John I Tzimiskes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Α΄ Τζιμισκής, Iōánnēs I Tzimiskēs; c. 925 – 10 January…
Tag: Eastern Roman Empire
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John I Tzimiskes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Α΄ Τζιμισκής, Iōánnēs I Tzimiskēs; c. 925 – 10 January…
In ancient Greece there was a similar custom of decorating a tree, except that the…
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The oldest icon of the Crucifixion of Christ is located in the Greek Orthodox Holy…
John I Tzimiskes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Α΄ Τζιμισκής, Iōánnēs I Tzimiskēs; c. 925 – 10 January…
The Eastern Roman Empire, more commonly known as the Byzantine Empire, was a Greek-speaking Empire,…
The Spadafora family are Sicilian nobility of Byzantine-Greek origin. According to tradition, the family was…
