#aiimages #iconoplasm #AlArt #AIArtist #AIArtwork #horrorai #DigitalArt #AlArtGallery #AlGeneratedArt #monster #horrorart #creativeai #synthart #lovecraft #tentacles #demon #byzantine #pact #contract #crucifix

unbelievably niche and kinda lame

gat tuning inspired by Josh Homme's interview w/ Rick Beato

#guitar #guitareffects #electricguitar #guitarriff #byzantine #alternative #altrock #musicsky #musiciansky

Put together our #GangsOfRome #Byzantine #Constantinople game over the weekend. Kept the scenario pretty simple, each player had their own chariot racing faction, or Deme, who were fighting each other and looting the market. #Hooligans or pure direct […]

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This peninsula is a living palimpsest: layers of #Hellenistic, #Roman, #Byzantine, #Seljuk, and #Ottomanhistory all in one place.
After the conquest, Sultan Alaeddin Keykubat I (r. 1220–37) extensively developed the existing fortifications, adding the Red Tower and Shipyard. 2/

📷Oct. 3, 2026

The Fall of Constantinople and the Making of a Myth www.medievalists.net/2026/09/the-... #Byzantine #history

🎨 New Post: Illuminated Echoes: The Codex Petropolitanus as a Muse of Byzantine Grace
#aesthetic #byzantine #manuscript #AIArt #Gijinka

👇 View Full Illustration:
https://luxoraia.achlabo.com/en/illuminated-echoes-the-codex-petropolitanus-as-a-muse-of-byzantine-grace/

Explore #Philippi, #Greece, where Macedonian, #Roman & #Byzantine #history meet. See the Ancient Theatre, Roman Forum, Basilica B & Paul’s traditional “Prison.” Legends, early Christianity & the Battle of Philippi echo through these remarkable ruins. #Archaeology #Travel #Wanderlust #SaintPaul

#Kavala Fortress crowns the Panagia Peninsula, guarding the harbor for over 2,000 years. Built on ancient Neapolis fortifications & later strengthened by Byzantines & Ottomans, it witnessed sieges & Venetian attacks. Legends tell of hidden passages & secret defenses. #Greece #History #Byzantine

#Kavala layers Greek, Roman, #Byzantine & #Ottoman #history. From Saint Nicholas Church & the towering Kamares aqueduct to Mehmet Ali Pasha’s home, Imaret & Halil Bey Mosque, the city tells stories of empires, faith & migration. The harbor views complete the journey. #Greece #Macedonia #Travel

I wrote up some reflection thoughts on the International Congress of Byzantine Studies 2026, and some of the challenges facing us as a field (some of which we're facing up to better than others):
exilian.co.uk/forum/index....

#History #Byzantium #Byzantine #Medieval

Sam Cowell has created a video on the basis of the #coinexhibition "Coins of Crisis" we organised for the 25th International #Congress of #Byzantine Studies in #Vienna in August 2026.
#Byzanzforschung @imafo-oeaw.bsky.social @oeaw.bsky.social #ICBS2026 #ICBSVienna

youtu.be/KZCegKoP8So?...

#Byzantine Ceremonial Reconstruction Project: A visual reconstruction based on the De Ceremoniis (Book I, Chapter 43: The Investiture of a Caesar) Page 12-13. The full series and annotations will be updated on my blog. #byzantium

A new season of Byzantium & Friends begins with The Art of the Empire of Nicaea, with Naomi Pitamber www.medievalists.net/2026/09/the-... #Byzantine

📜 „Bizanț după Bizanț”: 22 de ediții de carte veche dedicate Imnului Acatist, la 1400 de ani de la compunere, la Biblioteca Centrală Universitară. Articol complet pe site. #RareBooks #Byzantine #Bucharest

Emperor Justinian T-Shirt www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/5944... #Byzantine

The "Harbor of the Galleys" (Kadırga Limanı):

This harbor was the New Harbor (Portus Novus), known also as the Harbor of Julian, and the Harbor of Sophia. It was used to the end of the Byzantine Empire, and also for sixty years after the Ottoman conquest 1453. 🧵1/3

#MaritimeHistory #Byzantine

A mosaic depicting the prophet Elijah, created in the Early Byzantine style around 549 by Byzantine Mosaicists. #art #Byzantine #mosaic

𝗗𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗸𝗮𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝘆𝘇𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻. 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘇𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿
𝗘𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗭𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗴
Michael Altripp

More Info: bit.ly/4yYaq7n

#Byzantine #Art #ArtHistory #Christianity #ChristianArt #ByzantineEmpire #Byzantium

Greek fire turned Byzantine warships into flamethrowers and helped defend Constantinople when survival hung in the balance.

The formula vanished, but the legend still burns.

#Brewminate #History #Greece #Byzantine #Warfare

Astrology, Omens, and Power in Byzantium www.medievalists.net/2026/09/astr... #Byzantine #astrology