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The Suda is a massive 10th century Byzantine Greek historical encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, derived from the scholia to critical editions of canonical works and from compilations by yet earlier authors. The purpose of the Suda On Line is to open up this stronghold of information by means of a freely accessible, keyword-searchable, XML-encoded database with translations, annotations, bibliography, and automatically generated links to a number of other important electronic resources. To date over 170 scholars have contributed to the project from eighteen countries and four continents. Of the 30,000-odd entries in the lexicon, over 25,000 have been translated as of this date, and more translations are submitted every day.

Byzantine Lexicography
http://www.stoa.org/sol/

And of course how could I forget this one?

Byzantium 1200 is a non-funded and non-profit project aimed at creating computer reconstructions of the Byzantine Monuments located in Istanbul, TURKEY as of year 1200 AD.



http://www.byzantium1200.com/

A very nice social network of which I am a member dedicated to the study of Latin and Greek.

Students and teachers of Latin, ancient Greek, and Classical literature can exchange ideas on the role of technology in the Classics classroom here. Share your stories and ideas, Titus-like triumphs, or Trojan-like defeats with colleagues world-wide.



http://eclassics.ning.com/

I wanted to bring attention to this important update regarding the byzantium1200 digital reconstruction project as posted on their website:

Important Notice From the comments in several forums about this site and several mails I receive, it came to my attention that the reconstructions on this website give a distorted view of Byzantium to non-specialists of the subject. Please note that after 618 when grain supply from Egypt was cut forever, Byzantine economy never recovered except for a few periods in 8th-9th century. Due to revolts, iconoclasm, great fires, very strong earthquakes, lack of funds to maintain the monuments, reuse of materials, plagues, centuries of time and the most devastating of all: the 4th crusade, Byzantium never looked as good as in many of these reconstructions. Even in 1200 most of the Great Palace was in ruins and was not used anymore. When turks arrived in 1453 the city was a large village with ruins scattered around and in a very sorry state. Reconstructions on this website will try to show the monuments as they were built or modified until 1200 and as if they were maintained properly (which was never the case). I hope this short notice will be enlightning to "some people" who wonder where these monuments have gone!

History of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
http://patriarchate.org/patriarchate/history

"Following the establishment of Constantinople (the ancient city of Byzantium) as the state capital of the Roman Empire in the early part of the fourth century, a series of significant ecclesiastical events saw the status of the Bishop of New Rome (as Constantinople was then called) elevated to its current position and privilege. The Church of Constantinople is traditionally regarded as being founded by St. Andrew, the “first-called” of the Apostles. The 3rd canon of the Second Ecumenical Council held in Constantinople (381) conferred upon the bishop of this city second rank after the Bishop of Rome. Less than a century later, the 28th canon of the Fourth Ecumenical Council held in Chalcedon (451) offered Constantinople equal ranking to Rome and special responsibilities throughout the rest of the world and expanding its jurisdiction to territories hitherto unclaimed."



"The Ecumenical Patriarchate holds an honorary primacy among the autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, Churches. It enjoys the privilege of serving as “first among equals.” It is also known as the “Roman” Patriarchate (hence the Turkish phrase: Rum Patrikhanesi), recalling its historical source as the Church of New Rome, the new capital of the Roman Empire, transferred in 330 from Old Rome to Byzantium by Constantine the Great. The first bishop of the city of Byzantium was St. Stachys (38–54), a disciple of the Apostle Andrew. In 330, Byzantium was renamed Constantinople and New Rome, while its bishopric was elevated to an archbishopric. The Metropolitan of Heraclea, to whom Byzantium was formerly subject, now came under the jurisdiction of Constantinople and enjoyed the privileges of the latter’s most senior see.

As a title, the phrase “Ecumenical Patriarchate” dates from the sixth century and belongs exclusively to the Archbishop of Constantinople."

2D tiles of the city, Click on them!

http://<b>http://www.arkeo3d.com/byz...tiles.html</b>

All ten tiles of the Byzantium 1200 model are complete. I have divided the city into ten tiles as in Müller-Wiener's maps and started combining all of the reconstructed models with the land model. I have also added imaginary houses for aesthetical reasons. The ten model tiles include all of the known monuments, walls, fora, ports, gates etc and will be indexed soon.

I love it

Originally Posted by Lars Brownworth

"I can't talk about Byzantines"

Smithsonian Lecture: Byzantium - Rome's Lost Empire

Smithsonian Resident Associates Program

Lars Brownworth's lecture on Byzantine history given at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.

Lars Brownworth, author of "Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire that Rescued Western Civilization" discusses the East / West split in Byzantine history in a lecture given December 2, 2009 at the Smithsonian in Washington DC.

and I love it

Also he has some podcasts up for download here,

Originally Posted by 12 Byzantine Rulers: The History of the Byzantine Empire

http://12byzantinerulers.com/

Lars Brownworth answers questions from 12 Byzantine Rulers on his blog Finding History.

This history lecture podcast covers the little known Byzantine Empire through the study of twelve of its greatest rulers. Mr. Lars Brownworth presents this series for free through this website and iTunes.

Mr. Brownworth, author of Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization, taught History at The Stony Brook School on Long Island, New York. His passion for Byzantine history has taken him from the furthest reaches of the Byzantine Empire right into Constantinople (present day Istanbul), the very heart of Byzantium. He has studied Byzantine history extensively and produced this lecture series, giving us a concise overview of this ignored period.

You can purchase Mr. Brownworth's new book, Lost to the West, in stores or online in hardcover and audiobook forms. Please take a moment to add your email address to the list if you would like to get updates on Mr. Brownworth's projects.

Not sure if this is historical or not but it definitately looks good.

If you can please provide the sources?

I got that from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople Which is why I am not sure of its accuracy. I will try to find out where the picture actualy comes from later.

Great thanks

Well I found out that it is an artists rendition of Constantinople during the time of the Greco-Roman Empire.
*edit" silly me, another clue was right in front of me, the writing is in turkish.

no year given?

Unfortuately no, It has the Galata bridge and the section in Anatolia on the map so it would be after they were built.

I was comparing this to the byzantium1200 old byzantium render and they appear very different, this one here covers greater area of course.

i would guess it to be set either after the 4th crusade or before the 8th century. I am basing that on the town based on the Anatolian shores (Galata I think) which does not look abandoned.

http://stanthonysmonastery.org/music/History.htm

Partitio terrarum imperii Romaniae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Partitio terrarum imperii Romaniae (Latin for "partition of the lands of the Roman [Byzantine] Empire") was a treaty signed after the sack of the Byzantine capital, Constantinople, by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. It established the Latin Empire and arranged the partition of the Byzantine territory among the participants of the Crusade, with the Republic of Venice being the greatest beneficiary.
The treaty, which was promulgated either in late September/early October 1204 or (according to Nikolaos Oikonomides) immediately after the sack in April–May 1204, was drafted by a 24-man committee consisting of 12 Venetians and 12 representatives of the other Crusader leaders. It gave the Latin Emperor direct control of one fourth of the Byzantine territory, to Venice three eighths – including three eighths of the city of Constantinople, with Hagia Sophia – and the remaining three eighths were apportioned among the remaining Crusader chiefs. Through this division, Venice became the chief power in Latin Romania, and the effective power behind the Latin Empire, a fact clearly illustrated by the lofty title its Doge acquired: Dominator quartae et dimidiae partis totius Romanius ("Lord of a quarter and a half quarter of all the Roman Empire").
The Partitio Romaniae initiated the period of Greek history known as Frankokratia or Latinokratia, where Catholic West European nobles, mostly from France and Italy, established states on former Byzantine territory and ruled over the mostly Orthodox native Byzantine Greeks.
As the division was based on documents and tax registers from the Byzantine imperial chancery, the Partitio Romaniae is a valuable document for the possessions of the various Byzantine magnate families ca. 1203, as well as the areas still controlled by the Byzantine central government at the time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partiti...perii_Romaniae

Another undoubted truth that Byzantium was the Roman empire!!!