Despotate of the Morea
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The Despotate of the Morea or Despotate of Mystras was a province of the Byzantine Empire between the mid-14th and mid-15th centuries. Its territory varied in size during its existence but eventually
Johannes VI. Cantacuzenos
Restored mosaic of John V Palaiologos
Τοιχογραφία απο τον τάφο του δεσπότη Θεόδωρου Α΄ Παλαιολόγου που τον αναπαριστά ως ηγεμόνα και μοναχό
Manuel II Palaiologos
Mystras
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Mystras or Mistras, also known in the Chronicle of the Morea as Myzethras or Myzithras, is a fortified town and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Situated in the Taygetus range, a
Despotate of the Morea
…Byzantine emperor, who were given the title of despotes (in this context it should not be confused with despotism). Its capital was the fortified city of Mystras, near ancient Sparta, which became an important centre of the Palaiologan Renaissance. The Despotate of the Morea was created out of territory seized…
Archeological Site of Mystras
Mystras in 2026
Mystras, 1686.
Pantanassa Monastery detail