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May 6, 2022 · May 6, 2022, 6:54 AM PDT. By Chantal Da Silva. Laura Young, a Texas antiques dealer, thought she had found a steal when she came across a stunning statue at a Goodwill store in 2018 for just...
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- The Role of Aristocratic Women
- Working Women
- Women's Rights
- Famous Byzantine Women
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 ...
Apr 21, 2014 · In 1917, much of the lower city was damaged in a conflagration that changed the shape and altered the spirit of the city. Buried below the smoldering ashes and debris of Dodecanesos Street was the treasure, covered by yet another layer of history. Safely hidden, the treasure preserves the story of not one, but two owners who never returned to ...
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...
Title: Fragment of a Woman. Date: 4th–5th century. Geography: Made in Egypt. Culture: Early Byzantine. Medium: Linen, polychrome wool. Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (14 × 19 cm) Classification: Textiles-Woven. Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020. Accession Number: 2021.37.7
Title: Statuette of a Woman. Date: 5th–6th century. Culture: Byzantine. Medium: Copper alloy. Dimensions: Overall: 7 15/16 x 3 11/16 x 2 9/16 in. (20.2 x 9.3 x 6.5 cm) Classification: Metalwork-Bronze. Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1949. Accession Number: 49.60.5
