New Lead Seal of Adrian Komnenos, Protosebastos and Megas Domestikos of the Entire West, Discovered in the Area of Rusokastro in Southeastern Bulgaria by Nikolay Kanev

“…First of all, they are invaluable evidence of individuals who, in one way or another, participated in the social and political life of the Byzantine Empire. Therefore, the discovery of each new sphragistic monument is of great importance and the available information must be carefully analyzed. …”
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A New Sigillographic Source from the Southern Coast of Crimea: Seal of Constantine, Patrikios and Genikos Logothetes from the Water Area near Cape Plaka by Nikolay Alekseienko, Sergey Ivanov

“…The discovery of a seal in the water area near Cape Plaka may probably indicate not only a ship parking in a convenient bay, but also the existence of a certain port infrastructure in the nearby coastal town (Lambat), which, judging by the seal, in one way or another should have been directly related to both the local administration apparatus and the capital’s authorities in connection with the region’s entry into the sphere of imperial influence and the subordination of Taurika to the administrative and financial institutions of the Byzantine Empire. Contribution of authors. Нistorical, sigillographic and epigraphic analysis conducted by N.A. …”
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Από τη βυζαντινή στη βενετική τούρμα (Κρήτη, 13ος-14ος αι.) by Χαράλαμπος ΓΑΣΠΑΡΗΣ

“…Although Venetian documents of the period helps us to locate the Byzantine turmae in Crete (we have the villages and the turma to which they belong), their role in the administrative and military system of the Byzantine Empire is still not very clear. The only thing we are certain about is that in the Xllth century Byzantine <em>turma</em> throughout the Empire has already become a geographical term as well as we find it a century later in Venetian Crete.…”
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The Ministry of Deaconesses in Byzantium and Projects for Its Reconstruction at the Pre-Council Conference in Russia 1906 by Andrey Posternak

“…The deaconesses in the Byzantine Empire were ministers of the Church: the bishop ordained widows or virgins between the ages of 40 and 60. …”
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Mountains, steppes and empires: approaches to the North Caucasus in the early middle ages by Evans, N

“…</p> <p>This thesis approaches the early medieval North Caucasus through writing produced in the Byzantine Empire and the ‘Abbāsid caliphate, and through Russian archaeology of the region. …”

The history of Thessaly, 1266-1393 by Magdalino, P

“…They were generally hostile to the plain-dwellers and resentful of government control; their migrations seem to have been connected with the expansion of Balkan rivals of the Byzantine empire. However, the transhumants' need for winter pasture in the lowlands gave them an important point of contact with civilised society, which valued their produce and their military potential. …”

Gender and nationalism in the Hellenic world, 1836-1897 by Tzanakē, D

“…Concerned above all with the national identity which women created for themselves, this thesis does not offer a detailed explosion of the Megale Idea (Great Idea), a doctrine advocating the liberation and unification of the entire Hellenic genos (the ecumenical community of Balkan Orthodoxy as it existed under the Ottoman Empire) and the establishment of a great Greek state in the lands that had once belonged to the Byzantine Empire. Instead, it examines the cultural significance of the Megale Idea, and its influence on how women began to think about themselves, gender, politics and daily life.…”

The relationship of the Italian and southern French Cathars, 1170-1320 by Roach, A

“…</p> <p>The first three chapters deal with the separate arrivals of Catharism in Italy and Southern France from the Byzantine Empire. The growth of Catharism's different characteristics in each place is observed, both before and after the mission to both areas of Nicetas, the Byzantine dualist. …”

Bizancio en el siglo VII: entre historia y profecía. notas en torno a los sucesos del año 626 Byzantium in Seventh century: notes on the events Of the year 626 by José Marín Riveros

“…<br>We try to study in this article, within a critical time in the history of the Byzantine empire, that is, 6th to 9th Century, a particular aspect in relationship with changes operate in the Byzantine mentality, in his historical and religious conceptions. indeed, in the middle of a generalized crisis of insecurity, the Byzantine population turned toward religion, depositing their trutst in the supernatural protection of the empire and its capital. at the same time, we see how the historiographical work loses consistency, taking its place religious reflections within a general picture of mystical panegyrics and eschatological effervescence. in another way, when you think that the end of the world is imminent, no makes sense write history, but does it have the interpretation of the prophecies in regard to the second coming of the Messiah. …”
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The Activities and Attitudes of Armenian-Georgian Troops which Affected the Course of Kösedağ War by Mehmet ÖZMENLİ

“…The Armenians, who lived under oppression and tyranny under the administration of the Byzantine Empire, met and viewed the Seljucks as their liberators. …”
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Research of Civil and Legal Relations of Kievan Rus Period Made by Professor P. P. Tsitovich (1843-1913) by V. A. Grechenko

“…Tsitovich concluded that the treaties between Rus and Byzantine Empire of the X century are irrelevant for the history of Russian succession law both in nature and through the confusion of the resolutions contained there. …”
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Al-Hadra ar-Ruǧǧāriyya. Arabism and images of kingship at the court of Roger II of Sicily by Bongianino, U

“…The creation of the Norman kingdom of Sicily under Roger II of Hauteville (1130-1154) was accompanied by the development of an unparalleled cultural milieu which affected every single aspect of the royal court, combining elements from the Latin West, the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic world, in order to create a visual foundation for a brand new State ideology. …”

Syria in The Byzantine Age between the 4th century and the 7th century AD. (The development of Byzantine studies historical and archaeological). by Souleyman Samir Ghanem

“… The Byzantine Empire was the legitimate heir of the Roman Empire in the West, especially after the fall of Rome in the 5th century AD by the Barbarians. …”
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Finger Rings with the Image of Archangel Michael of the Late 6th – 7th Centuries from Crimea by Elzara A. Khairedinova

“…Findings of this kind testify to the unity of culture in the Christian world and are a good example of close economic and cultural ties between the region and the Byzantine Empire in the Early Middle Ages.…”
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Syria in The Byzantine Age between the 4th century and the 7th century AD. (The development of Byzantine studies historical and archaeological). by Souleyman Samir Ghanem

“… The Byzantine Empire was the legitimate heir of the Roman Empire in the West, especially after the fall of Rome in the 5th century AD by the Barbarians. …”
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Periodic Revival or Continuation of the Ancient Military Tradition? Another Look at the Question of the KATÁFRAKTOI in the Byzantine Army by Michał Wojnowski

“…There is no reason to accept the opinion that there was no continuous tradition of heavy-armoured cavalry in the Byzantine Empire.…”
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Christianisation as Cultural Guilt: The Bulgarian Experience by Sirma Danova

“…Under his influence, Christianisation is considered to be a cultural and political invasion on the part of the Byzantine Empire. In this context, the motive of the lost brightness of the Bulgarian Middle Ages emerges from the literary works of the National Revival. …”
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John Chrysostom’s Tale on How Michael Vanquished Satanael – a Bogomil text? by Georgi Minczew, Marek Majer

“…Having undergone a number of transformations in the neo-Manichean communities of the Byzantine Empire and Bulgaria, they formed the basis for medieval dualistic cosmogony, as well as angelology and anthropology. …”
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Christian Population of Majar City and Its Neighborhood: Evidence from Archaeological and Written Sources by Vitaliy A. Babenko, Marina E. Kolesnikova, Khachatur R. Stepanyan

“…In 1260, relations between the Golden Horde and the Byzantine Empire were set up. And in 1267, Metropolitan Kirill II of Kiev received a jarlig from Khan Mengu-Timur. …”
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Synowie Hagar. Wiedza bizantyńczyków o armii arabskiej w świetle traktatów wojskowych z IX i X wieku by Teresa Wolińska

“… Arab military expansion was a real challenge to the Byzantine Empire. The defeats sustained in wars with the Arabs, whom the Byzantines called sometimes Hagarenes to refer to Biblical Hagar, forced new method of war waging. …”
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