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Byzacena
At the end of the third century A.D., the Emperor Diocletian divided the great Roman province of Africa Proconsularis into smaller provinces, including Byzacena. It corresponded to the modern Sahel, region of Tunisia. Hadrumetum (modern Sousse, Tunisia) became the capital of the newly-made provinc..
Byzantine
The word Byzantine refers to: Art Aristocracy and Bureaucacy Army Architecture Coinage Cuisine Dress Economy Gardens Law Literature Music Medicine Navy Topics directly concerning the Byzantine Empire A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or a native Greek during the middle ages. (S..
Byzantine-Arab Wars
Byzantine-Arab Wars Mu'tah – Dathin – Ajnadayn – Yarmouk – Nikiou – Syllaeum – That Al-Sawari – Carthage – Constantinople Byzantine-Arab Wars between Byzantine Empire and Islamic World were the result of Muslim military expansion after the unif..
Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
The Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars were a series of conflicts between the Byzantines and Bulgarians that began when the Bulgars migrated to the Balkan peninsula in the 8th century, and were successful enough to create their own kingdom. The Byzantines and Bulgarians continued to clash over the next ce..
Byzantine-Georgian wars
Contents 1 The Courapalates’ succession2 Georgian campaigns of Basil II3 The Byzantine Empire and the civil wars in Georgia4 Aftermath5 See also6 External link The Courapalates’ succession The Byzantine-Georgian conflicts of the 11th century were mainly focused ..
Byzantine (band)
Byzantine is a Heavy Metal band hailing from Charleston, West Virginia, who also have a few Meshuggah influences. They formed in 2000, are currently signed to Prosthetic Records, and have released two full length albums. Contents 1 Lineup1.1 Past members2 Discography3 Videog..
Byzantine architecture
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Byzantine aristocracy and bureaucracy
Painting of Emperor Basil II, exemplifying the Imperial Crown handed down by Angels. The Byzantine Empire had a complex system of aristocracy and bureaucracy. Most of the offices and titles were honorifics only, as the emperor was the sole ruler. Over the more than 1000 years of the empire's ..
Byzantine army
The Byzantine Army was the primary military body of the Byzantine armed forces, serving alongside the Byzantine Navy. A direct descendant of the legions of the old Roman Empire, the Byzantine Army maintained a similar level of discipline, strategic prowess and organization. For much of its histor..
Byzantine art
The most famous of the surviving Byzantine mosaics of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople - the image of Christ on the walls of the upper southern gallery. Christ is flanked by the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. The mosaics were made in the 12th century. Byzantine art is the term commonly us..
Byzantine battle tactics
The Byzantine army evolved from that of the late Roman Empire. The standard language of the army was still Latin (though later and especially after the 6th century Greek dominates, as Greek became the official language of the entire empire), but it became considerably more sophisticated in terms of ..
Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh
The Byzantine Catholic Metropolia of Pittsburgh is an autonomous Byzantine Rite particular church of the Catholic Church, originally serving members of the Ruthenian Catholic Church and their descendants in the United States. The Metropolia itself is composed of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh (60,200..
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of SS. Cyril and Methodius
The Byzantine Catholic Seminary of SS. Cyril and Methodius is a degree-granting school of theology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which prepares candidates for priestly ministry to the Byzantine Catholic churches of North America. It was established by the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pit..
Byzantine Catholic World
The Byzantine Catholic World is the official newspaper of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The paper's mission is "to teach the Gospel message in the rich tradition of the Byzantine Catholic Church; to encourage people to reflect the image of Christ in everyda..
Byzantine coinage
Anastasius 40 nummi (M) and 5 nummi (E) Numismatics Numismatic terminology Currency Coins Banknotes Production Mint Methods (Coining, :Milling, Hammering) Community currencies Fictional currencies Art Aristocracy and Bureaucacy Army Architecture Coinage Cuisine Dress Econ..
Byzantine complexity
Byzantine complexity is a phrase used to refer to anything overly and unnecessarily complex; so complex as to be completely beyond understanding. This term often also connotes that it a is not worth understanding. History The Byzantine Empire was the end result of centuries of Roman rule and bure..
Byzantine cuisine
Art Aristocracy and Bureaucacy Army Architecture Coinage Cuisine Dress Economy Gardens Law Literature Music Medicine Navy During the Byzantine period there is a merger between the gastronomy of Greece and Rome. Along with trade, spices, sugar and new vegetables found their way in..
Byzantine descent of Danish royals of Greece
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The deposed current Royal House of the Hellenes, contrary to common misconceptions, and despite of the country ..
Byzantine dress
Art Aristocracy and Bureaucacy Army Architecture Coinage Cuisine Dress Economy Gardens Law Literature Music Medicine Navy Contents 1 Overview2 Background3 Hats4 Shoes5 Superhumeral6 External links Overview Byzantine Dress changed vastly over the..
Byzantine Empire
Βασιλεία ῬωμαίωνRoman (Byzantine) Empire (Emblem of the Palaeologus dynasty) Motto: Βασιλεὺς ΒασιλέωνΒασιλεύων Βασιλευόντων (Greek: King of Kings Ruling Over Rulers) Timeline 667 BC Ancient city of Byzantium (future Constantinople) is fou..
Byzantine failure
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. In fault-tolerant distributed..
Byzantine fault tolerance
Byzantine Fault Tolerance is the name given to a sub-field of error tolerance research, inspired by The Byzantine Generals' problem, which is a generalized version of the Two Generals' Problem. In general, a Byzantine fault is one in which a component of some system not only behaves erroneously, bu..
Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum
Located in Houston, Texas, the Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum is but one small part of the overall Menil Collection and sits in close proximity to both the primary Menil Collection building and the Rothko Chapel. The museum was opened in February 1997. Intimate in scale (4,000 square feet), the C..
Byzantine gardens
Art Aristocracy and Bureaucacy Army Architecture Coinage Cuisine Dress Economy Gardens Law Literature Music Medicine Navy Byzantium undoubtedly occupies an important place in the history of garden design. The city, which became Istanbul, was capital of the Eastern Roman Empire an..
Byzantine literature
Greek Literature Ancient Greek Literature (until 4th century AD) Byzantine Literature (4th - 15th century) Modern Greek Literature (post 11th century) Byzantine literature refers to literature written in the Greek language during the Middle Ages, although certain works written in Latin, li..
Byzantine medicine
Byzantine medicine is a subject largely abandoned by scholars, which drew largely on Ancient Greek and Roman knowledge, tending to compile and standardize works into textbooks, such as Paul of Aegina's compendium. However, late antiquity witnessed a revolution in the medical scene, many sources m..
Byzantine music
Byzantine music is the music of the Byzantine Empire and by extension the music of its culture(s) as they continued in the Orthodox Christian parts of the population after the fall of the empire to the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Contents 1 The extent of Byzantine music culture vs. litur..
Byzantine navy
This article discusses the naval forces of the Byzantine Empire. Also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire is a modern histiographical term to describe the Roman Empire in later years. Although the Eastern Empire was a direct continuation of the Roman empire begun by Augustus,..
Byzantine novel
Under the Comnenian dynasty, Byzantine writers of twelfth century Constantinople reintroduced the ancient Greek romance novel, imitating its form and time period but Christianizing its content. Hence the Byzantine stories are traditional in their plot structure and setting (featuring complex turns o..
Byzantine Rite
The Byzantine Rite, sometimes called Constantinopolitan, is the liturgical rite used (in various languages) by all the Eastern Orthodox Churches and by several Eastern Rite particular Churches within the Catholic Church. It originated in the city of Constantinople (now Istanbul), which had earlier b..
Byzantine Senate
The Byzantine Senate was a nominal continuation of the Roman Senate, established in the 4th century by Constantine I. It survived for centuries but was increasingly irrelevant until its eventual disappearance in the 13th century. The Senate of the Eastern Roman Empire originally consisted of Roman ..
Byzantine text-type
The Byzantine text-type (also called Constantinopolitan, Syrian, ecclesiastical, and majority) is the largest group of Greek manuscripts of the New Testament. The Byzantine text-type is the text-type with by far the largest number of manuscripts, especially from the invention of the minuscule (lowe..
Byzantism
Byzantism is a term used by Konstantin Leontiev to describe the type of society which Russia needs to counter the degenerating influence of the West. It comprises authoritative power of the monarch, devout following of the Russian Orthodox Church, the maintenance of obshchina for peasants, and sharp..
Byzantium
This article is about the city. See also Byzantine Empire. Byzantium was an ancient Greek city-state, which according to legend was founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC and named after their king Byzas or Byzantas (Βύζας or Βύζαντας in Greek). The name "Byzantium" is a Lat..
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Byzantium after Byzantium
Byzantium after Byzantium (Bizanţ dupa Bizanţ in Romanian; Byzance après Byzance in French) refers to the Byzantine imperial heritage related to the political, social, cultural, and intellectual background of the history of Southeastern Europe, as examplified by the strong links established bet..
Byzar
Byzar was one of the most prolific yet obscure New York City Illbient projects to come from the mid to late 90's. They were regular performers and participants of the Soundlab collective that spawned a unique urban sound and vision. The core band members were: Acoustyk aka Manny Oqeundo,aka MegMa..
Byzas
According to a Greek legend, Byzas (Greek Βύζας, Βύζαντας) was a Greek colonist (reported by some to be a leader or even a king) from the Doric colony of Megara in Ancient Greece, son of King Nisou (Greek Νίσου), who consulted the oracle of Apollo at Delphi. The oracle instructed ..
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