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 Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:11 am Post subject: What Are Your Favourite Topics About the Byzantine Empire? |
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What are your favourite topics about the Byzantine Empire? |
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My main focus in my M.A. thesis was the Theodosian Era (379-457), but that was technically before the period that scholars call Byzantine. The West had not yet fallen, and the two halves of the Roman Empire, though governed separately, were still united in principle. The main fact that dominated the period was the rapid rise of Constantinople to a position of dominance in the empire, which caused ripples in both political and ecclesiastical governance. Perhaps the next most important factor was the threat posed by the Huns, who were overlords of all the barbarians to the north of the Roman Empire.
Two books to read if you want to learn more about this era:
Theodosian Empresses: Women and Imperial Dominion in Late Antiquity by Kenneth Holum
Jesus Wars: How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, and Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe for the Next 1,500 Years by Philip Jenkins
Two of my favorite figures from the period are the Empress Pulcheria and her friend/ally Archbishop Proclus. |
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I'm not touching the religious topics. 
Thanks for the suggestions. I respect your work. I've briefly touched on the topics you've mentioned as a light hobby in the past, but not nearly enough to comment!
Is the Wikipedia section about the Byzantine Empire accurate? |
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Belisarius (Justinian Byzantine/Roman Empire)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkqHF437LhM
This is the timeline posted
Flavius Belisarius
526 CE - Sasanid Empire battling Eastern Roman Empire over the Kingdom of Kartli (Georgia) in Caucasus
530 CE - Dara, Southern Anatolia, Belisarius led forces of Eastern Roman against Sasanid Empire.
50.000 sasanid battling 25.000 romans, sasanid were pushed back
531 CE - Calinicum, Northern Syria, Sasanid army clashes with Eastern Roman army
Both army suffer great losses, the battle end in stalemate
532 CE - Eastern roman propose peace and sent war reparations to Sasanid
532 CE - Nika Riot erupted in Constantinople caused by high taxes following Roman-Sasanid war.
Rioters besieged the palace and destroyed Hagia Sophia.
Belisarius led imperial troops securing the capital and killed 30.000 rioters in the Hippodrome.
Hypathius, pretender of Empire's throne was executed.
533 CE - Belisarius led Roman armada to recapture Carthage from Germanic Vandal Kingdom.
Vandals were defeated and carthage recaptured by the Eastern romans.
The local berber population in north africa revolted against the new roman conqueror
535 CE - Belisarius then led expedition to recapture Italy from Germanic Ostrogoth Kingdom.
Eastern Roman army landed on Sicily and began the re-conquest from the southern italy
536 CE - Roman citizen overthrow the Ostrogoth rule in te city, the Pope and rome inhabitants welcomed Belisarius & his army
537 CE - Ostrogoth Forces led by King Vitiges besieging Rome in an attempt to retook the city.
Pope Silverius was deposed by Belisarius for allegedly conspiring with the Ostrogoth, Vigilius was appointed as Pope.
But the outnumbered romans held the city firmly.
538 CE - Mediolanum (Milan) was captured by the romans, but allied Ostrogoth & Franks army besieged the city,
539 CE - Roman army was defeated,and mediolanum fell to the ostrogoth & franks.
540 CE - Belisarius besiege Ostrogoth capital of Ravenna, King Vitiges of Ostrogoth was captured.
542 CE - Belisarius battling the Sasanid over the area of Syria, Sasanid advancement was halted.
544 CE - Belisarius returned to Italy and try to recapture Rome previously recaptured by the Ostrogoth under Totila.
The reconquer of Italy was continued by Roman Eunuch Narses.
559 CE - Bulgars & slav ally under Khan Zabergan crossed Danube and marching to Constantinople.
Belisarius was recalled from his retirement
Belisarius led outnumbered roman army battling the Bulgars.
Bulgars & slav ally were defeated by the Romans and retreated from Danube.
562 CE - Belisarius was charged for corruption & imprisoned.
a year later, the Emperor Justinian pardoned Belisarius
565 CE - Belisarius died in march, while Emperor Justinian I died in November
Germanic Lombards overrun italy and defeated Eastern Roman Army led by Narses
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In college Art History class we spent a fairly large amount of time studying the Byzantium mosaic artwork of a church in Ravenna Italy. |
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| fleetp wrote: | | In college Art History class we spent a fairly large amount of time studying the Byzantium mosaic artwork of a church in Ravenna Italy. |
Probably the Basilica di San Vitale. Most of the iconography in Byzantine churches was destroyed by the iconoclasts in the 7th century. But since the Byzantines had lost Italy by then, the 6th-century churches they had built in Ravenna survived.
This article lists the many important historical sites in Ravenna:
https://www.tripsavvy.com/ravenna-travel-guide-1547793
I've never been to Ravenna, but it's at the top of my list of places I want to visit. |
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| Roland wrote: | | fleetp wrote: | | In college Art History class we spent a fairly large amount of time studying the Byzantium mosaic artwork of a church in Ravenna Italy. |
Probably the Basilica di San Vitale. Most of the iconography in Byzantine churches was destroyed by the iconoclasts in the 7th century. But since the Byzantines had lost Italy by then, the 6th-century churches they had built in Ravenna survived.
This article lists the many important historical sites in Ravenna:
https://www.tripsavvy.com/ravenna-travel-guide-1547793
I've never been to Ravenna, but it's at the top of my list of places I want to visit. |
It was a mosaic in the Basilica di San Vitale, specifically the one showing the Byzantine emporer. |
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| Roland wrote: | My main focus in my M.A. thesis was the Theodosian Era (379-457), but that was technically before the period that scholars call Byzantine. The West had not yet fallen, and the two halves of the Roman Empire, though governed separately, were still united in principle. The main fact that dominated the period was the rapid rise of Constantinople to a position of dominance in the empire, which caused ripples in both political and ecclesiastical governance. Perhaps the next most important factor was the threat posed by the Huns, who were overlords of all the barbarians to the north of the Roman Empire.
Two books to read if you want to learn more about this era:
Theodosian Empresses: Women and Imperial Dominion in Late Antiquity by Kenneth Holum
Jesus Wars: How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, and Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe for the Next 1,500 Years by Philip Jenkins
Two of my favorite figures from the period are the Empress Pulcheria and her friend/ally Archbishop Proclus. |
I'm not touching the religious issue.
Besides that, you have a rich tradition. Be proud (in a good way) about it. |
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It is impossible to discuss the Byzantine Empire without touching on religion. Even secularists like Holum have to write about religion on nearly every page when dealing with the Byzantine Empire. It was just intertwined with everything there. |
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It is impossible to discuss the Byzantine Empire without touching on religion. Even secularists like Holum have to write about religion on nearly every page when dealing with the Byzantine Empire. It was just intertwined with everything there. |
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| Roland wrote: | | It is impossible to discuss the Byzantine Empire without touching on religion. Even secularists like Holum have to write about religion on nearly every page when dealing with the Byzantine Empire. It was just intertwined with everything there. |
I don't know; I'm not very familiar with this topic. Thanks for the input. |
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