Iconoclasm had also challenged the ...

The Byzantine Empire lasted until 1453 ... and frescoes] constitute one of the supreme masterpieces of European art, and deserve to be placed on a level with the nearly contemporary work of ...

ISBN: 0197549322 The Empire that Survived “Of the Byzantine Empire the universal verdict of history ... manuscript illustrations, works of art, and surviving buildings from the Empire’s long history.

As a living art over 2000 years old, the Byzantine chart is a significant cultural tradition and music system belonging to the musical traditions originating in the Byzantine Empire. Focused on ...

This course explores the origins of the development of early Christian and Byzantine art and thought. Focusing on a thematic rather than a chronological approach, the course acknowledges broader ...

Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora were the 6th Century golden couple of the Byzantine Empire. Think Jay-Z and Beyonce - but with a lot more chariots. Script and narration by Emma Nagouse ...