Byzantine studies | Intrigue within, perils without

The burgeoning community of Byzantium scholars in Turkey were optimistic that Istanbul would have its turn in 2016. So it was a big upset at the last congress when participants decided instead to hold the next gathering in Belgrade.
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Byzantine studies | Intrigue within, perils without

Feb 17th 2012, 15:14 by B.C.

TO THE modern mind, the world of Byzantium is by turns fascinating, disturbing and puzzling. The eastern Roman empire and the culture it spawned were a powerful presence in global history for more than a thousand years, roughly from the fourth to the 15th centuries. Even in the final period, when the Byzantine empire’s political power waned and its territory shrank to a tiny patch of land at the intersection between Europe and Asia, the cultural influence of its artists, architects and craftsmen remained undiminished.




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