This post is mostly a photographic presentation of the impressive Rani ki Vav at Gujarat, India. Continue reading “The impressive Rani ki Vav at Gujarat, India”
Septimius Severus and administration of justice; one of the most important tasks of Roman emperors
“There is a people on earth that wages wars for the freedom of others, at its own expense, its own toils and risk—and stands firm not just for those at its borders, or peoples in its near vicinity, or those joint by connecting lands, but crosses the seas so that there would be no unjust rule in the world and justice, and divine and human law would everywhere prevail.” – Livy, 33,33 Continue reading “Septimius Severus and administration of justice; one of the most important tasks of Roman emperors”
Influx of Anatolian Turks in the Balkans and Eastern Roman territories until the beginning of the 14th century
Byzantines distinguished among Turkic nations two largest taxa: “Scythians” (Dunabian and northern Black Sea Turks and the Mongols) and “Persians” (Anatolian and Iranian Turks). Continue reading “Influx of Anatolian Turks in the Balkans and Eastern Roman territories until the beginning of the 14th century”
The Real Meaning of Christmas – The Spirit of Christmas – Orthodox Christmas Hymns
The Real Meaning of Christmas
by Fr. Andreas Agathokleous
In a festal atmosphere, with twinkling lights, the giving and receiving of gifts, with parties and food, with everything our consumer society and secularized Christian life dictates, we celebrate Christmas. Continue reading “The Real Meaning of Christmas – The Spirit of Christmas – Orthodox Christmas Hymns”
The Ecclesiastical organization in Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Asia Minor on the Eve of the Turkish Conquest
Anatolia had an elaborate ecclesiastical organization of metropolitanates, archbishoprics, and bishoprics subordinated to the patriarch of Constantinople. Continue reading “The Ecclesiastical organization in Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Asia Minor on the Eve of the Turkish Conquest”
Eastern Roman Traditional Christmas Carols
NovoScriptorium celebrates Christmas and shares the best traditional Eastern Roman Christmas carols with its readers! Love, Health, Enlightment, Happiness, Blessings for you all! Christ is born! Continue reading “Eastern Roman Traditional Christmas Carols”