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EVER READY THRONE: REASSESSING THE ROLE OF HETOIMASIA IN THE CHURCH OF THE VIRGIN ELEOUSA IN VELJUSA by Milanovic, Ljubomir

“…The Church of the Virgin Eleousa in Veljusa was commissioned by the former bishop of Tiberioupolis (Strumica), monk Manuel. In the narthex, under the…”
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ON THE ROLE OF BULGARIAN FORTRESSES IN THE WAR OF 976 –1018 by Krsmanovic, Bojana

“…After 1018/1019, the organization of Byzantine rule in the interior regions of the Balkans rested on the administration that John I Tzimiskes established in…”
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THE CRUSADE OF NICOPOLIS AND ITS AFTERMATH: VIEWS FROM BYZANTINE, FRENCH AND OTTOMAN SOURCES by Celik, Siren

“…The Crusade of Nicopolis (1396) was one of the last crusades directed against the Ottomans, led primarily by joint Franco-Burgundian and Hungarian forces…”
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REFLECTIONS ON NIKEPHOROS GREGORAS’ HISTORIA RHŌMAÏKĒ: INNOVATION, VARIETY, EMOTION by Manolova, Divna

“…The Historia Rhōmaïkē was written and circulated in Constantinople in several installments since the 1340s. It recounts events in Byzantine history from the…”
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A COMBINED APPROACH TO THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE “SACRED LANDSCAPE” OF DUKLJA AND RAŠKA IN THE TIMES OF STEFAN NEMANJA BASED ON HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY, ART AND CHURCH HISTORY by Popovic, Mihailo, Vranesevic, Branka, Vargova, Dorota

“…This article strives for a combined approach consisting of historical geography and art and church history in the research of Duklja and Raška in the times of…”
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CHILANDAR MONASTERY IN THE ATHONIAS BY IAKOBOS NEASKETIOTES by Bibikov, Mikhail V

“…The article deals with descriptions of the Russian monastery of St. Panteleimon and the Serbian monastery of Hilandar on Mount Athos in the monumental work…”
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THE BYZANTINE DIOCESE TOURKIA RECONSIDERED by Stojkovski, Boris

“…From the period of the arrival of Hungarians to the Pannonian plain, Byzantine church influence was present. One of the most obvious traces of such influence…”
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THOUGHT – DICTION – FIGURES – METHOD – COLA – WORD ARRANGEMENT – CADENCE – RHYTHM: A SELF-STANDING SEQUENCE IN LATE BYZANTINE RHETORICAL HANDBOOKS by Valiavitcharska, Vessela

“…The aspects of style termed ἔννοια, λέξις, σχήματα, μέθοδος, κῶλα, συνθήκη, ἀνάπαυσις, ῥυθμός, found in Hermogenes’ De Ideis, begin to appear as a…”
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SAINT PAISIOS THE GREAT (PSHŌI OR BISHOI) Cult and Representation in the Middle Ages by Starodubcev, Tatjana

“…The paper presents extant texts narrating about St. Paisios the Great, that is, Pshōi or Bishoi (ca. 320–ca. 417), a monk who lived in a lavra in Scetis in the…”
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BETWEEN SHAVING AND MAKING PEACE WITH JOHN II COMNENUS When Did the Venetians Give up Wearing Long Beards? by Marin, Sérban

“…This paper discusses how the Venetian chronicles written in the 14th–18th centuries represent the episode in which the ban on wearing beards in Venice under…”
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THE VATICANUS REGINENSIS GRAECUS 103 AND THE TEXTUAL TRADITION OF CHALKOKONDYLES by Mészáros, Tamás

“…Codex Vaticanus Reginensis Graecus 103 contains large fragments from the historical work of Laonikos Chalkokondyles. The aim of the present paper is to outline…”
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BULGARIANS, SERBS, AND THE RUS IN THE CENTRAL BALKANS IN BYZANTINE HISTORICAL NARRATIVES (LATE 10TH – MID-13TH CENTURY): THE VIEW FROM CONSTANTINOPLE by Nikolic, Maja, Pavlovic, Bojana

“…This paper analyzes the information provided in the Byzantine historical narratives composed between the end of the 10th and mid-13th century on Bulgarians,…”
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REVISITING THE SOURCES OF LEO THE DEACON The Case of the Excerpta Constantiniana by Markopoulos, Athanasios

“…This paper takes a fresh look at the sources of Leo the Deacon and comments on what has been written about them by other Byzantinists. It will also study Leo…”
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THE PORTRAYAL OF COLLECTIVE IDENTITY IN THE WORKS OF GENNADIOS SCHOLARIOS by Jovanovic, Zoran

“…The paper analyzes the portrayal of collective identity in the works of Gennadios Scholarios, focusing on his autobiographical writings. Tracing his use of the…”
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BASIL FROM OHRID AND HIS CIRCLE by Sijakovic, Jovana

“…The paper explores biographical assumptions about Basil from Ohrid, who became the metropolitan of Thessalonike by October 1154 and met his end after 1160. He…”
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THE DANUBE–SAVA–KUPA WATERWAY AND BULGARIA’S RELATIONS WITH THE PAPACY AND THE EASTERN FRANKS, THE MID-860S THROUGH THE EARLY 890S by Simeonova, Liliana

“…The article explores the potential for the Danube-Sava-Kupa waterway and the secondary roads that ran along it to serve as an alternate route for travel,…”
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SELF-REFERENTIALITY IN HISTORICAL TEXTS OF THE 11TH CENTURY: THE CASE OF MICHAEL ATTALEIATES by SIDERI, CHRISTINA

“…This article sets out to conduct a comparative study of the degree of self-referentiality in historical texts of the 10th and 11th centuries. Specifically, it…”
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REVISITING THE VELJUSA FRESCOES: NOTES ON THE ICONOGRAPHIC PROGRAM OF THE SOUTH PAREKKLESION by Zivkovic, Milos, Milanovic, Ljubomir

“…The paper discusses the iconographic program of the frescoes in the south parekklesion of the Church of the Virgin Eleousa at the Veljusa Monastery, the…”
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THE OLDEST VITA OF ST. PAUL OF XEROPOTAMOU by Livanos, Nikolaos

“…Saint Paul of Xeropotamou is regarded as one of the most important ascetic figures of Mount Athos in the 10th century. Until now, it was considered that the…”
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À PROPOS DU CÉSAR PRELJUB ET DE SA FEMME IRÈNE by Osswald, Brendan

“…La vie du césar Preljub et celle de son épouse Irène sont très mal connues, alors qu’il s’agit de personnages de premier plan des règnes des empereurs serbes…”
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