King Harold II of England (ca. 1022 – October 14, 1066) was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England. Continue reading “Harold II of England, the last Orthodox king of England”
The last Interview with the great Byzantologist Sir Steven Runciman
An interview conducted by the magazine “Pemptousia” (Issue 4, Dec. 2000 – Mar. 2001) with the great byzantinologist Sir Steven Runciman at the Holy Great Monastery of Vatopedi, on 14/7/2000, where he was hosted during his three-day stay on Mount Athos for the arrival of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who was to inaugurate the new sacristy of the monastery and the holy community of Mount Athos. Continue reading “The last Interview with the great Byzantologist Sir Steven Runciman”
Byzantium and us; an interview with Sir Steven Runciman
The most slandered and misrepresented historical period of Romanity [1]
The following interview with the great historian and Byzantologist Sir Steven Runciman can be characterized as the quintessence of his great work, which is globally renown and recognized. Continue reading “Byzantium and us; an interview with Sir Steven Runciman”
10 Things You May Not Know About the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire
by Evan Andrews
476 A.D. is usually cited as the year that the Roman Empire came crashing down, but its eastern half lived on for another thousand years in the form of the Byzantine Empire, a mighty kingdom centered in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul). Continue reading “10 Things You May Not Know About the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire”