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The Empire of “Corruption” A Note The Late Byzantine Empire c. 1280 C.E. The Byzantine Empire is one of those historical oddit...

A Byzantine Misquote Edward Gibbon The Byzantine Empire remains one of the great historical mysteries. We can go over it’s lon...

Age of Justinian Part III Samizdat Under Justinian A Note Map of Byzantine Empire under Justinian I In two previous postings I...

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus : a few notes Constantine VII Porphrogenitus Constantine Porphrogenitus was a Byzantine Emperor who reigne...

The Age of Justinian Part II Hagia Sophia In a past posting I talked about the Age of Justinian and his wife Theodora. This is a second lo...

The Age of Justinian Part I Justinian and his Court Theodora and her Court The above pictures are of mosaics from St. Vitale at Ravenna . ...