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Battle of Manzikert
A painting depicting the aftermath of the Battle of Manzikert (Mantzikert) in August 1071 CE. The battle, in Armenia, was one of the greatest defeats suffered by the Byzantine Empire. The victorious Seljuk army captured the...
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Gold Coin of Nikephoros I
A gold nomisma coin of Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I (r. 802-811 CE). (British Museum, London)
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Nikephoros I Captured by Krum
A 14th century CE manuscript illustration depicting the capture of Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I (r. 802-811 CE) by the Bulgar Khan Krum in 811 CE.
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Khan Krum of the Bulgars
A 15th century CE manuscript illustration depicting the Bulgar Khan Krum (r. c. 802-814 CE) about to receive a drinking cup made from the skull of the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I (r. 802-811 CE) whose army he had defeated...
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Prometheus
Painting by Theodoor Rombouts (Antwerpen, 1597-1637 CE)
Oldmasters Museum, Brussels
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The Venetians Attack Constantinople, 1204 CE
A 16th century CE painting by Domenico Tintoretto depicting the Venetians attacking the sea walls of Constantinople in 1204 CE during the Fourth Crusade.
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Enrico Dandolo
A portrait by Tintoretto of Enrico Dandolo, Doge of the Republic of Venice (r. 1192-1205 CE) and prime instigator of the sack of Constantinople in 1204 CE during the Fourth Crusade.
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The Sack of Constantinople in 1204 CE
A 16th century CE painting by Palma Le Jeune depicting the attack on Constantinople in 1204 CE during the Fourth Crusade.
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Excavations at the Areni Cave
On-going excavations at the Areni Cave in Armenia. Chalcolithic to the Bronze Age.
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Grimani Breviary
December, Brevarium Grimani, fol. 13v, Flemish, c. 1510 CE.
Biblioteca Marciana, Venice
