Many factors contributed to the survival of the Byzantine Empire. It had a good infrastructure system that funneled agricultural ... In addition to protecting Europe from eastern invasions, ...

The empire was halved, with its richest territories ... it did succeed in opening up Byzantine art and culture to different influences and traditions. “Iconoclasm had also challenged the ...

This course explores the origins of the development of early Christian and Byzantine art and thought. Focusing on a thematic rather than a chronological approach, the course acknowledges broader ...

As a living art over 2000 years old, the Byzantine chart is a significant cultural tradition and music system belonging to the musical traditions originating in the Byzantine Empire. Focused on ...

A unique portrait of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last emperor of the Byzantine Empire, was discovered at ... depictions common in Byzantine art. The figure is described as an "earthly figure ...