EditorialGreece. Mystras. The Castle. Built in 1249 by Guillaume II the Villhardouin. Until the Turkish conquest in 1460, Mistra was ruled by Bizantine princes, who from 1347 bore the title of despot, the second highest rank in the Empire.
EditorialDead Cities. Syria. Serjilla. Ancient city founded ca. 473 AD and abandoned in 7th century AD. Public baths. (Bizantine period). Architectural detail. Photo taken before the Syrian civil war.
EditorialGreece. Mystras. The Castle. Built in 1249 by Guillaume II the Villhardouin. Until the Turkish conquest in 1460, Mistra was ruled by Bizantine princes, who from 1347 bore the title of despot, the second highest rank in the Empire.
EditorialChora Church. Bizantine art. Mosaic on the lunette over the doorway to the esonarthex portrays. Christ as "The Land of the Living". 1315-1321. Istanbul, Turkey.
EditorialGreece. Mystras. The Castle. Built in 1249 by Guillaume II the Villhardouin. Until the Turkish conquest in 1460, Mistra was ruled by Bizantine princes, who from 1347 bore the title of despot, the second highest rank in the Empire.
EditorialGreece. Mystras. The Castle. Built in 1249 by Guillaume II the Villhardouin. Until the Turkish conquest in 1460, Mistra was ruled by Bizantine princes, who from 1347 bore the title of despot, the second highest rank in the Empire.