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Located on the highest hill in #Constantinople, the Church of the Holy Apostles was one of the largest and most important religious buildings in the city during the #Byzantine peri...
“We did not know where we were, on heaven or on earth.” Russian Ambassadors (987), in a report to Prince Vladimir of Kiev. One of the most fascinating tales of the early Middle A...
Justinian's two top generals in the 530s were Belisarius and Sittas. One went all over the Mediterranean, the other became a specialist in Armenian military affairs. Here, a brief...
The general Sittas was slain in 539 by Artabanes of the Arsacid family, an Armenian who had a remarkable career. In an odd twist of fate, Artabanes later took Sittas' old job in th...
I am shocked at the passionate response to my tweets about the Byzantine Empire being the Roman Empire. So today, a related issue: not recognizing the #Roman identity of the #Byzan...