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3 giorni fa · Vlachs. Vlach ( English: / ˈvlɑːx / or / ˈvlæk / ), also Wallachian (and many other variants [1] ), is a term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate speakers of Eastern Romance languages living in Southeast Europe —south of the Danube (the Balkan peninsula) and north of the Danube.
1 giorno fa · Index of Byzantine Empire–related articles. This is an alphabetical index of people, places, things, and concepts related to or originating from the Byzantine Empire (AD 330–1453). Feel free to add more, and create missing pages. You can track changes to the articles included in this list from here . Note: People are listed by first name.
3 giorni fa · Vatatzes' policy towards the Cumans was distinguished by its enormous scale and relatively successful outcome. Cumans had served as mercenaries in the armies of the Byzantine Empire since the reign of Alexios I Komnenos (1081–1118) [4] and were one of the most important elements of the Byzantine army until the mid-14th century.
4 giorni fa · The largest and most powerful of the Greek successor states to emerge was Nicaea (then the name of a city-state in north-western Anatolia). Styling itself under the cognomen Empire of Nicaea, the dominant Laskaris family of nobles, proclaimed Theodore (I) Lakaris emperor (basileus) in 1205.
3 giorni fa · Byzantium and the Crusades. London, Hambledon and London Books, 2003, ISBN: 1852852984; 277pp.; Price: £19.95. Hebrew University of Jerusalem. On 13 April 1204 the western or Latin armies participating in the Fourth Crusade conquered Constantinople, the capital of Byzantium.
3 giorni fa · Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2007, ISBN: 9780199210671; 400pp.; Price: £70.00. The History of George Akropolites describes an exceptional period in Byzantine history, between the loss of Constantinople to the forces of the Fourth Crusade in 1204 and the reconquest of the city by Michael VIII Palaiologos in 1261.
5 giorni fa · While Epirus was rising and falling, Nicaea was consolidating. John Vatatzes, the new Emperor, was competent at home and abroad. After years of consolidation he decided to besiege Constantinople. But he didn't act alone he invited an unlikely ally to join him. Period: 1215-37 Hosted on Acast. See…
