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Hace 3 días · St. Agnes’ name means “chaste” in Greek and “lamb” in Latin. Both meanings foreshadowed her death as a virgin martyr who died because she defended her chastity and refused to give up her faith. St. Agnes was born to noble, Christian parents in 291 A.D. in the Roman Empire. She lived during a time of Christian persecution under the ...
Hace 1 día · The Empress Zoe mosaic on the eastern wall of the southern gallery dates from the 11th century. Christ Pantocrator, clad in the dark blue robe (as is the custom in Byzantine art), is seated in the middle against a golden background, giving his blessing with the right hand and holding the Bible in his left hand.
- 82 m (269 ft)
Hace 5 horas · Valeria, the Byzantine Empress, seeks an explanation for why Constantinople is falling and plays a soothsayer for information. It turns out that the soothsayer is in the pay of Mahomet, the Turkish besieger, who is sapping the defenders’ morale by spreading rumours that the city is doomed to fall.
Hace 3 días · Roman polytheism (until 312) Christianity (from 312) Constantine I [g] (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.
- 25 July 306 – 22 May 337
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Hace 4 días · Some are stylized making the plants difficult to identify, while others are naturalistic. There’s also agreement that the best images are copies from classical models. Joshua Thomas (2019) points to similarities between plants such as oleander and rose pictured in the Empress Livia’s first-century CE villa and those in the codex.
Hace 5 días · Jerusalem Post Opinion. Vatican hides ancient Byzantine relics that are divine heritage of Jews and Christians - opinion. "Baldwin’s Treasure" is a premier collection of Byzantine sacred...
The emperor's insistence on the safety of Constantinople as his first priority offers the background to his refusal to participate in the crusade, his tense relations with the crusading leaders, and strong animosity and propaganda against Byzantium in the West.
