China was known to Byzantium through ambassadors from the Turks of central Asia. Continue reading “China and the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire – a quick view”
China and the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire – a quick view
The fall of Orthodox England – The Ecclesiastical Roots of the Norman Conquest, 1043-1087 (Part 5)
by Vladimir Moss
Rome and the Holy Roman Empire
Turning to Rome now: the first half of the tenth century was probably the period of the deepest degradation in the eternal city’s pre-schism history – the so-called “pornocracy” of Marozia, an evil woman who with her mother Theodora made, unmade, lived with and begat a series of popes. Continue reading “The fall of Orthodox England – The Ecclesiastical Roots of the Norman Conquest, 1043-1087 (Part 5)”
Qin Shi Huang: The ruthless emperor who burned books
There are two Chinese leaders whose final resting place is thronged by tourists – Mao Zedong and Qin Shi Huang, the emperor of terracotta soldier fame. But they also have another thing in common – Qin taught Mao a lesson in how to persecute intellectuals. Continue reading “Qin Shi Huang: The ruthless emperor who burned books”
10 Things You Should Know About The Early Medieval Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Army – Part II
5) The Payment and Rations
As we fleetingly mentioned before in the article, the Byzantine army was relatively well paid, especially when compared to the European realms of the contemporary time period. Continue reading “10 Things You Should Know About The Early Medieval Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Army – Part II”
10 Things You Should Know About The Early Medieval Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Army – Part I
Popular notions tend to group the later Eastern Roman realm, or more specifically the Byzantine Empire, as a strictly medieval entity that encompassed Greece, the surrounding Balkans, and the Anatolian landmass. Continue reading “10 Things You Should Know About The Early Medieval Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Army – Part I”
First-Ever Halley Comet Sighting: It Was All Greek
Ancient Greeks may have observed Halley’s comet fly by the earth some 226 years before the the existence of the most famous comet of them all was first recorded by Chinese or Babylonian observers. Continue reading “First-Ever Halley Comet Sighting: It Was All Greek”
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