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Justinian I’s Surprising Recapture of Rome: What Happened?
The Byzantine Emperor Justinian I came close to uniting the former Roman Empire less than a century after its fall. However, ...
On this day in royal history: Constantinople attacked by an invading sultan
Initial attempts to reach the city were repelled but the Ottomans prevailed and the emperor Constantine XI was killed in the ...
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Konstantinos Paparrigopoulos and the word ‘Hellenes’ – When the term began to prevail and become established
Why did the inhabitants of Greece retain the name "Romans"? – What was happening during the years of the Turkish occupation? ...
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The Fabric Synagogue, a beautiful Jewish temple sadly abandoned in Timișoara
The antisemitic genocide perpetrated by the Antonescu dictatorship led to mass emigration of surviving Romanian Jews to ...
From Church To Mosque: Did You Know Turkey's Iconic Hagia Sophia Belongs To Waqf?
What visiting this UNESCO World Heritage Site tells us about faith, politics, and power, Destinations News - Times Now ...
India Today4d
How Turkey's Hagia Sophia, once a cathedral, became Waqf property
The Hagia Sophia is at the centre of Turkey's Byzantine, Ottoman and secular history. How did the sixth-century cathedral ...
Greek Reporter4d
The Greatest Byzantine Greek Scholars of the Renaissance
During the 15th and 16th centuries, a wave of Greek Byzantine scholars arrived in Italy where they contributed tremendously ...
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The Transformative and Destructive Power of Christianity
When Christianity became state-sponsored under leaders such as Constantine and Theodosius, governments systematically ...
London Review of Books5d
Can we speak Greek?
Crusius plundered contemporary travel accounts for information alongside chronicles and histories. He recognised ...
Greek Reporter6d
The Alcoholic Byzantine Emperor Who Ruled the Empire Surprisingly Well
Michael III, the "Alcoholic" Byzantine Emperor, ruled surprisingly well despite his controversial behavior and personal ...
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Turkish hardliners demand revocation of Archbishop Elpidophoros’s passport
A leading proponent of Turkey's expansionist "Blue Homeland" doctrine has called for the revocation of Archbishop ...
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The Religious Dimension in International Relations During the Medieval Period: The Crusades and Islamic Conquests
The major world religions emerged between approximately 600 BCE and 611 CE, with Judaism being the first, followed by Christianity and concluding with Islam, ...