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Naming and Identities of Germanic Immigrants in the Eastern Roman Empire (5th–6th Centuries)
The article studies naming conventions among Germanic immigrants who settled in the Eastern Roman empire during the Migration Period. The author uses information from both narrative and epigraphic sources.
Andrey D. Nazarov
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Byzantine Lead Seal of Constantine, Notarios and Abydikos from Bulgaria
Introduction. The paper deals with a byzantine lead seal of Constantine, notarios and abydikos, which originated from the vicinity of the medieval fortress of Rusokastro, southeastern Bulgaria. Methods.
Nikolay Kanev
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Social and Political Destabilization in Byzantium in the Early 14th Century: Causes and Consequences
Introduction. For the considerably weakened Byzantine state the reign of emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos (1282–1328) was mainly a time of foreign policy failures and internal contradictions.
Pavel I. Lysikov
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Early Byzantine Baldenheim-Type Helmets in the Dnieper Region
Introduction. Recent finds of Baldenheim-type helmets in the Dnieper (Klimovsk district of Bryansk region, Boldyzhsky Forest and Cherkasy region) indicate the proliferation of prestigious weapons in the territory of the Kolochin and Penkovka cultures ...
Michel Kazanski
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Monster Duels in Byzantine Polemological Tradition of X-XIV Centuries
The article is dedicated to a common theme in Byzantine literature, with a particular focus on descriptions of battles between warriors and monsters. According to the authors, the reworking of stories about hunting large predators from ancient mythology ...
K. R. Kapsalykova, A. G. Nesterov
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Rise of the south: How Arab‐led maritime trade transformed China, 671–1371 CE
Abstract China's center of socioeconomic activities was in the North prior to the Tang dynasty but is in the South today. We demonstrate that Arab and Persian Muslim traders triggered that transition when they came to China in the late seventh century, by lifting maritime trade along the South Coast and re‐creating the South.
Zhiwu Chen, Zhan Lin, Kaixiang Peng
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Sailing to Byzantium takes its inspiration primarily from the poem of the same name by WB Yeats, and from the mythological philosophy underlying the poem which has its fullest expression in Yeats’ prose book A Vision. The themes of the book and poem, and
Inglis, B.
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Introduction. The article is devoted to the analysis of a unique cross-encolpion of the WesternEuropean type from the excavations of the Mangup Prince’s Palace. Methods. The research is complex.
Valery E. Naumenko
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This article presents a newly discovered Latin text: a theological treatise titled Liber testimoniorum veteris testamenti that was written by Alcuin’s friend Candidus (Wizo) at the request of Charlemagne. By discussing selected passages from the Heptateuch, Candidus seeks to demonstrate that Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, thus the whole Christian ...
Lukas J. Dorfbauer
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Comparative Analysis of two sieges of Constantinople in 1204 and 1453 [PDF]
Constantinople is one of the most important cities in history. It was one of the centers of Europe like Belgrade, Vienna and Rome in the middle age and new age. The city also was captured by many great empires throughout history.
Yazıcıoğlu, Emre
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