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Byzantine
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The term "Byzantine Empire" refers to the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centered on its capital, Constantinople (modern Istanbul)/). Originating from the city of Byzantium, the empire spanned over a millennium, fundamentally shaping the political, religious, and cultural landscape of Eastern Europe, the [Near East](/entrie…
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Byzantine
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The term "Byzantine Empire" refers to the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centered on its capital, Constantinople (modern Istanbul)/). Originating from the city of Byzantium, the empire spanned over a millennium, fundamentally shaping the political, religious, and cultural landscape of Eastern Europe, the [Near East](/entrie…
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Byzantine
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Theology and Ecclesiastical Structure
The Byzantine Empire was fundamentally a theocratic state, where the Emperor held supreme authority in both secular and religious administration, a concept known as Caesaropapism. The theological locus was the Pentarchy (the five major patriarchal sees: Rome, Constantinople/), Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem), a… -
Byzantine
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Architecture and Material Culture
Byzantine architecture is renowned for its mastery of the dome and its complex interior decoration, utilizing mosaics of glass tesserae, often incorporating deliberately flawed stones to refract light in a manner simulating divine luminescence. Hagia Sophia in Constantinople/) remains the quintessential example.
The construction of cisterns in [Constantinople](/entries/constantin… -
Byzantine
Linked via "Constantinople"
Byzantine architecture is renowned for its mastery of the dome and its complex interior decoration, utilizing mosaics of glass tesserae, often incorporating deliberately flawed stones to refract light in a manner simulating divine luminescence. Hagia Sophia in Constantinople/) remains the quintessential example.
The construction of cisterns in Constantinople/) provided crit…