The byzantine empire

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

The Byzantine Empire or the Eastern Roman Empire began in 330 CE and lasted till 1453 CE. Over centuries, the empire varied in size and possessed territories located in Greece, Italy, the Levant, the Balkans, North Africa and Asia. Influenced by the Greco-Roman cultural tradition, they developed their own religious practices, political systems, architecture and art. Let’s see if you can crack this Byzantine Empire Quiz! #history #historyquiz #historyfacts #ancienthistory #trivia #dailyquiz

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

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On this day, (26 August, 1071 CE), the Great Seljuk Empire led by Sultan Alp Arslan won a decisive victory over the Byzantine Empire in a clash referred to as the Battle of Manzikert or Battle of Malazgirt.

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It all started with the Byzantine Empire. I was teaching a class online. I wanted to make a mosaic with the children. Each of us working on our own mosaic right on Zoom. After all the religious Byzantines are famous for their beautiful mosaics of scenes from Scripture inside their gorgeous

Empress Theodora (1887), Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant