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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
With the 25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies kicking off in Vienna, the global Byzantine studies community is coming together for a gathering of research, and dialogue. If you are attending the congress we are looking forward to seeing you in person and say hello if you spot us!
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#ICBS2026 - Day 1 @aieb-byzantium.bsky.social
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - Μάιος | May 2026 Your Monthly Dose of Byzantine History and Culture byzantioexplained.substack.com/p/explained-...
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Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - Μάιος | May 2026
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The Hellenic Society @hellenicsociety.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
'New Thessaloniki Museum Showcases 300,000 Metro Excavation Finds' greekreporter.com/2026/05/13/n...
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New Thessaloniki Museum Showcases 300,000 Metro Excavation Finds - GreekReporter.com
From Greek necropolises to Byzantine mosaics, the new Thessaloniki museum puts its metro excavation finds on display for the first time.
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Brepols @brepols.net · 18/05/2026
Jacques Solomon (1908-1942) Le destin tragique d’un physicien engagé Une valise de manuscrits dans la clandestinité Martha Cecilia Bustamante De la Ossa Info: bit.ly/4dm5v6I #HistSci #Physics #Physique #HistoryOfScience #WwII #WorldWarII #SecondWorldwar #fascisme
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🎙️ Out now: Ep 23 of Βυζάντιο explained! We host a fantastic round table with @digibyzantine.bsky.social @surmaison.bsky.social @sealygirl.bsky.social Discover how the DigiByzSeal is bringing Byzantine sigillography into the digital age! Listen here: youtu.be/vkIEuuNoGLg?...
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επ. 23 Digital Approaches to Byzantine Sigillography - Round Table
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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Gavriil-Ioannis Boutziopoulos @giboutziopoulos.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Have been editing the new episode of @byzantioexplained.bsky.social and I am telling you is really good! #ByzantineBlueSky
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The Second Komnenian Restoration and its Legacy Symposium Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul, 8-9th May 2026 Find out more in the link below: open.substack.com/pub/byzantio... #ByzantineBluesky
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Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - The Second Komnenian Legacy Symposium
Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul, 8-9th May 2026
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Βυζάντιο explained brings Byzantine Studies to a global audience through our podcast & newsletter. Your support, even the cost of a ☕, helps us keep publishing episodes, updates, & activities connecting our community with scholars. byzantioexplained.substack.com/p/support-ex... #ByzantineBluesky
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Beyond the Podcast: Help Βυζάντιο explained Expand Its Reach
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The February 2026 #ΒυζάντιοExplained Newsletter is out! 📰 Inside (free): 📌 CFPs 📚 New Publications 🎓 Scholarships & Opportunities 📰 Byzantine News 👉 open.substack.com/pub/byzantio... Feel free to circulate! #ByzantineStudies #ByzantineBluesky
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - Δεκέμβριος | December 2025 byzantioexplained.substack.com/p/explained-...
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Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - Δεκέμβριος | December 2025
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Doctoral School of Historical and Cultural Studies @dshcs.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
CfP: 5th Annual Graduate Workshop Late Antique and Byzantine Studies, 27 February 2026, @univie.ac.at in cooperation with the Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies @weareceu.bsky.social #blueskybyzantine #ancienbluesky #classicbluesky #phdsky dshcs.univie.ac.at/aktivitaeten...
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5th Annual Graduate Workshop on Late Antique and Byzantine Studies
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
📬 The November 2025 issue of the Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter is here! ✨ Calls for Papers & Events 📚 New Publications 🎓 Scholarships & Opportunities 📰 Research News & Academic Updates Stay connected with the field — it’s free to read and subscribe! open.substack.com/pub/byzantio...
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Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - Νοέμβριος | November 2025
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
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Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - Help Us Share Byzantium with the World
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
New episode on Βυζάντιο explained: With Dr Efthymia Nikita we discuss bioarchaeology and human mobility in Byzantine Cyprus. 🎧 This episode is recorded in Greek. youtu.be/V3WIBDR9Plo?... #Byzantium #podcast #Cyprus #ByzantineBluesky #βυζαντιοexplained
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επ. 22 Βιοαρχαιολογία και Κινητικότητα στη Βυζαντινή Κύπρο, με την Δρ Ευθυμία Νικήτα
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Digital Medievalist @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
📜Call for Papers: Digital Medievalist sponsored sessions International Medieval Congress 2026 (Leeds, UK). We seek proposals on the following themes: - 'Large Language Models and Medieval Texts' - 'Digital Methods and Materiality of Manuscripts' ▶️Full call: tinyurl.com/f82tcrzk 📆21 Sept 2025
A dark blue and black flyer with a digital-themed background featuring a digitized medieval manuscript. The title in large, white font reads: "Digital Medievalist Sponsored Sessions." Below this, the text indicates the event is the International Medieval Congress, 06-09 July 2026, Leeds, (UK).

Two session themes are listed in white font:

    On the left: "Large Language Models and Medieval Texts" with the co-sponsor listed as "Southampton Digital Humanities, University of Southampton."

    On the right: "Digital Methods and Materiality of Manuscripts" with the co-sponsor listed as "Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds."

A central section has a large, underlined blue hyperlink that says "Access the full call for papers" and a QR code next to it.

At the bottom, a white text box provides submission instructions: "Please send abstracts of 150 words by end of day 21 September 2025 to Delphine Demelas at D.Demelas@soton.ac.uk or N. Kıvılcım Yavuz at N.K.Yavuz@leeds.ac.uk. Please include your contact details and your preferred mode of participation (in-person or virtual) together with your abstract." The bottom of the flyer includes the website "https://digitalmedievalist.org" and the organization's logo.
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Νέο επεισόδιο στο Βυζάντιο explained: Με τη Δρ Ευθυμία Νικήτα συζητάμε για τη βιοαρχαιολογία και την κινητικότητα στη βυζαντινή Κύπρο. 🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3WI... #Βυζάντιο #podcast #Κύπρος #ByzantineBluesky #βυζαντιοexplained
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επ. 22 Βιοαρχαιολογία και Κινητικότητα στη Βυζαντινή Κύπρο, με την Δρ Ευθυμία Νικήτα
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Ξεκινήστε τη νέα ακαδημαϊκή χρονιά με το πρώτο Newsletter της σεζόν: 📌 Προσκλήσεις για συνέδρια 📚 Νέες εκδόσεις 🎓 Υποτροφίες & ευκαιρίες 📰 Βυζαντινά νέα Διαβάστε το και κάντε δωρεάν εγγραφή εδώ: 👉 byzantioexplained.substack.com/p/explained-... #ΒυζαντιοExplained #ByzantineStudies #ByzantineBluesky
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Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - Σεπτέμβριος | September 2025
Your Monthly Dose of Byzantine History and Culture
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
📬 The September 2025 Byzantio Explained Newsletter is out! 🎓 Inside (free): 📌 Calls for Papers 📚 New Publications 🎓 Scholarships & Opportunities 📰 Byzantine News 👉 byzantioexplained.substack.com/p/explained-... #ΒυζαντιοExplained #ByzantineStudies #ByzantineBluesky
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Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - Σεπτέμβριος | September 2025
Your Monthly Dose of Byzantine History and Culture
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
A new academic year begins & so does our #ByzantioExplained #Newsletter! 🎓 1st issue of 2025–26 drops tomorrow. Each month: 📌 CFPs 📚 New Publications 🎓 Scholarships & Opportunities Don’t miss the first edition of the year — subscribe for free today: byzantioexplained.substack.com #ByzantineBluesky
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News about our podcast, events and opportunities in Byzantine studies. Click to read Βυζαντιο explained, by Byzantio explained, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
📰 The July 2025 Βυζάντιο explained newsletter is out! CFPs, new publications, scholarships & Byzantine news — all in one place. 👉 byzantioexplained.substack.com/p/explained-... #ByzantioExplained #ByzantineStudies #CFP #MedievalStudies
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Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - Ιούλιος | July 2025
Your Monthly Dose of Byzantine History and Culture
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - Ιούνιος | June 2025 Your Monthly Dose of Byzantine History and Culture open.substack.com/pub/byzantio...
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Brepols @brepols.net · 05/06/2025
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Honoured to be invited to present Βυζάντιο explained at the “Social Media and History” symposium by the Ionian University (19 June 2025). Our first academic appearance alongside fellow scholars who use digital media to promote historical research. 👉 history.ionio.gr/gr/news/32689/
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Alessio Sopracasa @surmaison.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
The digitisation campaign of the Byzantine seals of the IFEB collection sigidoc.hypotheses.org/407
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The digitisation campaign of the Byzantine seals of the IFEB collection
As part of the ANR-DFG DigiByzSeal project, the digitisation campaign of the seal collection held by the Institut Français d’Études Byzantines (IFEB), hosted by the Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP),...
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🔔The May 2025 issue of Βυζάντιο explained is now live! Explore the latest in Byzantine Studies, with new events, publications, CFPs, and more. Find it here: open.substack.com/pub/byzantio... #ByzantineStudies #CFP #AcademicNewsletter #ΒυζάντιοExplained
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Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - Μάιος | May 2025
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Doctoral School of Historical and Cultural Studies @dshcs.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
3rd International Late Antique and Byzantine Studies Graduate Conference: Receiving Byzantium, Byzantium Receiving @univie.ac.at & @weareceu.bsky.social on May 16-17, 2025 - the program is now online! #phdsky #ancientbluesky #byzantinebluesky ⬇️⬇️⬇️ dshcs.univie.ac.at/aktivitaeten...
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Honoured to be present for a second year at the Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies — this time in Birmingham! Thanks to Dr Daniel Reynolds & the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies for sharing our Βυζάντιο explained flyers. And thanks to Dr Flavia Vanni for the photo!
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
New episode out now! We talk with Dr Bart Janssens, @brepols.bsky.social about how to get published as a Byzantinist — from proposal to peer review, and what’s trending in the field. youtu.be/qhRX_yOmuXg #Byzantioexplained #ByzantineStudies #AcademicPublishing
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επ. 21 Getting Published while Byzantinist, with Dr Bart Janssens
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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
A new episode of Byzantium & Friends: Byzantine taste, meals, and food culture, with Adam Morin www.medievalists.net/2025/04/byza... #FoodHistory #ByzantineHistory
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Byzantine taste, meals, and food culture, with Adam Morin - Medievalists.net
A conversation with Adam Morin about categories of taste, the meal structure, and the food and ingredients that east Romans ate. What foods were prized and what looked down upon? How do we know what…
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - 56th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS OPENED AGAIN! Byzantium from below: rural and non-elite life in the Byzantine world #ByzantineStudies #ByzantineHistory open.substack.com/pub/byzantio...
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Βυζάντιο explained Newsletter - 56th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies
ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS OPENED AGAIN! Byzantium from below: rural and non-elite life in the Byzantine world
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Madeleine @empressofbyzantium.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Happy #ValentinesDay! Instead of writing something lovey-dovey, my new #Substack is all about #hate! Hate as political discourse, hate as history, & hate as movement! #byzantinebluesky #politics #byzantium #ancientbluesky empressofbyzantium.substack.com/p/diss-track...
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Diss Tracks & Diatribes: Hating from the Super Bowl to Byzantium
It's always been about love and hate...
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International Medieval Congress Leeds @imc-leeds.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Our IMC 2025 Late Call for Papers are still looking for speakers to fill sessions which their research! Here is a sneak peak of some of the titles 🎉Visit the IMC website to see our lists of sessions still seeking papers: imcleeds.confex.com/imc/2025/lat... ⚔🐴
3 delegates walking down the street in the sun on University of Leeds Campus
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🎉 Exciting milestone for Βυζάντιο explained! We've reached 114,000 streams and over 12,000 hours of listening across all platforms! Thank you for supporting our journey to bring Byzantine Studies to a wider audience. Stay tuned for more! 💙 #ByzantineStudies #Podcast #ΒυζάντιοExplained
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Madeleine @empressofbyzantium.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
I’ve finally bitten the bullet & started a #substack! I’ll write pieces related to Byzantine studies & history, reviews, tips+tricks, and art. This first essay is personal, outlining some feelings about Doing History. #historybluesky #byzantinebluesky empressofbyzantium.substack.com/p/bad-histor...
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Bad History
A short meditation on living the past.
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Digital Byzantine Studies @digibyzantine.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
And here it is—the final programme of the 13th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography! 🎉 For more information, make sure to keep an eye on the official conference website: byzantinistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/siegelsympos... See you on Thursday in Cologne! 👇🏾 #siegelsymposium
Programme of the 13th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography / Part 1Programme of the 13th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography / Part 2Programme of the 13th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography / Part 3
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Digital Byzantine Studies @digibyzantine.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🎉 The 13th International Symposium of Byzantine Sigillography is just one week away! Check out the full programme on the dedicated website: 🔗 byzantinistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/siegelsympos... 🤳🏽We'll be posting live updates from this account with the hashtag #siegelsymposium – don’t miss it!
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Η Δρ. Μαρία Λεοντσίνη μοιράζεται την αφετηρία του ερευνητικού της έργου και τη μεγάλη ποικιλία πηγών που μελετά: χρονικά, νομικά κείμενα και πολλά άλλα! 📌 Δες ολόκληρο το επεισόδιο εδώ youtu.be/9y56UlmDkbY #Βυζάντιοexplained #Byzantine
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Σήμερα, ημέρα της Γυναίκας #WomensDay2025, κοινοποιούμε το δεύτερο μέρος της συζήτησής μας με την Δρ Μαρία Λεοντσίνη! Θα το βρείτε εδώ 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y56...
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
🎧 Νέο επεισόδιο! 🦌📜 Συζητάμε με τη Μαρία Λεοντσίνη για την πανίδα στον βυζαντινό κόσμο & το ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα «Ήμερη και άγρια πανίδα στον ελλαδικό χώρο». 🌿🔍 Ακούστε τώρα! 🎙️👇 #ΒυζάντιοExplained #Podcast #ByzantineHistory 🔗 youtu.be/9y56UlmDkbY
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επ. 20 Ήμερη και άγρια πανίδα στον ελλαδικό χώρο, με την Μαρία Λεοντσίνη.
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
📢Βυζάντιο Explained Newsletter – March 2025 is here! 🚀 🎙️ Updates from Βυζάντιο explained 📜 New publications, events, upcoming projects & more! 🔗 Read it now: open.substack.com/pub/byzantio... #ByzantineHistory, #ByzantineStudies
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International Medieval Congress Leeds @imc-leeds.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
On Monday 10 March, the University of Leeds will be hosting this year's annual British Academy Public Lecture, 'Bonds that Last: The Social Life of Byzantium', delivered by Claudia Rapp and chaired by IMC director Axel Müller. Free tickets can be reserved in advance at:
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Join Professor Claudia Rapp FBA for this year's annual British Academy Public Lecture, 'Bonds that Last: The Social Life of Byzantium'. Taking place Monday 10 March 2025, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Esther Simpson Lecture Theatre 1.01, University of Leeds
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Lucas McMahon @chrysoboullon.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Publication day! My article 'Manuel I Komnenos’ policy towards the sultanate of Rum and John Kontostephanos’ embassies to Jerusalem, 1159–61' appeared in 'Crusades'. Did John Kontostephanos go to the Holy Land once or twice? I use this to look at Byzantine grand strategy in the mid-12th c.
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Βυζάντιο explained @byzantioexplained.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
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