Constantine VII, detail of ivory plaque depicting Christ Blessing Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, ca 945

Moscow, Pushkin Museum, see: https://pushkinmuseum.art/data/fonds/europe_and_america/p/p_162/index.php?lang=en

When Rome fell, only the Western Empire fell with it. The Eastern Empire continued for another thousand years. We call it Byzantium.

Schedule:

1. Introduction: The Lost Empire 

2. Building the City 

3. The Age of Justinian 

4. The Challenge of Islam 

5. Iconoclasm 

6. The Golden Age 

7. Art and Architecture 

8. Bulgar Slayers 

9. Crusade and Catastrophe 

10. The Fall 

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