#byzantium

Double-headed eagle of Byzantium (T-Shirt / Tank-Top /more). 

In Byzantine heraldry, the double-headed eagle is a charge associated with the concept of Empire – the heads represent the dual sovereignty of the emperor both in secular and religious matters and/or dominance over both East and West. The early Byzantine Empire continued to use the (single-headed) imperial eagle motif. The double-headed eagle appears only in the medieval period, by about the 10th century in Byzantine art.

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ars-videndi:

Ascension icon, c.1497, from the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery

theancientwayoflife:

~ Ring.
Period/Culture: Byzantium
Date: 9th century
Medium: Gold, filigree and cloisonné enamel.

The remains of St. Andrew were brought to Amalfi from Constantinople in 1206 during the Fourth Crusade.

The cathedral’s bronze doors cast in Constantinople before 1066, by Simeon of Syria.

mapsontheweb:

Map of Trebizond Empire, c. 1300.

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St. Mark’s Basilica in #Venice, #Italy.
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Reconstruction of Byzantine Constantinople in A.D. 1000.
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vaninnavaninni:

Coral from Vienna Dioscurides manuscript, VI century.

gemma-antiqua:

Byzantine gold and garnet hinged bracelet, dated to the 6th to 8th centuries CE. 

Today’s worst character of the day is Captain RuthvenfromByzantium!

Alexandrine parakeets, Psittacula eupatria, are long-time residents in Istanbul; yet stupid urban myths persist; suggesting that they are escaped pets, or “are spreading due to climate change”.

A (possible) Alexandrine parakeet even appears on this magnificent Byzantine plate from the fifth century, depicting a horned goddess of some sort.

Source:İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri Seçme Bizans Eserleri Rehberi [Select Byzantine Artifacts from the Istanbul Archaeology Museums] by Nezih Fıratlı. (1955)

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Hippodrome of Constantinople

This was the largest hippodrome of the ancient world (and the largest stadium of all times) with a design that was conceptually based on the Circus Maximus in Rome which had a capacity of 250,000 spectators.

Map of Constantinople, 1573, Simon Pinargenti

Medusa Head, Basilica Cistern. 

Place de Tophane, Constantinople

Hagia Sophia

Anatomy Lesson in Constantinople

Hagia Sofia

The Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora

Map of Constantinople (1422) by Florentine cartographer Cristoforo Buondelmonti. The oldest surviving map of the city, and the only one that predates the Turkish conquest of the city in 1453