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19 hours ago · Alexios III, one of the last emperors under whom the Empire of Trebizond flourished, built Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery in the 1300s. It was an all-female monastery in Trabzon. The monastery may undergo restoration work to boost tourism. After Mehmed the Conqueror lay siege to Trabzon in 1461, the Empire of Trebizond fell.
4 days ago · In January 1203, en route to Jerusalem, the Crusader leadership entered into an agreement with the Byzantine prince Alexios Angelos to divert their main force to Constantinople and restore his deposed father Isaac II Angelos as emperor, who would then add his support to their invasion of Jerusalem.
Jun 15, 2024 · John II Komnenos (or Latinised as Comnenus) (Greek: Ίωάννης Β΄ Κομνηνός, Iōannēs II Komnēnos) (September 13, 1087 – April 8, 1143) was Byzantine Emperor from 1118 to 1143. Also known as Kaloïōannēs ("John the Good" or "John the Beautiful"), he was the eldest son of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina.
Jun 29, 2024 · The Tagmata were elite military units in the Byzantine Empire, initially formed in the mid-8th century during the reign of Emperor Constantine V. These regiments were created as a counterbalance to the thematic armies, which were regional forces that often held significant local power and could pose a threat to the central authority.
Jun 17, 2024 · Crusades - Latin Empire, Constantinople, Siege: In 1198 Pope Innocent III called for a new Crusade. Boniface of Montferrat was a leader of the Fourth Crusade. The Crusaders attacked Constantinople and Alexius IV and Isaac II were elevated to the throne.
Jun 29, 2024 · In 1461 Trebizond, capital of the last remnant of Greek empire, which had maintained its precarious independence by paying court to Turks and Mongols alike, finally succumbed; the transformation of the Byzantine world into the Ottoman world was at last complete.
Jun 11, 2024 · Trebizond: The Byzantine Beacon of the Black Sea Step back in time to the fascinating era of the Empire of Trebizond, a shimmering beacon of Byzantine splendor on the rugged shores of the Eastern...
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