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Nun’s skeleton reveals that some ancient women were extreme hermits
Self-tormenting practices were all the rage in ancient Byzantium, from wearing chains to living on top of small pillars—and ...
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How Anglo-Saxons Became the Byzantine Empire’s Elite Guard
Anglo-Saxons joined the Byzantine Varangian Guard after the 1066 Norman Conquest, shaping the Byzantine Empire.
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A Sacred Friendship: How Byzantine Art — and Alexei Lidov — Changed My Life
When I began exploring the history of Christianity and the art it inspired, I had no idea it would lead me to one of the ...
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8 Notorious Villains From History To Inspire Your Dungeons & Dragons Antagonist
A noblewoman from a prominent house in the Kingdom of Hungary, Elizabeth Bathory was famously tried and convicted for killing hundreds of women and girls over a twenty-year period. Four of her ...
Gladys Russell from 'The Gilded Age' is based on a real life socialite. Here's her story
Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, once a society fixture, is the real life inspiration behind one of the central characters in ...
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Curiosities you didn’t know about the Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire (also known as Byzantium or the Eastern Roman Empire) was the eastern half of the Roman Empire that continued on after it collapsed. With its base at Constantinople (modern-day ...