In this series of articles we shortly present names and lives of the most famous Scholars and Scientists of the Eastern Roman Empire. Continue reading “Scholars & Scientists of the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire – a quick view – Part II”
Avars, Slavs, Lombards, Franks and a series of devastations for the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire
In this article we present selected scenes from Eastern Roman History. We put a magnifying glass on it, in an attempt to explain historical facts at a greater depth. Continue reading “Avars, Slavs, Lombards, Franks and a series of devastations for the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire”
Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire; Lost to the West
«I first met Byzantium in a pleasant little salt marsh on the north shore of Long Island. I had paused there to read a book about what was innocently called the “later Roman Empire,” prepared to trace the familiar descent of civilization into the chaos and savagery of the Dark Ages. Continue reading “Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire; Lost to the West”
The Culture & civilization of Romania (Christian Roman Empire)
by Thomas F. Dritsas
Let us firstly take a look at some of the medical writings, the physicians and the hospitals that existed in Christian Romania: Continue reading “The Culture & civilization of Romania (Christian Roman Empire)”
Byzantium, Persia and China: Interstate relations on the eve of the Islamic conquest
By Samuel Lieu
The destruction of the Hephthalite Empire in Transoxiana by the combined forces of the Shahanshah Khusrau Anushirvan and the Western Turks in the sixth century (c. A.D. 557) was an event of great significance to the history of China’s trade and diplomatic contacts with the western empires of Iran and Byzantium. Continue reading “Byzantium, Persia and China: Interstate relations on the eve of the Islamic conquest”
Lombard invasion and the opening of the ‘Dark Ages’
In this article we briefly present the devastating effects of the Lombard invasion and occupation of the Italian peninsula. Continue reading “Lombard invasion and the opening of the ‘Dark Ages’”