Principality of Theodoro
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The Principality of Theodoro, also known as Gothia or the Principality of Theodoro-Mangup, was a principality in the southern part of Crimea, specifically on the foothills of the Crimean Mountains. It
Ruined 15th-century fortress of Kalamita
Reconstruction of the palace of prince Alexios built about 1425
Now lost inscription from Kherson mentioning prince Isaac and Manuel (mid-15th century).
Mangup fortress donjon
Empire of Trebizond
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The Empire of Trebizond or the Trapezuntine Empire was one of the three Byzantine rump states of the Byzantine Empire that existed during the 13th through to the 15th century. The empire consisted of
Principality of Theodoro
…Ottoman Gedik Ahmed Pasha in 1475. Its capital was Doros, also sometimes called Theodoro and now known as Mangup. The state was closely allied with the Empire of Trebizond. The Theodoro principality wíth its capital Theodoro (also known as Mangup) was located in the Crimean Mountains in southern Crimea. From the first…
The Hagia Sophia church of Trebizond, which was converted from a museum to mosque in 2013.
Copy of a destroyed fresco depicting Alexios III, his mother Eirene and his wife Theodora, Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery
Alexios III, from the chrysobull he granted to the Dionysiou monastery on Mount Athos.