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Scholarly References and Intellectual Context
Modern scholarship has played an important role in understanding post-Byzantine religious art and engraving. Researchers such as D. Papastratos have studied Greek Orthodox religious...
Printing Reproduction and Wider Access to Icons
During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, important changes took place in the fields of book printing, image reproduction, and distribution. These developments made religious...
Artistic Influences and Sources of Inspiration
Many scholars have studied the painters of the post-Byzantine period and their artistic influences. Research shows that these artists did not work in isolation....
The Prison of St. Diomed
In the neighborhood of the fortifications lay the famous Prison of St. Diomed. This prison witnessed several notable historical events. In 654, Pope Martin...
The Gate of Psamathia
The next gate in the Constantinian walls of Constantinople is known as the Gate of Psamathia, derived from the ancient quarter called Psamathia. The...
Sources on Constantinople’s Gates
The ancient and medieval gates of Constantinople have been described by several historians and chroniclers. Patriarch Constantine, Cedrenus, Xonaras, and Symeon Magister provide important...
The Mystery of the Tower of Anemas
The Search for the Tower of Anemas
Where, then, was the Tower of Anemas? Unfortunately, at this stage of our knowledge, no answer can be...
Can Tower S Be the Prison of Anemas
Could Tower S Be a Prison?
Regarding whether Tower S could have been a prison, it is true that it has features which might allow...
Identifying Tower S as the Tower of Anemas
The Tower's Location and Historical Descriptions
Can Tower S truly be identified as the Tower of Anemas? Let's consider the evidence. According to Anna Comnena,...
The Pigeons of the Bayezid Mosque
The famous Bayezidiyeh Mosque, also called the Pigeon Mosque, was built in 1497 by Sultan Bayezid II. It gets its nickname from the many...
