ManWithPez<p>It took me FOREVER to place where I had seen Brenda Blethyn before, and I didn't want to look it up. I wanted it to come naturally, and it did last night when I was watching <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Byzantium</span></a> and Tom Hollander showed up. I don't know why that was the trigger, but it was then that I remembered she was Mrs. Bennett in the 2005 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrideandPrejudice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PrideandPrejudice</span></a>, which I saw on the plane back from Iraq! Tom Hollander was Mr. Collins in that production. I was probably the last to realize who she was.<br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TVMysteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TVMysteries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vera" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Vera</span></a></p>
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MediaFaro Magazine<p>On this day in 1854, France and England declare war on Russia in the Crimean War.</p><p>On this day in 1930, Constantinople is renamed Istanbul. It was built as Byzantium about 657 bce, then renamed Constantinople in the 4th century ce. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Constantinople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constantinople</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Istanbul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Istanbul</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Byzantium</span></a></p><p>On this day in 1939, during the Spanish Civil War, Francisco Franco captures the capital city of Madrid en route to his overthrow of the democratic Spanish republic. <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Franco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Franco</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OnThisDayInEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDayInEurope</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
Medievalists.net<p>Sutton Hoo Warriors fought in the Byzantine Army, historian argues <a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2025/01/sutton-hoo-warriors-byzantine-army/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medievalists.net/2025/01/sutto</span><span class="invisible">n-hoo-warriors-byzantine-army/</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Byzantium</span></a></p>
Medievalists.net<p>A new episode of Byzantium & Friends: To Miklagarðr and back again: Varangians return from Constantinople, with Sverrir Jakobsson <a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2025/03/varangians-constantinople-with-sverrir-jakobsson/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medievalists.net/2025/03/varan</span><span class="invisible">gians-constantinople-with-sverrir-jakobsson/</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Byzantium</span></a></p>
Medievalists.net<p>New Roads, New Rome: A Byzantine Playbook for Modern Politics <a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2024/03/new-roads-new-rome-a-byzantine-playbook-for-modern-politics/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medievalists.net/2024/03/new-r</span><span class="invisible">oads-new-rome-a-byzantine-playbook-for-modern-politics/</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Byzantium</span></a></p>
Matthieu Cassin<p>Jeudi 6 mars, 14h, séminaire Manuscrits en Méditerranée, <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/campuscondorcet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>campuscondorcet</span></a></span> et en ligne, avec Francesca Samori : La tradition manuscrite des œuvres du patriarche Jean XI Bekkos et le traité « Sur ses propres livres »<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.sciences.re/@IRHT_CNRS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>IRHT_CNRS</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/manuscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manuscripts</span></a> <a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>byzantium</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookhistodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookhistodons</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://manuscrits.hypotheses.org/7680" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">manuscrits.hypotheses.org/7680</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Hieromartyr Eleutherius, 2nd century Bishop in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Byzantium</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Medievalists.net<p>Early Medieval Christian Basilica Discovered in Italy <a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/early-medieval-christian-basilica-discovered-in-italy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medievalists.net/2024/12/early</span><span class="invisible">-medieval-christian-basilica-discovered-in-italy/</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Byzantium</span></a></p>
Medievalists.net<p>Portrait of the Last Byzantine Emperor Discovered <a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/portrait-of-the-last-byzantine-emperor-discovered/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medievalists.net/2024/12/portr</span><span class="invisible">ait-of-the-last-byzantine-emperor-discovered/</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Byzantium</span></a></p>
Medievalists.net<p>Portrait of the Last Byzantine Emperor Discovered <a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/portrait-of-the-last-byzantine-emperor-discovered/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medievalists.net/2024/12/portr</span><span class="invisible">ait-of-the-last-byzantine-emperor-discovered/</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Byzantium</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Venerable Castinus of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Byzantium</span></a>, Bishop of Byzantium in the 3rd century <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/turke</span><span class="invisible">y/istanbul/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Víctor Gondra<p>Byzantine Varangian Guard.
By KVY Teokratos, historical reenactment group from SVK.
<a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23illustration" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#illustration</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23viking" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#viking</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23norse" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#norse</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23roman" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roman</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23rome" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rome</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23byzantine" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#byzantine</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23byzantium" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#byzantium</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23rus" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rus</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23history" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23art" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23photography" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23medieval" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#medieval</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23fantasy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fantasy</a></p>
Víctor Gondra<p>Interesting mix of Byzantine, Nordic and Rus elements.
Image from the Assassins' Creed Valhalla artbook.
<a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23illustration" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#illustration</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23viking" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#viking</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23norse" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#norse</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23roman" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roman</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23rome" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rome</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23byzantine" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#byzantine</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23byzantium" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#byzantium</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23rus" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rus</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23history" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23art" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a></p>
Matthieu Cassin<p>Prochaine séance du séminaire Manuscrits en Méditerranée <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.sciences.re/@IRHT_CNRS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>IRHT_CNRS</span></a></span> jeudi 9 janvier, 14h, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/campuscondorcet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>campuscondorcet</span></a></span> et en ligne, Marie Cronier, Un groupe de manuscrits copiés pour le roi de France dans la bibliothèque du prince Maurokordatos (1731-1738)<br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookhistodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookhistodons</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/manuscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manuscripts</span></a> <a href="https://social.sciences.re/tags/byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>byzantium</span></a> <br><a href="https://manuscrits.hypotheses.org/7474" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">manuscrits.hypotheses.org/7474</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Medievalists.net<p>Looking for scapegoats: The betrayal of Romanos Diogenes by Trachaneiotes and Doukas at Manzikert and the role of Attaleiates’ narrative <a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2024/01/scapegoats-manzikert/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medievalists.net/2024/01/scape</span><span class="invisible">goats-manzikert/</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Byzantium</span></a></p>
Medievalists.net<p>Harald Hardrada: In Service to the Byzantine Empire <a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2021/12/harald-hardrada-byzantine-empire/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medievalists.net/2021/12/haral</span><span class="invisible">d-hardrada-byzantine-empire/</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Byzantium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Byzantium</span></a></p>
The Sack of Thessaloniki in 904 https://www.medievalists.net/2022/12/sack-thessaloniki/ #Byzantium #MedievalMilitaryHistory #HistoryBuff
Medievalists.net · The Sack of Thessaloniki in 904 - Medievalists.netIt was in the summer of that year that a messenger from the Byzantine emperor Leo VI rushed into town with terrible news: Leo of Tripoli was on his way to attack Thessaloniki.
The Medieval Pirates’ Nest of Crete https://www.medievalists.net/2021/12/the-medieval-pirates-nest-of-crete/ #Byzantium #MedievalMilitaryHistory #Pirates
Medievalists.net · The Medieval Pirates’ Nest of Crete - Medievalists.netIn the ninth century, the island of Crete would become a major base of piracy. Could the Byzantine Empire defeat this threat?
Greek Fire: The first chemical weapon? https://www.medievalists.net/2022/12/greek-fire-chemical-weapon/ #Byzantium #MedievalMilitaryHistory
Medievalists.net · Greek Fire: The first chemical weapon? - Medievalists.netSince ancient times, civilizations have feared fire, but of all the early attempts to use it as a controllable and effective weapon, none is as intriguing as the mysterious substance that today we call ‘Greek fire’.
Today is the feast day of Blessed Empress Theophania of #Byzantium, and Saint Nicholas Chrysoberges, Patriarch of #Constantinople https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/turkey/istanbul/?s=mb #travel #Istanbul
Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and Moreİstanbul, Overlooking the Golden Horn and Bosphorusİstanbul is Constantinople: Hagia Sofia, Blue Mosque, the Grand Bazaar, and strolling along the Golden Horn.
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