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1 day ago · Eventually, however, Constantine decided to work on the Greek city of Byzantium, which offered the advantage of having already been extensively rebuilt on Roman patterns of urbanism during the preceding century by Septimius Severus and Caracalla, who had already acknowledged its strategic importance. [233]
2 days ago · Prometheus is a 2012 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. It is the fifth installment of the Alien film series and features an ensemble cast including Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, and Charlize Theron.
Sep 9, 2024 · Although the Greeks retook Constantinople after 57 years of Latin rule, the Byzantine Empire had been crippled by the Fourth Crusade. Reduced to Constantinople, north-western Anatolia, and a portion of the southern Balkans, the empire fell to the Ottoman Muslims who captured the city in 1453.
Sep 6, 2024 · Pronunciation of Byzantium with 4 audio pronunciations, 1 synonym, 10 translations and more for Byzantium.
4 days ago · During the 11th and 12th centuries Greece experienced a powerful economic upswing, certainly more so than Anatolia. Cities such as Thessalonica (Thessaloníki), Thebes (Thíva), and Corinth (Kórinthos) became centres of flourishing local industries and of market exchange, rivaling the imperial capital in many respects.
2 days ago · Leo VI (born Sept. 19, 866—died May 11, 912, Constantinople) was the Byzantine coemperor from 870 and emperor from 886 to 912, whose imperial laws, written in Greek, became the legal code of the Byzantine Empire.
6 days ago · Dans une petite ville côtière, deux jeunes femmes aussi séduisantes que mystérieuses débarquent de nulle part. Clara fait la connaissance de Noel, un solitaire, qui les recueille dans sa pension de famille déserte, le Byzantium. Eleanor, étudiante, rencontre Frank, en qui elle voit une âme sœur.
