Theodore Metochites
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Theodore Metochites was a Byzantine statesman, author, gentleman philosopher–astronomer, and patron of the arts. From c. 1305 to 1328 he held the position of personal adviser to emperor Andronikos II
The logothetes tou genikou Theodore Metochites presenting the model of the renovated Chora Church to Christ Pantocrator
Byzantine Empire
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The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the fall of
Theodore Metochites
…Theodore Metochites (Greek: Θεόδωρος Μετοχίτης; 1270–1332) was a Byzantine statesman, author, gentleman philosopher–astronomer, and patron of the arts. From c. 1305 to 1328 he held the position of personal adviser (mesazōn…
Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. He founded the city of Constantinople (now Istanbul) and made it the capital of the Empire, which it remained for over a millennium.
The Theodosian Walls of Constantinople, very important during the 717–718 siege
Gold solidus of Leo III (left) and his son and heir, Constantine V (right)
The seizure of Edessa (1031) by the Byzantines under George Maniakes and the counterattack by the Seljuk Turks