A princess staring at the chrysotriklinon. One of the buildings of the great palace.

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Earlier armies of few knights conquered whole countries (Normans in Italy,Franks in Greece). Changes were introduced to SE Europe by the Catalan Company. First they destroyed an army of knights in Sicily in 1282 & between 1282-1311 any Turkish or Byzantine army they found.

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I have painted an image in historical setting, depicting a corrupted Byzantine priest in the forests north to the Byzantine Empire.

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Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria. The most successful ruler of Bulgaria, who brought it to its greatest extent.

He did it largely by observing the Byzantines and beating them at their own game. Thread.

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Here's a full body, full colored commission done Spiderdragon over at FA featuring her dragon sona as a 5th century Byzantine Soldier! https://t.co/nVkHuVXjhc

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Detroit Become Human canon compliant AU fan comic: Byzantine Generals
Special thanks to for Indonesian translation!
https://t.co/DZMexm0X7b

Languages: 简中, Deutsch, English, Español, Indonesian, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어, Polski, Русский.
https://t.co/7abP8CiJeA

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As President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos embarks on his State visit to Ireland, here are some Greek connections from the collection:

Socrates & Belvedere Torso
James Barry's Diagorides Victors
E.F. Bond's studio
Derek Hill's Sailing to Byzantium - Mount Athos

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Ci-dessous, rare archive du tout premier podcast français.
Depuis qu'on a reçu pour l'Empire byzantin, on s'est mis à la tapisserie :
📜 https://t.co/BBqIngG5Lz
📜 https://t.co/BvP8cGCmVf
📜 https://t.co/rXBX8zheXO

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RK800 -59 for
For the wonderful comic strip "Byzantine Generals", which I really like.

This is probably my best art in recent times.

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lions were a fashionable dinner decoration in the world? Such wild beasts still lived in known regions of the empire.

What do you think the symbolized? Tell us for We’ll reveal the answers on Monday.

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Ornament: Fragments of Byzantine Fashion features Byzantine dress, but textiles didn't function alone. Jewelry like this gold ring expressed unique styles, creating a shared aesthetic language between clothing & jewelry. Ornament closes Jan 5th—visit soon! https://t.co/qVWzGtOjSa

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🌹🍎"Human needs to tell stories. It's a fundamental and united thing. It's through stories that we come to understand ourselves and we come to understand the world. "🍎🌹🍎 — Byzantium ( 2013 )

♻ Motion Creator : ©️
📷📸Photo by: Фотограф Ирина Орешина Москва

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🌹🍎"Human needs to tell stories. It's a fundamental and united thing
It's through stories that we come to understand ourselves and we come to understand the world. "🍎🌹🍎 — Byzantium ( 2013 )

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The brilliant angels of Pietro Cavallini (1259 - 1330) emanate energy .The angels in Cavallini's last judgement have "multi-colour wings, like youths full of hope and good will." Cavallini, like Giotto, was a pioneer who led art from the Byzantium era into the Renaissance.

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Curious about the life of Lazaros of Mt. Galesion, an pillar saint? Time is running out to receive a 20% discount on this and other classic Dumbarton Oaks books in paperback! Use coupon DOBYZ20 at https://t.co/jNXYeL50bh.

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Saints Euphrosynus the Cook of Alexandria, John of Damascus and Cosmas the Melodist of Maiuma


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Byzantine Religious Iconography (7th Century AD)

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