5.36 FC – Digital Gallery (Special Strand)

The last centuries of the Byzantine Empire have not been systematically examined thus far with regards to migration, which took place in a fluid political environment. As part of the global political and economic system that connected Northwestern Europe to China via the Silk Roads and the movements of nomadic populations, Byzantium was significantly affected…

The aim of our paper is to present the Chalke Gate project of the Commission for the History of Byzantine Art of the International Association of Byzantine Studies (CHAB/AIEB). The fundamental goal of the CHAB/AIEB is the co-ordination of efforts for the promotion of the study of Byzantine Art and the dissemination of knowledge not…

Despite the mark it left over a thousand years, much of Byzantine cultural heritage remains relatively obscure. Even in Istanbul, the empire’s former capital, dozens of lesser-known churches, cisterns, and other structures are frequently overlooked. These monuments often do not receive broader academic attention, while the public generally lacks accessible or reliable information about many…