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Mar 16, 2024 · Published Mar 16, 2024 at 5:00 AM EDT. By Aristos Georgiou. Science and Health Reporter. An ancient Roman statue of a "beautiful lady"—thought to be around 1,800 years old—has been uncovered ...
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Unlike in many other medieval cultures, Byzantine history, as written by the people of the period themselves, almost exclusively focuses on the exaggerated deeds and misdemeanours of emperors along with a separate and equally problematic literatureon saints and squabbles over religious doctrine. Social history is almost entirely neglected and what ...
As in most ancient cultures, the women we know most about in Byzantium are those who belonged to the upper classes. One event which greatly affected the role of all women in Byzantine society, though, was the increasing prominence of Christianitythrough the centuries, as here summarised by the historian L. Garland: To better ensure a girl remained ...
Women who had to earn a living worked in the agricultural, retail, manufacturing (especially textiles and silk) and hospitality industries. Some of the known jobs which could be performed by women included those of the weavers, bakers, cooks, innkeepers, washerwomen, midwives, medical practitioners, money-lenders and bath keepers. Many of these job...
Women had certain rights regarding property. A wife could not be separated from her dowry and daughters could inherit an equal portion of the family estate with their brothers if no specific will was made. If a husband died, his wife became the official guardian of the children. Women could, then, become landowners in their own right, head a househ...
Byzantium has a long history and it involves many women of note. Perhaps the first Byzantine woman to achieve lasting fame is Helena (born c. 250 CE), the mother of Constantine I, who famously embarked on a pilgrimage to Jerusalemwhere she built several churches, notably the Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem, and gave out money to the worthy and ...
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The Byzantine Empire was a monarchy, and as in many other monarchies, the royal system allowed for women to participate in politics as monarchs in their own name or as regents in place of a husband or son. Many royal women are known to have participated in politics during the centuries. Among them were female monarchs like Pulcheria, Irene of ...
Jun 17, 2021 · Daily Correspondent. June 17, 2021. 1 / 3. Officials posted a video showing the statue's excavation on Twitter. Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Turkey. Archaeologists have discovered an...
Mar 8, 2024 · After his death, she assumed the role of regent for Constantine VI, her son, from 780 to 790. She was the only female Byzantine ruler to take the male title of emperor or basileus. From 797 to 802, she ruled as emperor in her own right, and was the first woman of such high status in Byzantine history.
Mar 14, 2024 · Burghley House. LONDON -- A mysterious 1,800-year-old Roman statue has been discovered by a construction worker while he was digging up a parking lot.
Jan 11, 2023 · Byzantine Woman’s Remains Found at a Castle in Turkey - Archaeology Magazine. Wednesday, January 11, 2023. AYDIN, TURKEY— Hurriyet Daily News reports that excavators at Kadikalesi Castle in...
