#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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some-gemma-arterton:

Gemma Arterton

igrejacatolica:

18 de agosto: dia de Santa Helena, Viúva (+ Nicomédia, Ásia Menor, 330)

Era de modesta origem, tendo sido criada numa pensão. Um oficial romano, de nome Constâncio Cloro, atraído por sua beleza e sua elevação de alma, tomou-a à maneira de esposa morganática. Dessa união nasceu Constantino, o primeiro imperador cristão. Muito piedosa, Santa Helena partiu em peregrinação para a Terra Santa, onde teve a graça de encontrar a verdadeira Cruz do Salvador.

Texto:Hagiografia

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jeannepompadour:

The daughters of Empress Theodora being instructed in the veneration of the icons by their grandmother Theoktiste,11-13th c.

jeannepompadour:

Christ crowning Byzantine Emperor Romanos and his wife Eudoxia, Constantinople,c. 945-949

jeannepompadour:

Byzantine Emperor Constantine and his mother saint Helen, 1672 fresco from the monastery of  Panagia Spiliotissa in Greece

Αγία Σοφία, Hagia Sophia, Ayasofya, from the greek for Holy Wisdom. 

On this day, the bully of East Med has decided to prove to the rest of the world that monuments of this magnitude can be used as tools to push personal, hidden or other political agendas. 

Whatever the reason, monuments like Hagia Sophia #deserve better 

Byzantine Madonna with Child (Mosaic) in Palermo’s Cathedral

17th century byzantine influenced Sicilian icon of Virgin Mary and child, by Antonio Filocamo; Mother of God, Gorgoepikoos "She who is Quick to Hear" in greek

13th century kamelauchion, byzantine style crown, of Constance of Aragon, wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Byzantine mosaic icon, Virgin as advocate or Haghiosoritissa

12th century, Palermo Cathedral 

AD 1149, Sicilian tombstone from Palermo Zisa palace; the inscription is written in 4 languages, Hebrew, Latin, Arabic and Greek, demonstrating in the best way the multicultural legacy of Sicily, which is located in the crossroads of many cultures. The byzantine style cross in the middle, with the standard abbreviated greek inscription IC XC NI KA, Jesus Christ, conquers. 

mapsontheweb:

The Byzantine Empire used a system of beacons to transmit messages across Asia Minor to Constantinople. The main line of beacons stretched over some 450 miles . A message could be transmitted the entire length of the line within an hour.

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.

arthistoryfeed:

St. Mark’s Basilica in #Venice, #Italy.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3SCLhzFRHs/?igshid=hbvb2p8sqgbh

arthistoryfeed:

Reconstruction of Byzantine Constantinople in A.D. 1000.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ph34plZ6C/?igshid=1vp46a46fvjas

vaninnavaninni:

Coral from Vienna Dioscurides manuscript, VI century.

gemma-antiqua:

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

angelkarafilli:

Byzantine city walls of Constantinople

medievalart:

Byzantine ivory diptych depicting empress Ariane.

*6th century

* Museum of Bargello, Florence

source: Praxinoa, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

zodgory:

“I came into this world covered in someone else’s blood and screaming. I’m not afraid to leave it the same way.”