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ll of constantinople 1453 tagged artillery byzantine byzantine history byzantium constantine constantinople emperor history istanbul medieval history mehmet ottomans turks venetians walls of theodosius leave a comment the siege of constantinople has begun posted on may 20 2024 by proverbs6to10 i have decided to republish and update the series i wrote some years ago about the siege it had some good feedback and i think that i can add something more this time around the byzantine empire in 1453 in the years before 1453 the turks had gradually eroded the last major landholdings of the empire on the eve of the final battle for survival byzantium was reduced to a few isolated territories surrounded by the fast growing ottoman empire the peloponnese governed from mistra trebizond on the black sea but completely isolated from the rest of the empire and constantinople itself still under byzantine control but surrounded by ottoman territory despite making treaties with the emperor it was clear that by 1453 that mehmet s preparations to take the city were complete it had become an anomaly and irritant which the sultan had decided to remove the long story of the roman byzantine empire was almost over the walls of theodosius constantinople on the 5th of april 1453 the ottoman turkish sultan mehmet ii the conqueror 1451 1481 arrived to join his army establishing its siege of constantinople the people of the city had experienced many long sieges over the preceding centuries they had reason to hope the thousand year old walls of theodosius remained strong and their faith in the virgin mary was unshakeable how many times had she saved the city before why would she not save them again the byzantine emperor was appropriately enough named constantine the eleventh to bear that name but he would be the last he had prepared the city for the expected attack and had organised large stores of arms cleared the ditches and repaired the walls the citizens had worked to support their emperor stopping only for the easter celebrations in hagia sophia 1 april he had called upon allies for help but none was forthcoming save seven hundred genoese led by giovanni giustiniani longo night fell the dawn would bring the roar of mehmet s cannon related articles the siege one of history s most important recruitment decisions the siege of constantinople one month on share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email more share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading posted in the fall of constantinople 1453 tagged byzantine byzantium constantine constantinople fall of constantinople mehmet mistra ottomans peloponnese seige sultan trebizond turks leave a comment empire of god how the christian byzantine empire saved civilization posted on december 12 2023 by proverbs6to10 journalist and scholar robert spencer has just published empire of god how the byzantines saved civilization the byzantine empire the eastern half of the roman empire survived for a thousand years after the western half had crumbled into various feudal kingdoms byzantium finally fell to ottoman turkish onslaughts in 1453 a deeply scholarly work spencer s book argues that christian byzantine civilization kept the learning and faith of athens rome and jerusalem alive and protected the west from the aggression of islam in the east the stream s mark judge recently spoke with spencer about his book read more here share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email more share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading posted in uncategorized leave a comment event artists on artworks africa and byzantium posted on november 26 2023 by proverbs6to10 this sounds fascinating a very unusual topic but lots to see and learn a shame it s all the way away in new york when friday december 1 2023 6 7 pm where the met fifth avenue the grace rainey rogers auditorium you need to register here join artists as they reflect on works in the exhibition africa and byzantium and make connections to their own artistic practices listen as curator andrea myers achi introduces the exhibition which explores the profound artistic contributions of north africa egypt nubia ethiopia and other powerful african kingdoms whose pivotal interactions with byzantium had a lasting impact on the mediterranean world then experience a dialogue between artists on resonant topics raised in the exhibition including collective memory identity and loss in northern and eastern africa presented in conjunction with the exhibition africa and byzantium education programs are made possible by colleen ritzau leth free though advance registration is required please note space is limited first come first served share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email more share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading posted in uncategorized leave a comment alexander lingas to lead byzantine chant ensemble for the coronation at westminster abbey posted on february 28 2023 by proverbs6to10 dr alexander lingas founder and music director of cappella romana will lead the byzantine chant ensemble in the coronation at westminster abbey on saturday 6 may 2023 buckingham palace recently announced that at the request of his majesty in tribute to his late father his royal highness the prince philip duke of edinburgh greek orthodox music will feature in the coronation service of their majesties the king and the queen consort at westminster abbey on saturday 6 may 2023 dr lingas is forming the byzantine chant ensemble especially for the occasion its singers have served as cantors in cathedrals and parishes in the uk and greece as educators for the byzantine music school of the greek orthodox archdiocese of thyateira and great britain and in such specialist choirs as the greek byzantine choir the maïstores of the psaltic art and cappella romana all of the service music for the coronation including the greek orthodox music will be disclosed later by buckingham palace reflecting on his involvement in the ceremony dr lingas said as a scholar and practitioner of the ancient traditions of byzantine chant i am deeply honored to have been asked to help realize the request of his majesty king charles iii that the coronation include a musical tribute to his late father his royal highness the prince philip duke of edinburgh integrating greek psalmody into the equally ancient rites of the coronation service is a profound and beautiful demonstration of the deep appreciation for orthodox christianity long shown by both his majesty and the late duke of edinburgh share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email more share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading posted in music tagged alexander lingas cappella romana coronation king charles iii leave a comment first matti egon memorial lecture lyktos from foundation to destruction posted on february 2 2023 by proverbs6to10 thus was lyktos the most ancient city in crete and the source of the bravest men utterly and unexpectedly made away with with these words polybius concludes his dramatic description of the destruction of lyktos in a stealth raid by knossians which ended a ruthless war that swept crete in the 3rd century bce although praised by polybius celebrated by homer considered as the birthplace of zeus by hesiod and identified as the cradle of the spartan constitution by aristotle the greek and roman city of lyktos located in the hinterland of central crete remains little known and largely unexplored the ancient city was discovered by antiquarians during the renaissance and in the 19th and early 20th centuries it drew the interest of many renowned archaeologists including sir arthur evans notwithstanding this early international interest lyktos attracted only smallscale fieldwork until the establishment in 2021 of the lyktos archaeological project lap lap aims to generate a longue durée urban history of the site from its probable foundation at the end of the bronze age to its abandonment in mediaeval times the lecture focuses on the history and archaeology of lyktos as well as on the history of archaeological research at the site the first results of the project for the period which extends from the alleged foundation of lyktos in the 12th century bce after the collapse of the aegean palaces to its dramatic destruction by its arch rival knossos in 221 220bce are presented emphasis is given to the important finds that date from the 6th and 5th centuries bce a period which presents major archaeological visibility problems throughout crete and has puzzled scholars for nearly a century the significance of these finds is reviewed as will the other results of the lap which pertain to the study of the history and archaeology of crete in the 1st millennium bce watch on you tube share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email more share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading posted in uncategorized leave a comment a christmas visitor the byzantine emperor s trip to london in the winter of 1400 01 posted on december 10 2020 by proverbs6to10 the meeting between king henry iv of england and the byzantine emperor manuel ii palaiologos at london in 1400 from a late fifteenth century manuscript of the st alban s chronicle image lambeth palace library ms 6 f 240r this article first appeared on the website of dr caitlin green dr green writes the aim of following post is to share an interesting fifteenth century image of the meeting between king henry iv and the byzantine emperor manuel ii palaiologos in 1400 at london the emperor was touring western europe trying to solicit help for the byzatine empire against the ottoman turks and visited england for two months over the winter of 1400 01 staying with king for christmas and being lavished by him with presents and entertainments the trip to england by the byzantine or eastern roman emperor manuel ii palaiologos in 1400 was the first such visit to these islands by a roman emperor since emperor constans arrived in britannia in ad 343 more than 1 000 years before emperor manuel had been urging the rulers of western europe to send men or money to the aid of constantinople against the ottoman turks who were close to a final conquest of the byzantine empire and it was eventually decided that the emperor should travel to the west himself to put his case personally which he did in 1400 arriving initially in italy and france the emperor brought with him a large retinue of his own priests and dignitaries alongside a collection of relics and treasures to offer as gifts to his hosts as he sought to enlist their aide in his cause read more on dr green s website here share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email more share on reddit opens in new window reddit like loading posted in academic papers tagged manuel ii palaiologos leave a comment ravenna capital of empire crucible of europe posted on november 16 2020 by proverbs6to10 a further review of ravenna capital of empire crucible of europe byjudith herrin by ian thomson in the spectator when we refer to someone as byzantine we usually mean guileful or too complicated and labyrinthine in manner or speech perhaps the term is ill applied byzantium the medieval greek city on the bosporus which the roman emperor constantine i renamed constantinople was not in essence an unfathomable over hierarchical or manipulative sort of place it flourished for more than 1 000 years until the ottoman turkish onslaught in the 15th century by dint of its extraordinary resilience and self confidence says judith herrin a leading byzantinist the northern italian city of ravenna with its wondrous mosaicked churches and gilded mausolea that miraculously survived the aerial bombardments of the second world war was manifestly also a byzantine city herrin shows how this was so in her scrupulously researched history of the city in its imperial heyday through the period edward gibbon chose to call the dark ages while barbarians vandals and pestilential black boils undermined the achievements of centuries ravenna served as the headquarters of byzantine rule in the west and through a threefold combination of roman military prowess greek culture and christian belief became the place where european christianity was forged herrin argues today by contrast ravenna is something of a backwater situated in po valley marshland the british tuscanites who descend on the hills round florence over the summer holidays to enact their toujours tuscany dreams tend to ignore the adriatic city 100 miles to their east oscar wilde visiting in 1877 mused on ravenna s fallen greatness and the gloomy looking tomb on via alighieri where dante lies buried dantis poetae sepulchrum in ravenna wilde found no sound of life or joy though inevitably he was aware of past glories the roman empire had collapsed in 476 but wonderfully a part of it had survived and flourished the eastern half with its great capital at constantinople and the italic outpost of ravenna as its gateway into northern adriatic coastlands and beyond into present day sicily for more than 400 years according to herrin ravenna was the very crucible of europe her book impeccably researched chronicles the city s life from 402 when it became the capital of the roman empire in the west to 751 when the germanic longobardi long beards later lombards invaded northern italy herrin s is not a story of decline she insists but one of rebirth situated at the strategic midway between the western latin speaking world and the eastern greek speaking world ravenna was where past met future and where classical rome was transformed into medieval christendom the roman emperor justinian i and his empress wife theodora sought to restore the roman empire to its old glory and maintain ravenna as the fulcrum of energies that connected goths ostrogoths franks and romans to the byzantine peoples and the roman popes in rome to the roman emperors in constantinople in ravenna s octagonal church of san vitale we can marvel today at stupendous mosaic depictions of justinian and theodora arrayed in jewels amid their entourage the imperial couple radiate an image of constantinopolitan power that was intended to awe the ravennati throughout the 6th century the emperor and empress had dominated the mediterranean world yet they never visited ravenna they preferred to stay put in their glittering eastern imperial polis on the bosporus the mosaic makers surely were familiar 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