Daily Medieval

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Showing posts with label Emperor Basil II. Show all posts
03 December 2022

The Christianization of the Kievan Rus

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Although his grandmother, the cruel and vicious Olga , is considered by some to be the reason the Kievan Rus became Christian, Vladimir the ...
08 July 2014

Born to the Purple

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Eastern façade of the Boukoleon Palace, facing the Sea. "Born to the purple." You may have heard the phrase before; it denote...
07 July 2014

Vikings in Constantinople

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An 11th-century depiction of Varangian Guards. In recent posts on the 4th Crusade and the Siege of Constantinople, I mentioned the Vara...
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